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DepEd to focus on discipline, love of country in curriculum; mandatory ROTC eyed for tertiary -- VP Sara

Published Sep 29, 2022 10:38 am

The resumption of the mandatory Reserved Officers Training Corps (ROTC) course is being eyed for students at the tertiary level while basic education will focus on strengthening the curriculum, especially on areas that will promote love of country and discipline among young learners.

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On Thursday, Sept. 29, Vice President and Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sara Duterte said in an interview that there have been initial meetings with the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) as well as with some congressmen and senators regarding the mandatory implementation of ROTC.

“During our discussion, it was clear sa lahat na mas maganda kung ibalik ang ROTC sa higher education since noon nasa higher education na talaga siya (to everyone that it would be better if ROTC will resume to higher education since then it was actually in higher education before),” Duterte said.

On the part of basic education, Duterte said in a mix of English and Filipino that DepEd “will focus on other parts of the curriculum would instill discipline and love of country among learners.”

In the K to 12 curriculum, basic education covers Kinder, Elementary (Grades 1 to 6); Junior High School or JHS (Grades 7 to 10), and Senior High School or SHS (Grades 11 and 12).

Meanwhile, CHED Chairperson Popoy De Vera also confirmed that there have been talks with DepEd and members of the Senate and House of Representatives on the proposed mandatory implementation of ROTC.

During the inauguration of the Sotero H. Laurel - Academic Resource Center (SHL-ARC) at the Lyceum of the Philippines University (LPU) - Manila on Sept. 28, De Vera said discussions are already ongoing among the concerned parties.

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https://mb.com.ph/2022/09/28/not-your-ordinary-library-lpu-manila-inaugurates-world-class-resource-center-inspired-by-k-drama-start-up/

De Vera said that it is not yet “settled” which level the mandatory ROTC will be implemented. “There are views, whether it is better to put it in senior high, whether it is better to put it at the university level,” he explained in a mix of English and Filipino.

Despite this, De Vera expressed hope that an “agreement” will be finalized. After this, a bill can be drafted that will incorporate other provisions from similar bills that have been previously filed.

On his part, De Vera said that he supports the implementation of mandatory ROTC.

“I used to be an ROTC officer and so I know that ROTC has helped me and defined me as an individual,” he said. “I support it personally,” he added.

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