MANILA, Philippines – Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Tuesday, October 25, denied the alleged “rebranding” of Martial Law or historical revisionism in favor of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos at the Department of Education .,” she said.
“At ang Department of Education – na kasalukuyang abala sa mga programang naglalayong maiangat ang kalidad ng basic education sa Pilipinas – ay walang panahon para sa historical revisionism na pilit na iginigiit ng ilang mga anti-Marcos groups,” and Martial Law are both historical facts.refers to the program launched by Former President Ferdinand Marcos Sr. during his administration.
“Both terms have been used in DepEd textbooks since 2000 – within their proper context,” Duterte said. “DepEd is not in the business of erasing these facts and replacing them with something else,” she added.The said module, which was from Marinduque, characterized the years Martial Law years as a time when economic progress and discipline dominated conversations and “newspapers donned new forms.” That part of the module, however, did not discuss