Rappler's latest stories on Reserve Officer Training Corps
'What militarization?' AFP defends planned presence in schools
The military says soldiers would be 'engaging' students during information campaigns and lectures, not curtailing their academic freedom
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
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
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
[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
Duterte to Congress: Require ROTC for grade 11, 12 students
The President says he may issue an executive order requiring ROTC, if it is legal to do so
Duterte shares the trick that got him out of ROTC
President Rodrigo Duterte says he tricked the military registrar by submitting medical documents of another man who had a communicable disease
Duterte tells Palaro athletes to fight for country
You always ask America for help? They will not die for you Kayo ang magpakamatay [para] sa bayan natin says President Rodrigo Duterte at the opening ceremony of Palarong Pambansa 2017
Rethinking the mandatory ROTC program
An under funded ROTC program is susceptible to corruption and actually breeds more distrust of government
CHED: More info needed on reviving mandatory ROTC
Realistically [Duterte] wants it I don t know if he will push [for] it right away but we might as well do the groundwork says Commission on Higher Education chair Patricia Licuanan
Duterte wants mandatory ROTC for male, female college students
There s a consensus in the Duterte Cabinet that making ROTC voluntary has eroded the discipline and love for country of young Filipinos says Chief Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo
Mandatory ROTC? How about no?
What we need is a better path for the socio civic involvement of the youth a path that is congruent to the challenges of the changing times
Retired generals want ROTC back in colleges
Retired military officers say there s need to strengthen our defense posture but the AFP spokesman says ROTC trainees can be tapped for disaster response
