QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the return of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) in Grades 11 and 12 of all public and private schools in the Philippines. President Duterte approved the measure during a Cabinet meeting. He certified it as a priority bill so that the appropriate law may be passed. The approval of the President was after a presentation done by Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana who proposed […]
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Duterte backs immediate revival of ROTC
MANILA, Aug 4 — The Duterte administration wants the immediate revival of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program as soon as legal requirements are in place, a Palace official said on Wednesday. In a press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said it was President Rodrigo Roa Duterte who personally backed the ROTC’s revival. “It is going to help in the building of discipline and values, especially in this generation, and we expect ROTC to […]





