Over 1K signatories“We want to bring out a strong statement in defense of historical truth against unrelenting efforts to revise the historical record of plunder and human rights violations during martial law and the entire Marcos era,” he said in a statement accompanying the manifesto on Thursday. As of 6 p.m. on Thursday, it has gathered the signatures of some 1,200 individuals who identify themselves as scholars and educators affiliated with various higher learning institutions, including Ateneo, University of the Philippines, University of Santo Tomas, Silliman University, Polytechnic University of the Philippines, De La Salle University, University of Cambridge, Kyoto University, New York University and Queensland University of Technology, among others. “We will undertake to preserve books, documents, records, artifacts, archives and other source materials pertaining to the martial law period,” it said. The signatories, it said, also vow to take part in the vetting, writing and teaching of Philippine history in textbooks and other learning materials. READ: Revisionism, denialism: Academics explain views on Marcos eraRead Next

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 20, 2022 05:52 UTC