A typhoon named "Ferdie" is in the country while we're marking Marcos' 99th birth anniversary. Meanwhile, on September 11, 2016, the Official Gazette officially became a #PartnerForChange by subtly revising history. It has now become the official source of revised history.
Filipinos have taken to Twitter to offer their own examples of historical revisionism. There was even a site made to give emphasis on this blatant intent to brainwash the people, especially the Millennials who were not yet around to witness the many human rights violations, plunder, extrajudicial killings, and many other atrocities that happened during the Marcos regime whose reign of terror was catapulted during the Martial Law era.
The next thing they will post might be similar to what the netizens posted on Twitter:
"In 1986 there was an EDSA thingy that kinda ended a Martial Law thingy. But we're not sure who the dictator was."
"During February 1986, a few Filipinos decided to take a stroll down a street called EDSA. "
"During martial law years, more than 3000 people decided to leave their families for holidays and never returned."
"We had such a huge surplus of electricity in the martial law days that people were lining up to be electrocuted! "
"The workers building the Manila Film Center were so committed that they offered themselves up as building material."
"Mocha Uson was the first "journalist" to cover the People Power Rally in 1986. She was only 4-years-old at that time."
"There it is. #SuperficialGazette. Denying the elephant in the room. Insisting that the emperor still has clothes on."
"There it is. #SuperficialGazette. Denying the elephant in the room. Insisting that the emperor still has clothes on."
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