'Why didn't Mabini stand up in Heneral Luna?' PNoy frustrated at ignorance
Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at 09/29/2015 5:45 PM | Updated as of 09/29/2015 6:44 PM
MANILA – After several people were reported asking why the actor playing the paralytic Apolinario Mabini was always sitting in the movie ''Heneral Luna,'' President Benigno Aquino III called on the education department to address problems in the way history is being taught in schools.
Speaking at an awarding ceremony named after the "Sublime Paralytic," Aquino said that while he has not seen the movie, he has heard reports about students asking actor Epy Quizon why the character he played was not seen standing in the entire film.
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Aquino expressed frustration, saying it reflects the lack of historical knowledge of the youth and that he would ask Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Armin Luistro to address this.
"Talagang napailing po tayo noong ikinuwento sa amin ito. Sabihin mang iilang estudyante lang ang nagpahayag nito, masasabing isa rin itong repleksiyon sa pagkukulang sa kaalaman sa kasaysayan ng ilang kabataan sa kasalukuyan. At maya-maya ay tatawagan natin si Bro. Armin [Luistro] para ayusin ito," Aquino said.
Aquino extolled Mabini in his speech for transcending his disability to serve the country and help in strengthening democratic institutions.
"Talas ng isip ang kanyang naging sandata upang patibayin ang pundasyon ng ating mga demokratikong institusyon. Ipinamulat niya sa lahat na hindi lamang ang nasa katungkulan ang may tangan ng kapalaran ng bayan; may boses ang mamamayan, at sila ang bukal ng kapangyarihan sa ating bayan," Aquino said.
The Apolinario Mabini Awards was launched by the Philippine Foundation for the Rehabilitation of the Disabled (PFRD) in 1974 to honor outstanding persons with disabilities, professionals, groups and establishments that "have rendered outstanding service" to PWDs.
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