Internet is new battleground to check false narratives on Marcos regime: commission

Protesters hold umbrellas with an anti-Marcos slogan during a demonstration at a park in Manila on Aug14, 2016, against plans to honour the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos with a state burial. - AFP

MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network): The current learning setup under the Covid-19 pandemic presents a “good opportunity” to teach young students about the realities of martial law, a government agency tasked to honour its victims said on Sunday (Sept 26).

“Students no longer have textbooks [under the modular setup] so the new battleground is on the internet,” Human Rights Violations Victims Memorial Commission (HRVVMC) chair Chuck Crisanto said.