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The executive branch and Congress have agreed to push for the passage of 10 priority bills by June 2, including the measures on the mandatory Reserve Officers Training Corps and the Maharlika Investment Fund, Malacañang said yesterday.
“Anti-people” government policies, such as mandatory Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC), will neither cure nor solve mental health problems of the country's youth, said Gabriela Women’s Partylist on Tuesday, Feb. 7. This was after National Defense Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. got called out
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) Nov...
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.