PHILIPPINE HISTORIOGRAPHY: AN ANALYSIS ON THE EMERGENCE

OF HISTORICAL DISTORTION AND HISTORICAL REVISIONISM

 Introduction

Historical Revisionism in the Philippines

Historical revisionism, according to Krasner (2019), is the reworking of an account of
history or narration based on real events and the stated proof. In contrast, historical
distortion, in the opinion of Cristobal (2019), happens when historical reports or
narration are modified to fit a personal goal. To alter history requires lying and
spreading false facts. Carl L. Becker, a former president of the American Historical
Association, wrote in 1955, "Every age creates its very own past. We develop our
concepts of heritage partially out from our own wants and objectives."
Falsehoods damages democratic processes in a variety of ways.
In a study on the consequences of misinformation on democratic
systems and civil rights, Carme Colomina, Hector Sanchez
Margalef, and Richard Youngs (2021, p. 13) listed some of these.
"These include the dissemination of social networks to channel
false information in concerted aspects so as to diminish
organizations' validity.“ Disinformation's divisive effects have
bred mistrust in a number of democratic systems, including
governmental bodies, judges, celebrities, journalists, and the
press.
1. What are the effects of Historical
Distortion in the Philippine Historiography?

History is a component of our social and cultural context. It

contains current-day tales, events, including life-changing
occurrences. When specific objectives are inserted into
people's stories, the facts get twisted. When falsehoods are
repeated enough times, they gradually became a truth, a
frightening attitude that individuals had when they change
history and broadcast it to the world without no concern.
 2. What are the effects of Historical
Revisionism in the Philippine Historiography?

Revisionism is a process that may have both positive and negative

effects on history. It is helpful to review history objectively in
order to discover the honest facts. Legitimate historical
revisionism is this kind of interpretation of history that is backed
up by verifiable information and statistics. Yet, if the revisionist
thesis is founded on shaky evidence or absent truths, it is referred
to as illegitimate historical revisionism and therefore can result in
the corruption of history, the misdirection of others, as well as a
host of sociopolitical problems
3. What are the reasons behind the growing number of revised and
distorted historical accounts in the Philippines?

The expanding quantity of altered historical narratives

is due to the fact that updating past interpretations is at
the heart of what researchers do. This is due to the fact
that the present is always changing. The kind of
individuals creating history, the inquiries they pose, and
the means and resources at their disposal are something
from static.
 CONCLUSION

Even the best-written article or book can't fully convey

what documents like diaries, letters, drawings, and
memoirs written by people who experienced or witnessed
historical events can. Students are exposed to crucial
historical ideas through the use of trustworthy sources.
Students first realize that every piece of written history
represents a particular author's perspective on historical
occurrences.