There is little mention of Mindanao in the Social Studies/Sibika textbooks from the first grade in elementary to fourth year in high school — a total of ten year levels — but aside from glaring errors in fact like Maguindanaoans are from Davao del Sur, Maranaos are from Sulu and Tawi-tawi or Bukidnon is in Lanao, what students nationwide learn about Mindanao is that it is a “war zone,” a “ land inhabited only by Muslims,” a “land of conflict and war,” and an island with no heroes, no natural resources and tourist spots and no significant contribution to the Philippine economy or the protest movement under martial law, initial findings from content analysis of these textbooks and focus group discussions, showed.
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