MANDATORY ROTC. Members of 1st Aurora Ready Reserve Infantry Battalion, together with 307 (AU) Community Defense Center personnel are shown during their practical exercises on Mountain Search and Rescue Training (MOSART) Class 01-2017 at Aguang Bridge, Barangay Reserva, Baler, Aurora. Officials and residents of the province welcome the move to revive the mandatory Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program for senior high school students, saying it will instill patriotism and discipline among young Filipinos. (File photo by Jason de Asis)
BALER, Aurora -- Officials and residents in this province have welcomed the move to revive the mandatory Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program for senior high school students.
Michael Valenzuela, chief of Barangay Reserva, said he is in favor of reviving the ROTC program as it could help develop the students’ sense of leadership and patriotism.
“The ROTC program is an important component of the students’ formative years. ROTC will mold them to become good citizens who will uphold the Constitution and defend the nation’s sovereignty from foreign aggression,” he said.
Valenzuela said students, who undergo ROTC training program, will have the potential to become future leaders of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).
He, however, said those opposing the revival of the ROTC cannot be blamed as isolated cases of abuse and violence in the past have created the impression that the program is not good for the youth.
Jobert Reyes, chief of the Aurora Provincial Prosecutor’s Office also expressed his support to return of the ROTC as a mandatory part of the curriculum for Grades 11 and 12 students.
“The physical trainings and exercises on top of lectures will serve as a profound medium to inculcate discipline to the young minds. In the same way, ROTC is expected to provide a deeper understanding about patriotism and sacrifices necessary to defend our beloved country,” he said in a text message to the Philippine News Agency (PNA).
Reyes, however, said the government should device a mechanism that will assure protection of participating students against the detrimental consequences of hazing and corruption.
“In the past, there were students who fall victims to hazing, likewise some school officials turned ROTC as an alleyway for corruption to accommodate those who want to cut corners in taking the course,” he said.
Remigio Bitong, a principal at Mount Carmel High School in Maria Aurora town, said he is also in favor of the revival of ROTC program as it will instill and develop the value of discipline and obedience to young Filipinos.
“Through the military training, the love for our country and patriotism will be deepened and flourished,” he said.
Eduarson Miranda, of Barangay Buhangin and an active member of the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC), said the mandatory ROTC will help develop the level of discipline and obedience to authority of senior high school students.
“I am in favor of ROTC program because it will provide world-class leadership development and will develop good values that help shape a young person’s character,” he said.
Miranda said the ROTC training will develop students’ critical thinking, create a lifelong bond with peers, punctuality, among others.
Tonie Rose A. Porbido, a second-year college student taking up BS Office Administration at the Mount Carmel College, said she is in full support of the revival of ROTC program.
Porbido believes that the ROTC will teach her the real values of patriotism, nationalism and character-building in positive ways.
“I believe that through the program, it will develop our culture of responsibilities in the school like time scheduling and having good camaraderie among students. It will also prepare us to become youth leaders and good citizens,” she said.
President Rodrigo Duterte, in his State of the Nation Address last July 22, cited the need for the immediate revival of the ROTC amid the opposition of some sectors.
ROTC, which was previously implemented at the college level, was scrapped in 2002 because of an investigation on the murder of a University of Santo Tomas student after he exposed alleged corruption in the program.
To drum up support for the ROTC, some 2,500 ROTC cadets from selected colleges and universities and uniformed personnel in the country will attend a summit at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila on December 5.
The summit will feature the Silent Drill competition from among the best in the Philippine Military Academy (PMA), Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA), Philippine Merchant Marine Academy (PMMA), Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific (MAAP), Philippine Army Officer Candidate School (PAOCS), Philippine Navy Officer Candidate School (PNOCS), and Philippine Air Force Officer Candidate School (PAFOCS).
The units are vying for the top prize of PHP300,000; the second placer will receive PHP200,000, and the third will get PHP100,000.
A PHP50,000 consolation prize will be given for each of the four other units.
The event is being organized by the Office of the President through the Presidential Management Staff (PMS) and Presidential Security Group, in coordination with the Department of National Defense and the AFP through the Office of the Reservist and Retiree Affairs.
https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1087342
Michael Valenzuela, chief of Barangay Reserva, said he is in favor of reviving the ROTC program as it could help develop the students’ sense of leadership and patriotism.
“The ROTC program is an important component of the students’ formative years. ROTC will mold them to become good citizens who will uphold the Constitution and defend the nation’s sovereignty from foreign aggression,” he said.
Valenzuela said students, who undergo ROTC training program, will have the potential to become future leaders of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).
He, however, said those opposing the revival of the ROTC cannot be blamed as isolated cases of abuse and violence in the past have created the impression that the program is not good for the youth.
Jobert Reyes, chief of the Aurora Provincial Prosecutor’s Office also expressed his support to return of the ROTC as a mandatory part of the curriculum for Grades 11 and 12 students.
“The physical trainings and exercises on top of lectures will serve as a profound medium to inculcate discipline to the young minds. In the same way, ROTC is expected to provide a deeper understanding about patriotism and sacrifices necessary to defend our beloved country,” he said in a text message to the Philippine News Agency (PNA).
Reyes, however, said the government should device a mechanism that will assure protection of participating students against the detrimental consequences of hazing and corruption.
“In the past, there were students who fall victims to hazing, likewise some school officials turned ROTC as an alleyway for corruption to accommodate those who want to cut corners in taking the course,” he said.
Remigio Bitong, a principal at Mount Carmel High School in Maria Aurora town, said he is also in favor of the revival of ROTC program as it will instill and develop the value of discipline and obedience to young Filipinos.
“Through the military training, the love for our country and patriotism will be deepened and flourished,” he said.
Eduarson Miranda, of Barangay Buhangin and an active member of the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC), said the mandatory ROTC will help develop the level of discipline and obedience to authority of senior high school students.
“I am in favor of ROTC program because it will provide world-class leadership development and will develop good values that help shape a young person’s character,” he said.
Miranda said the ROTC training will develop students’ critical thinking, create a lifelong bond with peers, punctuality, among others.
Tonie Rose A. Porbido, a second-year college student taking up BS Office Administration at the Mount Carmel College, said she is in full support of the revival of ROTC program.
Porbido believes that the ROTC will teach her the real values of patriotism, nationalism and character-building in positive ways.
“I believe that through the program, it will develop our culture of responsibilities in the school like time scheduling and having good camaraderie among students. It will also prepare us to become youth leaders and good citizens,” she said.
President Rodrigo Duterte, in his State of the Nation Address last July 22, cited the need for the immediate revival of the ROTC amid the opposition of some sectors.
ROTC, which was previously implemented at the college level, was scrapped in 2002 because of an investigation on the murder of a University of Santo Tomas student after he exposed alleged corruption in the program.
To drum up support for the ROTC, some 2,500 ROTC cadets from selected colleges and universities and uniformed personnel in the country will attend a summit at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila on December 5.
The summit will feature the Silent Drill competition from among the best in the Philippine Military Academy (PMA), Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA), Philippine Merchant Marine Academy (PMMA), Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific (MAAP), Philippine Army Officer Candidate School (PAOCS), Philippine Navy Officer Candidate School (PNOCS), and Philippine Air Force Officer Candidate School (PAFOCS).
The units are vying for the top prize of PHP300,000; the second placer will receive PHP200,000, and the third will get PHP100,000.
A PHP50,000 consolation prize will be given for each of the four other units.
The event is being organized by the Office of the President through the Presidential Management Staff (PMS) and Presidential Security Group, in coordination with the Department of National Defense and the AFP through the Office of the Reservist and Retiree Affairs.
https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1087342
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