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The killing of University of Santo Tomas student Mark Welson Chua in 2001 led to the end of mandatory ROTC

Forty-two percent of adult Filipinos think the ROTC program should be an optional course for students, a survey by the Social Weather Stations said.

Forty-two percent of adult Filipinos think the ROTC program should be an optional course for students, a survey by the Social Weather Stations said.

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...

For the past years, several State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) nationwide have faced budget cuts yearly.