There’s fake news everywhere and you can openly worship the Marcoses in social media,” one Reddit user said. History classes are so lame and boring, you to memorize dates and that’s all. “I think it’s about how we teach and implement history here. In the discussion section of the Reddit post, users raised the problem of how history is taught in the country, thus leading to Filipinos being forgetful of their lessons. It also has a higher dislike number at 20,000 in contrast to the 8,100 likes. Some comments were placed there less than an hour ago as of writing.
The narrator of the video was Atom Araullo.ĭespite being released months ago, the comments section was suddenly filled with messages that defended Marcos and his family with false or misleading claims. “In this first episode of Big Steal, we learn how the former president, became one of the richest, and most corrupt men, in Southeast Asia, until it all came crashing down,” read the caption. In the caption, it was stated that this is part of Vice Asia’s “The Big Steal” documentary series where they featured personalities involved in corruption and scandals in the region.įor this episode, the video traced the billions worth of money late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr.