EDITORIAL: From teachers to whitewashers
WEEKS BEFORE the 51st anniversary of Martial Law, the Department of Education (DepEd) released a memorandum ordering the change of "Diktadurang Marcos (Marcos dictatorship)" to just "Diktadura (dictatorship)" in the Grade 6 Araling Panlipunan syllabus under the Matatag curriculum. DepEd confirmed the existence of the memorandum but clarified that the…