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Mandatory ROTC? Fix K to 12 program first, netizens say
Do you agree with lawmakers that making ROTC mandatory would instill a sense of nationalism and patriotism into the Filipino youth?
Gatchalian says ROTC bill to cost gov't P38 billion a year if passed
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian says the proposed Reserve Officers' Training Corps bill would cost the government nearly as much as the free tuition law
Bato dela Rosa flares up at activist during ROTC hearing
The senator flies into a rage when a youth activist contrasted the possible release of rape-murder convict Antonio Sanchez, with killings in the war on drugs
LIVE: Senate hearing on mandatory ROTC
President Rodrigo Duterte has asked Congress to ensure the passage of a bill that would make the Reserve Officers' Training Corps program mandatory for senior high school students
Imee Marcos says she is against mandatory ROTC
(UPDATED) 'You don’t need to be a soldier to show your love for the country. There are other ways,' the neophyte senator says
Duterte revives call to pass bill on mandatory ROTC
President Rodrigo Duterte asks the 18th Congress to ensure the passage of a bill reviving mandatory military training. But some legislators argue it would expose students to corruption.
DepEd supports mandatory ROTC – Briones
‘When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor through bombing, and then the Philippines was next, the first line of defense were the young ROTC graduates while our military forces were yet to be mobilized,’ says the education secretary
Senate: No time left to pass mandatory ROTC bill despite Malacañang urgency
'There is nothing in the certification which would shorten the debate on any measure,' says Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon
Duterte certifies as urgent bill on mandatory ROTC
President Rodrigo Duterte certifies Senate Bill No. 2232 as urgent, saying mandatory ROTC for Grade 11 and 12 students is needed to 'invigorate' the youth's 'sense of nationalism'
[EDITORIAL] #AnimatED: Pagbebrainwash at pagkukorap ng kabataan ang ROTC
Sa kagustuhang maaagang makontrol ang isip ng kabataan, ipapataw ang isang programang lumalabag sa karapatang pantao ng mga bata
FALSE: Photo of Kabataan party 'supporting ROTC'
The photo is a manipulated version of Pinoyweekly's 2015 photo showing Kabataan Representative Sarah Elago and other members of the party protesting tuition hikes
House approves bill requiring ROTC for Grades 11, 12
If passed into law, the bill would make the Reserve Officers' Training Corps program mandatory for both male and female senior high school students
IN PHOTOS: Youth groups hold protests to oppose mandatory ROTC
The death of Willy Amihoy, the 23-year old ROTC cadet and freshman student in Iloilo moved various organizations and groups to call for justice and oppose mandatory ROTC
Killing of cadet not related to ROTC program – AFP
(UPDATED) AFP Spokesperson Edgard Arevalo says the killing of ROTC cadet Willy Amihoy was a 'plain criminal act' which stemmed from a personal argument
CHR condemns killing of ROTC cadet in Iloilo
(UPDATED) 'It is unfortunate that both were under a national program meant to develop physical, moral, spiritual, intellectual, and social well-being,' says the CHR following the death of college freshman Willy Amihoy
[OPINION] Democracy under siege
We must ensure that more Defenders of Democracy are voted into office this year, and that the elections are free, clean, and peaceful. And that is a fight that is in the hands of the Filipino youth, Filipino parents, and all freedom-loving citizens.
House bill requiring ROTC for Grades 11, 12 one step away from passage
(UPDATED) If passed into law, the House bill would bar a senior high school student from graduating if he or she fails to complete the ROTC program
Mandatory ROTC will expose students to corruption, says lawmaker
But both the education and defense departments are backing the proposal to require ROTC for senior high school students
Military says mandatory ROTC to stop NPA recruitment in schools
'Mas mabibigyan natin ng kamalayan, ng kamulatan ang ating kababayan, lalong-lalo na ang ating kabataan,' says Armed Forces of the Philippines spokesman Edgard Arevalo
Rethinking the mandatory ROTC program
An under funded ROTC program is susceptible to corruption and actually breeds more distrust of government
