ADVERTISEMENTREAD: Gatchalian asks Congress to ‘strongly support’ mandatory ROTCMeanwhile, 270 respondents or 15 percent do not want the program implemented while the rest have no opinion on the issue, according to Gatchalian. The same survey showed that 34 percent want the ROTC implemented in both senior high school and college, 28 percent want the program to be implemented only in college, and 18 percent want the ROTC only in senior high school, the lawmaker said. The respondents were asked: “There are proposals to implement ROTC to all students in Senior High School or Grades 11 to 12 and in college. (It looks like the majority of Filipinos are in favor of the return of the ROTC. The proposed law seeks to revive the mandatory ROTC program for grades 11 and 12 in public and private schools nationwide as a requisite for graduation.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 18, 2019 08:12 UTC