As the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) concludes its
celebration of the 37th National Reservist Week Saturday, a ranking defense
official expressed confidence that plans to upgrade the capabilities of the
Reserve Force are now underway.
“I am confident that the AFP leadership shall continue to
focus its programs and activities in the enhancement of their operational
capabilities and readiness of our Reservists,” DND undersecretary Ricardo
David, Jr., said.
He added reservists will be our reliable partners in the
fight against illegal drugs, graft and corruption and criminality.
This year's National Reservist Week theme is “Laang Kawal:
Patuloy ba Naghahanda at Nagsasanay tungo sa Mapayapa, Masagana at Maunlad na
Bayan”.
As a leveling up activity, 15 provinces organized a Ready
Reserve Battalion (RRBn) adopting the joint force structure representing the
three major services.
The number of participating provinces will increase in the
succeeding years until 81 provinces of the entire country will have its
respective Joint Force Ready Reserve Battalion.
This organized Joint Force RRBn’s will assist the Unified
Commands during Humanitarian and Disaster Response Operations.
David also asked for support in the move of President
Rodrigo Duterte to make ROTC mandatory for our schools.
“The revival of the ROTC will inculcate the sense of
patriotism, the sense of discipline as we as the sense of good citizenship,” he
said.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=923915
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