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Senators insisted Wednesday to make the Reserve Officers Training Corps mandatory even if the Department of National Defense warned that there might not be enough military personnel to man the program.
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.
Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa has raised perceived threats from the Philippines' neighbors "particularly China" and the fluid geopolitics around the world in pushing for a mandatory reserve officers training program.
Vice President-elect Sara Duterte is hoping that the mandatory Reserved Officers Training Corps (ROTC) will be included in the next administration's priority legislative agenda.