“May malaking fish na inaaway nila ang mga small fish, tapos ang ginawa ng small fish ay nag-band together sila to overthrow the big [fish].”
"We really want [our students] to be patriotic. In order to be patriotic, you’d have to have pride [in being] a Filipino, and you need to know about the country's history, culture, and values," she said.," Almario said. Press freedom was one of Marcos’ main victims when he placed the country under military rule in September 1972. Fearing the power of the media, he made sure that his government had full control over all news agencies.
"We're also planning to do a panel [featuring] people who know martial law, and who know our country's fight for freedom, so that the kids could listen to the speakers and ask questions," Almario went on.For Almario, teaching martial law through textbooks is not enough, and can even be problematic. In January 2020, defeated vice presidential candidate Ferdinand Marcos Jr – the only son and namesake of the late dictator – said that history books should be revised because they supposedly contain"lies" about how his father ruled.
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