AFP: Suspect in Iloilo student’s slay no longer with ROTC

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2019 16:29:52 +0000

AFP: Suspect in Iloilo student’s slay no longer with ROTC

The Armed Forces of the Philippines said on Tuesday that the death of a student in Iloilo should not be associated with Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program.

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Gatchalian asks CHEd for report on NSTP review

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2019 17:26:21 +0000

Gatchalian asks CHEd for report on NSTP review

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian has asked the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) to submit a report of the review of the National Service Training Program (NSTP) Act. (Republic Act No. 9163). On Wednesday, the Senate Committee on Education held an inquiry on the Citizen Armed Force or Armed Forces of the Philippines Reservist […]

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CHEd proposal: ROTC should be mandatory only in SUCs

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2019 13:16:38 +0000

CHEd proposal: ROTC should be mandatory only in SUCs

The ROTC program should only be offered as an option for students in private higher education institutions but mandatory for those in state universities and colleges (SUCs), the Commission on Higher Education proposed during a Senate hearing on Wednesday.

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UPDATE: Majority of Filipinos agree with revival of ROTC in ‘senior high, in college or in both’–Pulse Asia

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2019 05:29:56 +0000

MAJORITY of Filipinos favor return of the Reserve Officers’ Training Course (ROTC) in schools, a Pulse Asia survey said, the results of which Sen. Sherwin “Win” Gatchalian released on Monday….READ

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House OKs mandatory ROTC for grades 11, 12 on 2nd reading

Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2019 10:24:58 +0000

House OKs mandatory ROTC for grades 11, 12 on 2nd reading

The House of Representatives swiftly approved on second reading a bill seeking to revive the mandatory ROTC for grades 11 and 12.

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Youth groups protest ROTC revival, lower criminal age threshold

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2019 08:31:50 +0000

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MANILA, Philippines – Members of the Kabataan party-list and the youth wing of Gabriela party-list on Monday protested the proposal to lower the minimum age of criminal liability (MACR) and to revive the Reserved Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program.

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House panel OKs revival of ROTC for senior high school students

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2019 08:11:58 +0000

THE House of Representatives’ Committee on Basic Education and Culture approved a substitute bill, which revives the mandatory Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) applicable to senior high school students. The…READ

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Duterte ‘fake medical certificate’ recalled as House panel tackles ROTC bills

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2018 09:39:14 +0000

CORRUPTION was one of the reasons why the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) was scrapped as a requirement in the Philippines’ basic education program, a lawmaker at the House of…READ

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House panel tackles bills reviving mandatory ROTC

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2018 08:28:33 +0000

House panel tackles bills reviving mandatory ROTC

The House committee on basic education and culture began on Monday its deliberations on bills seeking the revival of the mandatory basic Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) for Grades 11 and 12 (senior high school) in public and private schools nationwide.

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