Philippine Army Commander Lt. Gen. Eduardo Año said a
revitalized Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) program will make the
country prepared for any eventuality.
"I believe all Filipinos will volunteer to serve in
times of war or need but the question is are they prepared? Willingness to
volunteer and preparedness are two different things," he said.
Aside from beefing up the country's reserves of
trained-military manpower, he said the program will also help in character
development and foster patriotism among its trainees, and bolster the number of
responders should calamities strike the Philippines
"It will make the country better and more prepared for
any eventuality at the same time help in the government's (program) in fighting
corruption and at the same time contribute to peace and order," he said.
However, there is a need for a law to be enacted to make
this mandatory to all male college students.
Before the program was abolished in early 2000, all male
college students were required to attendance and complete two years of ROTC
training before they can graduate.
This became optional when Republic Act 9163 also known as
the National Service Training Program (NSTP) went into effect in December 2001.
The NSTP went into law after University of Santo Tomas
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