Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero admitted on Thursday, Oct. 10, that it will be tough for the chamber to pass Senate Bill (SB) No. 2034, or the measure that sought to make the controversial Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) program mandatory. (Senate Public Relations and...
Senator Robinhood Padilla believes that saving lives should be prioritized in the training of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) reservists. Padilla stressed this on Monday, April 15, during the Basic Citizen Military Course at the Senate, where actor Enrico Raphael "Rocco" Nacino was the...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has cited the results of a new Pulse Asia survey that confirms Filipinos' support for mandatory Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program. “Muli, nakita nating malinaw ang boses ng ating mga kababayan pagdating sa panukalang ipatupad ang ROTC (Again, we saw the...
Newly installed Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. is in favor of reviving the mandatory Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program to help instill discipline among the youth and spark a consciousness within their minds about the importance of defending...
If he had his way, Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile would not allow those who oppose the mandatory Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) to go to school. He also asked them to "leave" the country because "you're not Filipinos." "Wala na akong pasensya eh. 'Pag ako masusunod,...
Forty-two percent of Filipinos believe that senior high school students should have the option to take the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (course) or choose community service, based on the Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey results that were released on Thursday, May 4. The First Quarter 2023...
'TOL VIEWS The recent Pulse Asia survey conducted last March 15-19, 2023 affirms the relevance and timeliness of Senate Bill 2034 or the Reserved Officers Training Corps (ROTC) Act. According to the survey, 78 percent of Filipinos agree that mandatory ROTC should be restored. Respondents...
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...
“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...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) expressed its 100 percent support for President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos’ plan to implement mandatory Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program for senior high school students. (Juan Carlo de Vela / Manila Bulletin File Photo) “100...
Citing its potential to cause harm and instill a culture of violence, Gabriela Youth on Monday, August 1, boldly denounced the proposed mandatory Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program. (Manila Bulletin File Photo) “Time and time again, we had stated this before and we will say it...
