Sentiment is one of the hurdles to our understanding of Philippine history. It is set early on when Araling Panlipunan makes students choose between Jose Rizal and Andres Bonifacio. Who is better?

Magbanua, Escoda, and Araling Panlipunan. Story by Ambeth R. Ocampo ... Mariano Gomez, and Jacinto Zamora on P10; Andres Bonifacio and Emilio Jacinto on P20; Antonio Luna on P50; ...

Imagine being a child and taking a pop quiz in Araling Panlipunan or HEKASI (HE-ograpiya, KA-saysayan, SI-bika) that requires writing “Kataastaasan Kagalanggalang na Katipunan nang manga Anak ng Bayan ...