Marcos Jr.: Learn from history

MANILA, Philippines — As the country commemorated the 38th anniversary of the EDSA people power revolution yesterday, President Marcos highlighted the importance of learning from history and called on Filipinos to rely on multiple sources before passing judgment.

In a video posted on YouTube, Marcos did not mention the popular revolt in 1986 that unseated his late father and namesake and forced his family into exile. He merely emphasized the need to be guided by past events and for politicians to serve the people, not their parties or their families.

“Your interest in history is very important because we have much to learn from history, and the history that has been made a long time ago and the history that is being made now, all of these are important,” Marcos said in response to a letter sender, a humanities student who claimed to be interested in history and politics.

Marcos said people must realize that politics is a constant, but because of technology, it has become more difficult to determine which is true and which is “fake news.”

“Do not just read one material. Read everything. My grandmother taught me to read anything and told me it would be up to me to gauge which is true and which is not. And that’s what you have to do. That’s what history can guide us with because we have experienced this before,” the President said.

Malacañang was silent on the commemoration of the EDSA Revolution yesterday, as the President has not issued an official statement on the event.

Critics have accused the Marcoses of attempting to distort history and of whitewashing the human rights violations and corruption under the administration of their patriarch, the late president Ferdinand Marcos Sr.

They also alleged that disinformation had helped Marcos win by landslide during the 2022 elections.

In an earlier interview, Marcos said he and his family have no reason to revise history and that they can prove all of what they have claimed. His sister, Sen. Imee Marcos, had said her family was only trying to tell their side of the story.

The President said politics “should be in the service of the people,” not be in the service of one party or one person.

Marcos claimed he entered