By VIRG MAGTIRA
Bulatlat.com
MANILA – A group of martial law survivors decried the proposed renaming of a state university in the hometown of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr., saying that it was an official government imprimatur to deodorize a shameful legacy.”
Refiled last July 27, House Bill No. 2407 seeks to rename the Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU) in Batac City, Ilocos Norte to Ferdinand E. Marcos State University or House Bill (HB) 2407. Its primary author, Ilocos Norte Rep. Angelo Marcos Barba, said it was meant to honor his late uncle and dictator Marcos Sr. for his “unparalleled vision and undying legacy.”
“Dedicating an educational institution to a corrupt dictator is casting a shadow on a state university that is supposed to encourage its students to be good Filipino citizens and contribute to nation-building,” the Campaign Against the Return of the Marcoses and Martial Law (CARMMA) said in a statement.
Comments (0)