Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Constitution Hills, Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. S421

Introduced by Hon, Salvador B. Belaro Jr.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

History is a great teacher and thus, it needs to be told with faithfulness to
facts and figures so that it can be a good guide to the future.

The problem with the history books being used in our educational system
is that they are replete with inaccuracies and omissions which results to historical
revisionism or distortion. This is true with the contribution of our Muslim
brothers in the unfolding of our national history or of the proper historical place
and significance of the Lumads. The same could be said of some events that
transpired during the Martial Law years or even during the administration of
President Corazon Aquino,

This bill aims to rectify said historical inaccuracies to prevent them from
being passed on as reality as lies when repeated often become acceptable as
“truth”.

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CONG. SALVADOR B. BELARO, JR.

Representative
1-Ang Edukasyon Party List


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Constitution Hills, Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS:
Second Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 6421

Introduced by: Hon. Salvador B. Belaro Jr.

AN ACT
RECTIFYING ERRORS STATED IN HISTORY TEXT BOOKS BEING
USED IN OUR SCHOOLS

Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines
in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. This Act shall be known as the “Anti-Historical Revisionism Act of
2017".

SECTION 2. The Constitution provides that the State shall foster the
preservation, enrichment and dynamic evolution of a Filipino national culture
based on the principle of unity in diversity in a climate of free artistic and
intellectual expression.

‘The State shall also encourage and support researches and studies on the

arts and the culture.

SECTION 3. Anti-Historical Revisionism. — The Commission on Higher
Education (CHED) in coordination with the Department of Education (DepEd),
the National Commission on Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and the National
Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP), shall organize a convention


of History Professors in the Philippines provided that every State University and
College is represented by at least one history professor, and that all professors,
whether teaching in public or private schools, with scholarly outputs relating to
historical revisionism shall be invited to the said conference.

During the said conference, all the participants will be given the chance to
present and make of record his contribution to the subject matter. At the end of
the conference, all the relevant points shall be summarized, including those
matters wherein there are conflicting versions. The output of the conference shall
be submitted to the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and shall be used
to correct textbooks being used in our school system.

ON 4. The Commission on Higher Education, in coordination with the
tment of Education as well as the National Commission on Culture and the
Arts and the National Historical Commission of the Philippines shall be tasked to
draft the implementing guidelines of this Act.

SECTION 5. An initial amount of Twenty Million Pesos (P20,000,000.00)
necessary for the implementation of this act shall be included in the Annual
General Appropriations Act upon the effectivity of this Act.

SECTION 6. If any provision hereof is held invalid or unconstitutional, the
remainder of the law or provision not otherwise affected shall remain valid and
subsisting,

SECTION 7. All laws, presidential decrees, executive orders, rules and
regulations contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby

repealed or modified accordingly.
SECTION 8. This act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved.