SECTOR: Armed Forces
SONA YEAR: 2022
Pass mandatory ROTC and NSTP
PROMISE STATUS - DATE: In progress as of 07/17/2023
- The aim is to motivate, train, organize and mobilize the students for national defense preparedness, including disaster preparedness and capacity building for risk-related situations.”
- SB 2034, the consolidated bill which seeks to reinstate the two-year mandatory ROTC in tertiary education, is currently on second reading. Sen. Ronald Dela Rosa, the bill’s sponsor, expects the measure to be approved before yearend.
- Aside from the mandatory training for both male and female college students, the bill also requires foreign citizens enrolled in baccalaureate degree programs to undergo a “specialized program” that would “deepen their appreciation for the Philippines.”