MANILA, Philippines — Military training should be mandatory for all “able-bodied” Filipinos, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said, as President Rodrigo Duterte is pushing for the revival of the mandatory Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) for senior high school students. Panelo cited that military training has been mandatory in other countries. 2232, which would make ROTC mandatory for Grades 11 and 12 in public and private educational institutions in the country. Panelo said Malacañang remained hopeful the mandatory ROTC would be passed next Congress. His killing was linked to his exposé on the anomalies in the training corps.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer June 04, 2019 07:52 UTC