Opposition lawmaker Edcel Lagman asks about the NHCP's efforts to fight historical distortion during House budget deliberations held on the eve of the commemoration of the 51st year of the declaration of Martial Law
mandates the NHCP to conduct all kinds of research and develop educational materials relating to Philippine history, and protect the country’s historical sites and landmarks, among others.
The Philippines was under Martial Law from 1972 to 1981 under the regime of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr., who was ousted in the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution. Their family has successfully returned to power since, with son Ferdinand Jr. elected president in 2022. “The agency is very much aware of disinformation that is being peddled online, and it’s ramping up efforts to produce research materials which admittedly would need even more augmentation on the part of Congress in terms of budgetary allocations,” De Venecia replied.The timing of the question was not lost on Lagman, as the country will commemorate the 51st year of the declaration of Martial Law on Thursday, September 21.
Under Marcos’ martial rule, 70,000 people were detained, 34,000 were tortured, and 3,240 were killed, based on numbers from Amnesty International.
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