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SA MGA HISTORIANS, ITO PO ANG REALIDAD

By Maria Lourdes Sereno

Lumalabas po mula sa maraming istorya sa akin ng ating mga kababayan, na dahil walang “interesting” content tungkol sa Marcos years at Martial Law na madaling ituro sa mga bata, gumamit ang mga Araling Panlipunan teachers ng kung ano ang makikita nila sa Youtube at Tiktok. At tinuruan na din ang mga estudyante na okay daw na sa format na yun manggaling ang mga research papers nila. Kaya nawalan ng abilidad mangilatis ng katotohanan versus kasinungalingan ang mga kabataan, pati na ang mga guro nila.

Kailangan po na ang DepEd at ang mga historical associations ay umaksyon kaagad. Hindi dahil mamumulitika sila kundi tayo ang isa sa mga iilang bansa na taliwas ang pananaw ng taumbayan sa mga naiulat na sa mga historical, news reportage at legal records worldwide. Tayo ang bansa na hangang-hanga sa mga pinunong kilala sa kasinungalingan at pagnanakaw. Mawawala ang pundasyon ng tamang pamamayanan. Gagamit tayo ng false historical identity — mga sibol ng Tallano gold, Maharlika Republic, at kaharian na kathang-isip ng mga Marcos kung saan entitlement ng mga anak ang kapangyarihan.

Hindi iyan ang historical identity natin.

Balikan natin ang mga nagtatag ng bansang ito. Ang mga tunay na nagbuwis ng buhay at isip upang itatag ang first democratic republic in Asia. At kung saan walang hari, kundi ang bawat isa ay malaya at pantay-pantay.

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Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno is living proof that true courage is forged through adversity.

Sereno rose from humble beginnings to become the country’s first female Chief Justice in 2012. She attended public elementary and secondary school, then pursued higher education through scholarships. She graduated valedictorian from the UP College of Law in 1984, and holds a Masters of Law degree, specializing in law and economics and international trade law, from the University of Michigan.

She was a law professor at the UP for nearly 20 years. The World Trade Organization recognized her stellar credentials with her 1998 appointment as Counsellor of their Appellate Body in Geneva, Switzerland. She was also involved in successful international litigation as co-counsel for the Republic and was AIM’s Executive Director for their Policy Center.

With her modernizing outlook and firm belief in the power of technology, she co-founded a corporation that developed the first annotated electronic research system in Philippine Law. Her tenure as Chief Justice is marked by far-reaching reforms, including eCourts, automated hearings, case decongestion, continuous trials, and expanded small claims courts. At the heart of her reform program is the strong conviction that justice and the law’s protection should be accessible and responsive to the most vulnerable Filipinos. Because she was a staunch defender of judicial independence, Sereno was subjected to intense persecution.

Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno is now a major voice for people-centered change in Philippine society. She believes this change is part of God’s desire for this country, that every Filipino is precious in God’s sight, bawat isa mahalaga, and that each citizen and every community has a role in building up this nation. She is an advocate for faithfulness to the vision of a “just and humane society” in the Philippine Constitution, and integrity and accountability in governance.

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