By MARK REY MONTEJO ILOILO CITY -- University of Iloilo's (UI) Javen Pareja bested his twin brother Jansen in the men's kickboxing 57-kilogram finals of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) Games Visayas Leg here at SM Iloilo on Thursday, Aug. 17. Javen Pareja (left)...
By MARK REY MONTEJO ILOILO CITY – Nathaniel Balajadia spearheaded the winners in the arnis competition after ruling the men’s non-traditional single weapon even in the Air Force bracket of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) Games Visayas Leg on Thursday, Aug. 17, at SM Iloilo....
ILOILO CITY – Romeo Constancio of UNO-R Peter outraced Peter Molina of WVSU in the crucial stretch to rule the men’s 100-m dash in 11.5 seconds and became the most bemedalled athlete with three golds at the end of the athletics competition in the 2023 ROTC Games Visayas Leg on Wednesday, Aug....
By MARK REY MONTEJO ILOILO CITY -- Leyte Colleges (LTC) recovered from a sluggish start and overcame Salazar Colleges of Science and Institute of Technology (SCSIT), 19-25, 25-22, 25-23, 25-16, to advance to the women's volleyball semifinals in the 2023 Reserve Officers’ Training...
Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Wednesday, August 16 said he is likely to vote against the revival of the mandatory Reserved Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program, saying he believes it will not instill patriotism among students. Sen. Francis "Chiz" Escudero (Senate PRIB Photo)...
By MARK REY MONTEJO ILOILO CITY -- University of Negros Occidental - Recoletos (UNO-R) ruled the men's and women's 4x100m relay events with relative ease in the 2023 Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) Games at the IloIlo Sports Complex here on Tuesday, Aug. 15. University of...
By MARK REY MONTEJO ILOILO CITY -- Leyte Colleges (LTC) hardly broke a sweat in dispatching Capiz State University, 25-13, 25-7, 25-8, to top Pool B in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2023 Reserved Officers’ Training Corps. (ROTC) Games at the University of San Agustin...
ILOILO CITY – Cebu’s Salazar Colleges of Science and Institute of Technology (SCSIT) got off to a rousing start after ripping Capiz State University, 25-9, 25-10, 25-10, in the opening day of the 2023 Reserved Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) Games at the University of San Agustin Gymnasium here...
ILOILO CITY — Sen. Francis Tolentino said that the Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) is more than instilling military traits. “The ROTC is for the total transformation of an individual. It instills discipline, hard work, and patience,” Tolentino told Manila Bulletin. CADETS of the...
Senator Francis Tolentino (Senate PRIB) Senator Francis "Tol" Tolentino led on Saturday, Aug. 12 in Iloilo City the launch of the country’s first Philippine Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) Games. The first leg of the ROTC Games—or the "Visayas Leg"—will be...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa said females, and even members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer plus are included in the mandatory Reserved Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program and will train alongside the males, to ensure there would be “gender equality.” Sen....
Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero has urged proponents of the bill seeking to reinstate the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program to present a scientific study that would validate that the current citizens’ defense program is a “total failure.” Sen. Francis "Chiz"...
