05:13Philippines: Anti-Marcos activists launch digital library to fight election disinformation
Activists campaigning for the victims who suffered under former Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos launched a digital library out of their offices in Quezon City on Tuesday, ahead of the May 9 election where the ex-leaders son is predicted to take power.
Human rights campaigner Carmelo Victor Crisanto who heads the Human Rights Violations Victims' Memorial Commission believes the online library will "help fight disinformation" ahead of the election. Crisanto hopes to "teach younger people about the Martial Law era" which was imposed under Marcos senior from 1972 until his ousting in a revolution in 1986.
According to Crisanto, many of the school textbooks in the Philippines give a "favourable narrative to the Marcos legacy". He hopes that by having a "digital library and social media platform education" they can "level the playing field".
The e-library site in Quezon City stores and archives the files of up to 11,000 alleged victims who were killed, raped and tortured during the reign of the late leader. The former leader and his family are also accused of embezzling up to 10 billion dollars from the country during the 14 years of military rule.
Up to 67.5 percent of Philippines' population are registered to vote in the country’s decisive presidential elections on May 9. The son of the late leader Bongbong Marcos is running for the top job and has teamed up with Vice presidential candidate Sara Duterte, the incumbent President Rodrigo Duterte’s daughter. Polls are predicting a landslide victory for the pair.
05:13Activists campaigning for the victims who suffered under former Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos launched a digital library out of their offices in Quezon City on Tuesday, ahead of the May 9 election where the ex-leaders son is predicted to take power.
Human rights campaigner Carmelo Victor Crisanto who heads the Human Rights Violations Victims' Memorial Commission believes the online library will "help fight disinformation" ahead of the election. Crisanto hopes to "teach younger people about the Martial Law era" which was imposed under Marcos senior from 1972 until his ousting in a revolution in 1986.
According to Crisanto, many of the school textbooks in the Philippines give a "favourable narrative to the Marcos legacy". He hopes that by having a "digital library and social media platform education" they can "level the playing field".
The e-library site in Quezon City stores and archives the files of up to 11,000 alleged victims who were killed, raped and tortured during the reign of the late leader. The former leader and his family are also accused of embezzling up to 10 billion dollars from the country during the 14 years of military rule.
Up to 67.5 percent of Philippines' population are registered to vote in the country’s decisive presidential elections on May 9. The son of the late leader Bongbong Marcos is running for the top job and has teamed up with Vice presidential candidate Sara Duterte, the incumbent President Rodrigo Duterte’s daughter. Polls are predicting a landslide victory for the pair.