THE CATHOLIC  Educational Association of the Philippines urged the public not to back candidates supporting Martial Law revisionism.

“We vehemently reject the candidates who run under this platform of lies and historical distortion — disseminated in social media by massively-financed trolls — particularly the brazen presentation of the Marcos dictatorship and martial law as benevolent regimes in our political history,” CEAP said.

The group called on voters to choose candidates who are honest and will respect democracy and the rule of law.

It said voters who respect justice should oppose President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration’s “unjust acts,” such as the drug campaign and China policy.

“We reject candidates who have supported the unjust acts of the current administration, particularly its drug war that has killed thousands, mostly poor and powerless, and the blatant lack of remorse and accountability from the country’s leadership,” the group said.

“We reject candidates who supported the current administration’s policy toward China’s aggression inside Philippine territory, its rejection of the Hague ruling, and the lack of protection of Filipino fisherfolk,” CEAP added.