The Department of National Defense (DND) on Saturday said it gives its full support for Congress' push for the enactment of a law calling for mandatory Reserve Officers Training Course (ROTC) in higher education institutions.
The DND said the projected timeline from enactment of the law for mandatory ROTC program to initial implementation is two to three years."The DND and AFP also intend to harness the expertise of the Regional Community Defense Groups of the Philippine Army, Air Reserve Centers of the Philippine Air Force, and Naval Reserve Centers of the Philippine Navy all over the country in managing the ROTC program," the Defense department said.
“We assure Senator dela Rosa and our distinguished lawmakers that we will be ready to start the program when the law is passed and it will be diligently implemented in coordination with our partner agencies and institutions including the private sector organizations in order to ensure its success," Galvez said.
At a Senate hearing on Wednesday, Defense Undersecretary Franco Gacal raised the issues about logistics, manpower, and resources if the ROTC would be made compulsory.to provide four officials per school, assuming that there were 2,400 higher education institutions that will implement the ROTC.and increasing the quota on the military recruitment to have the manpower needed to implement the proposed mandatory ROTC in higher education institutions.
He expressed confidence that they would be able to fund the program considering that the mandatory ROTC is one of the priority measures under the Marcos administration.by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.
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