A Cabinet member was questioned for claiming that the Reserve Officers' Training Corps can supposedly cure students' mental health issues in an attempt to
Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo says President Rodrigo Duterte wants the mandatory Reserve Officers' Training Corps revived to instill discipline on the youth.
Last week, Duterte, who admitted that he did not finish the course that used to be a requirement at that time, has again urged Congress to enact a law that would make ROTC mandatory.
Panelo on criticism against mandatory ROTC: The president wants ROTC revived because of discipline.We have to prepare ourselves @PhilippineStar @PhilstarNews
— Alexis B. Romero (@alexisbromero) November 26, 2018
A bill that will make ROTC compulsory for Grades 11 and 12 students in public and private schools is already pending at the House of Representatives and is just awaiting approval from lawmakers.
Last year, the president revealed that as an undergraduate he presented the X-ray results of a man with tuberculosis so he wouldn't have t
The proposed Military Duty Leave is "for the purposes of military training or military activities" and will be on top of service incentive and medical leaves.