Filipinos who lived through martial law should debunk claims there were no arrests, torture and killings during the 21-year rule of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos. Sen. Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III also reminded educators that they were required by law to teach about the atrocities committed during martial law. Pimentel also stressed the importance of teaching the country’s real martial law history and recently urged University of the Philippines officials with whom he met to act on the matter. LiesADVERTISEMENTThe Association of Major Religious Superiors in the Philippines (AMRSP) said the country could not simply move on from the abuses of martial law. The coalition group Manggagawa Ayaw sa Diktadura (MAD) also said it would “never forget” what martial law did to the country.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 22, 2018 21:44 UTC