Duterte presses Senate to pass mandatory ROTC bill

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News

MANILA- President Rodrigo Duterte certified as urgent on Monday a bill requiring the Reserve Officers&#x27; Training Corps (ROTC) program for Senior High School students.Duterte, in a letter addressed to Senate President Vicente Sotto III, called for the immediate passage of Senate Bill 2232 or the Senior High School Reserve Officers Training Corps Act.The President said the immediate passage of the bill is necessary to &quot;restore basic military and leadership training for the youth in order to invigorate their sense of nationalism and patriotism necessary in defending the State and to further promote their vital role in nation-building.&quot;<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">BASAHIN: Senate Bill 2232 o ang panukalang batas para gawing mandatory ang ROTC sa Grade 11 at 12, sinertipika na ni Pang. Rodrigo Duterte bilang urgent bill <a href="https://twitter.com/DZMMTeleRadyo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DZMMTeleRadyo</a> <a href="https://t.co/T1mvFbwGRH">pic.twitter.com/T1mvFbwGRH</a>— Joyce Balancio (@joycebalancio) <a href="https://twitter.com/joycebalancio/status/1135484333127479296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 3, 2019</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div>The bill has yet to undergo second reading, according to the Senate website. A counterpart measure, meanwhile, has already been approved by the House of Representatives.The ROTC was made optional in 2002 following the controversial death of Mark Chua, a University of Santo Tomas student who was allegedly slain by course officers after exposing fund mismanagement.President Duterte, however, has pushed for the revival of the ROTC program, saying it would help prepare young Filipinos to defend the Philippines during wartime.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/22/19/deped-to-play-expanded-role-if-mandatory-rotc-revived-briones">DepEd to play &#x27;expanded role&#x27; if mandatory ROTC revived: Briones</a></li></ul>-with a report from Joyce Balancio, ABS-CBN News

President Rodrigo Duterte certified as urgent on Monday a bill requiring the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) program for Senior High School students.

President Rodrigo Duterte certified as urgent on Monday a bill requiring the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) program for Senior High School students.

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Duterte presses Senate to pass mandatory ROTC bill

Duterte presses Senate to pass mandatory ROTC bill

Arianne Merez,

ABS-CBN News

Published Jun 03, 2019 06:06 PM PHT

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Updated Jun 04, 2019 10:25 AM PHT

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