Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian has urged Congress to support President Rodrigo Duterte’s appeal to swiftly act on an “enabling law” that requires mandatory Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program for Grades 11 and 12 students. “Congress should strongly support the President’s message on the urgency of passing an enabling law to make the Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) mandatory again,” Gatchalian said in a statement on Friday. ADVERTISEMENTThis after, Duterte said he plans to issue an executive order (EO) to require mandatory ROTC for Grades 11 and 12. 200, the Mandatory ROTC Act, on my very first day in the Senate,” he said. The senator added that the mandatory ROTC will offer “well-trained reservists and potential commissioned officers” for the Armed Forces of the Philippines.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer November 23, 2018 12:11 UTC