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The Greek Community of Melbourne has unveiled another engaging installment in its ongoing Greek History and Culture Seminars series.

HISTORICAL REVISIONISM has long been an issue in the country, even before Ferdinand Marcos Jr. assumed the presidency. A team of scholars did academic

Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte denied the claims that the Department of Education (DepED) is “rebranding” Martial Law into “New Society.” This happened after Filipino educators called on the withdrawal of a Senior High School module titled “21st Century Literature from the Phi

"The terms New Society/Bagong Lipunan and Martial Law are both historical facts. It is a historical fact that New Society refers to the program launched by Former President Ferdinand Marcos Sr. during his administration. And it is another historical fact that Martial Law refers to the 14-year rule of the former president," Duterte said in Filipino. 

“Martial Law is the right term. Corrections should be made to the modules.” These were the words used by Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines when they pushed for the revision of modules that used the term “New Society” to describe “Martial Law.” The controversial module was titled 2

The Alliance of Concerned Teachers raised alarm over a module that called the Martial Law period under late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. the “period of the New Society.”

Teachers expressed concern over a module calling the Martial Law period the period of New Society and urged the Department of Education (DepED) to pull out the said learning material. (Photo courtesy of ACT Philippines) In a statement issued Thursday, Oct. 20, the Alliance of Concerned Teache