The senator was irked during a Senate hearing Wednesday, January 25, by the response of a defense official, who implied that the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) may not be ready for the enormous task.
'Pabor po kami sa mandatory ROTC program [but] certain critical requirements must be addressed,' says Defense Undersecretary Franco Nemesio Gacal
The senator was irked during a Senate hearing Wednesday, January 25, by the response of a defense official, who implied that the Armed Forces of the Philippines may not be ready for the enormous task. “Pabor po kami sa mandatory ROTC program [but] certain critical requirements must be addressed. Kung i-implement natin ang basic ROTC program na mandatory, kaya ba ng AFP? Kapag sinabi natin na kaya ng AFP, we talk about manpower, we talk about financial resources, we talk about logistics and facilities,”“To run this program, the requirement is enormous. Let’s say, we have about 2,400 HEIs , if you will put four personnel, you need 9,000 to 10,000 people.
“Kung ganoon ang attitude ng defense establishment natin, i-hinto na natin ito. Balik na tayo sa NSTP , kapag ganoon ang gusto ‘nyo. Pinag-uusapan natin ‘to ROTC, ROTC, tapos kayo pala sa defense, ayaw pala ‘nyo,”. Huwag na, tama na ito. Tama na ang usapan natin dito. Ayaw ‘nyo pala i-karga sa shoulders ‘nyo ang trabaho ng ROTC…. parang lukewarm kayo rito, nagdadalawang isip kayo, balik na lang tayo sa NSTP,”was previously a requirement at the college level.
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