COMMISSION on Higher Education Chairman Prospero De Vera III said that professors must base their lectures from “primary data” and extensive research.

De Vera said that teachers should ensure that their lessons are not from gossip.

“Huwag iyong fake news ang tinuturo mo. At dapat kung history teacher ka, gumagawa ka talaga ng research para ‘yong itinuturo mo ay produkto ng pananaliksik at hindi ‘marites’ o narinig mo lang sa kanto,” he said.

It is the responsibility of an educator to provide the right information to their students, De Vera said.

“Responsibilidad ng isang propesor ‘yan sa kasaysayan. Kailangan ikaw ay magsaliksik, gumamit ng primary data sa iyong mga sinasabi. Hindi puwedeng TikTok ang pinagmumulan ng ‘yong lecture o nakiki-marites ka lang sa mga ibang tao,” the CHED official said.

Asked about his thoughts on supposed attempts to revise Philippine history, he said: “Kung magaling ang teacher na nagtuturo, hindi niya papatulan ang revisionism.”