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(Eagle News)–Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Monday, Aug. 26, emphasized the importance of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Program to instill patriotism in the youth. “The highest tribute we can give our heroes is to perpetuate their legacy by ensuring that their good deeds are not forgotten but instead perpetuated and emulated,” Lorenzana said in his National Heroes Day message. He said ROTC “can teach our youths leadership, discipline, respect for authority and service to […]
(Eagle News)–The government needs at least P16 billion to implement mandatory Reserve Officers Training Corps. at the senior high school level. This is according to Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta Party-List Rep. Jericho Nograles in an interview over radio dzbb on Sunday, Aug. 25. Nograles has re-filed a bill requiring military training at that level in public and private schools. Nograles said the amount covers P4000 for each student’s uniform that includes a T-shirt, belt, pants, […]
(Eagle News) — The House of Representatives on Wednesday, Feb. 6, approved on second reading a bill that requires senior high school students to undergo the Reserved Officers Training Program program to graduate. Under House Bill 8961, only Grade 11 and 12 students who are unfit–whether physically or physiologically— may be exempted from undergoing the program if they secure a certification from the Armed Forces of the Philippines Surgeon General or a medical officer. Those who may also […]
(Eagle News) — Pabor si dating Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Rafael Alunan III sa mungkahi ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na ibalik ang Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) sa kolehiyo. Ayon kay Alunan, 2017 pa ito nakabinbin sa Kongreso kahit pa sinertipikahang Urgent Bill ito ng Pangulo pero hanggang ngayon ay hindi pa rin naipapasa. Paliwanag ni Alunan, kailangang-kailangan ang ROTC bilang reserved pool ng Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) dahil […]
(Eagle News) — Hindi pa man ganap na ipinag-uutos ni Pangulong Rordigo Duterte ang tuluyang pagbuhay sa Reserved Officers Training Corps o ROTC sa kolehiyo at Senior High School. Mariing na itong tinututulan ng grupong Kabataan Partylist. Natatakot aniya sila na kung pagtitibayin ng Kongreso ang hiling ng Pangulo sa pagbuhay ng ROTC sa mga paaralan. Ito naman ang maging daan upang hadlangan ang ginagawang malayang paghahayag ng mga kabataan. Kahit pa aniya maglalatag ng […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, Nov. 22, reiterated his call for the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program to be mandatory for Grades 11 and 12 students in the country. Duterte made the pitch during the 15th Army Reserve Command Founding Anniversary at the General Mariano Diego de Dios camp in Tanza, Cavite, noting the “lack of patriotism” of the “next Filipino.” “May iba papasok for love of country..but ilan lang?Ilan lang papasok ng ganitong […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday reiterated his call for family planning and a mandatory Reserved Officers Training Corps program. For the first, Duterte said there was a need for this as the country’s resources were “not in parity” with its population. “Di mag-abot. Even tabla (hindi),” he said during the opening of the Palarong Pambansa in Antique on Sunday. But the President reserved the specifics at another time, saying that he would discuss […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday called out Senator Francis Pangilinan for authoring the Juvenile Justice Welfare Act, and reiterated his support for programs that would instill discipline in the youth amid the prevailing lack of “sense of obedience” among Filipinos. In a speech during the Boy Scouts of the Philippines investiture rites, Duterte, who was wearing a Boy Scouts uniform, said Pangilinan’s law was the reason behind “five to six generations of people who committed crimes.” “I’m […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Department of Education is ready to implement the proposed return of the Reserved Officer Training Corps or ROTC next school year. According to the DepEd, once the guidelines for implementation have been formulated, the department will implement it for senior high school students as a way of promoting discipline. Previously, President Rodrigo Duterte signed an executive order on the return of the ROTC program for senior high school […]
