MANILA, Philippines (Updated 6:44 p.m.) — The House of Representatives approved Monday the proposed measure to make enrollment in the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps mandatory for Grades 11 and 12 students. News5 reported that the House voted 167-4-0 to approve House Bill 8961 on third and final reading. Pabor ka ba na i-require sa mga senior high school students ang ROTC training? On Jan. 23, 2002, Republic Act 9163 or the National Service Training Program Act of 2001 was signed into law. This allowed college students to choose between ROTC, Literacy Training Service and Civil Welfare Training Service as part of their required National Service Training Program.

Source: Philippine Star May 20, 2019 10:30 UTC