DepEd vows to ensure protection, safety of students with mandatory ROTC revival 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Merlina Hernando-MalipotAs it welcomes the revival of the mandatory Reserve Officers Training Course (ROTC) to Senior High School (SHS) students, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday vowed to prioritize initiatives that will help ensure the protection and safety of learners. DepEd also wanted an “expanded role” on the mandatory ROTC Program through its joint supervision and administration with the DND and AFP. Priority concernsWhile it supports the mandatory ROTC, DepEd emphasizes the inclusion of “priority concerns” in all of its undertakings. In the ROTC curriculum and implementation, DepEd wants to ensure that “patriotism, nationalism, and core values” and Filipino “citizenship, civic duty, and discipline” would be highlighted.

Source: Manila Bulletin May 23, 2019 05:26 UTC