Activists raise placards during a demonstration commemorating the 50th anniversary of the imposition of martial law at the Commission on Human Rights grounds in Quezon City, suburban Manila on September 21, 2022. Philippine human rights activists called on President Ferdinand Marcos Jr to recognise the abuses carried out during his dictator father's brutal rule, as they commemorated on September 21 the 50th anniversary of the start of martial law.

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MANILA, Philippines — Responding to photos of school material going viral online, the Department of Education denied Tuesday that its modules were revising the history of the Martial Law regime of the late former president Ferdinand Marcos Sr. 

 

In a statement, Vice President Sara Duterte, concurrently education secretary hit back against claims of historical revisionism, saying they "lack context and can be distorted according to the narrative of those who criticize DepEd and spread lies about rebranding and historical revisionism."

 

This comes after a social media post from a student in Marinduque shows a DepEd-issued module showing the term "New Society" to refer to the historical period from 1972 to 1980 instead of Martial Law. Duterte in her statement Tuesday argued that the post focused on only one line.

 

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By the way, when will Marcos Sr be Canonized?  Must be in planning stage by now......