EDITORS DESK The cybersecurity industry has been discussing the cybersecurity talent shortage for years. The Philippines and the rest of the world find it challenging to hire cybersecurity talents due to a skills shortage. Yeo Siang Tiong, general manager for Southeast Asia at Kaspersky, said:...
To implement or not to implement the mandatory Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) is a hotly contested issue. There are vocal supporters and passionate oppositionists. Both have valid arguments and data showing why it is beneficial — or useless — to our nation. The consensus that is...
Malacañang disclosed that 10 priority bills, including the controversial Maharlika Investment Fund Bill and Mandatory Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC), were adopted for passage by June 2 this year. Speaker Martin Romualdez, along with fellow legislators and members of the Cabinet, listens...
“Anti-people” government policies, such as mandatory Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC), will neither cure nor solve mental health problems of the country's youth, said Gabriela Women’s Partylist on Tuesday, Feb. 7. This was after National Defense Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. got...
An alliance of student councils with members coming from various schools nationwide warned against the impact of mandatory Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC), especially on the mental health of students. MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO “Mandatory ROTC will worsen the mental health crisis in...
A mandatory contribution worth P96.9 million was dispensed by the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) to three government agencies in a ceremony on Monday, Jan. 30. Courtesy of Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office The contributions were turned over to the Commission on Higher Education...
Amid concerns about the possible revival of the mandatory Reserved Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) in the country, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) assured that it will be “different” this time around. CHED / MB Visual Content Group CHED Chairman Popoy De Vera, in a radio interview...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Friday, January 27 said he is considering tapping reservists to implement the proposed mandatory Reserve Officers Training Course (ROTC) in higher education institutions (HEIs). Dela Rosa was earlier annoyed after a Department of National Defense (DND)...
OCTA Research Tugon ng Masa Survey conducted from Oct. 23 to 27, 2022 with 1,200 adult respondents nationwide. (OCTA RESEARCH) About 68 percent of Filipinos agree with the plan to pursue the reinstitutionalization of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) for those who are at least 18 years...
The Department of National Defense (DND) is bringing the values learned from the Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) closer to the youth through a sports competition. (L-R) Lt. Gen. Bartolome Vicente O. Bacarro, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP); Dr. J. Prospero E. De...
House Bill (HB) No.6687--which according to critics is legislation seeking the return of mandatory inclusion in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) program--has been approved on third and final reading in the lower chamber. (PPAB) The bill, which is officially titled "An Act Instituting a...
Vice President and Department of Education (DepED) Secretary Sara Duterte reiterated that the mandatory Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) would only cover students in higher education or tertiary level. DepEd / MB Visual Content Group “Ang batas po sa mandatory ROTC ay napag-usapan po namin...
