The proposed mandatory Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) for Grades 11 and 12 students may have to wait for the next Congress which opens in…
The proposed mandatory Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) for Grades 11 and 12 students may have to wait for the next Congress which opens in July.
Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri said this on Tuesday as he opposed the proposed bill mandating basic ROTC for high school students in public and private schools.
On Monday, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian sponsored the measure on the floor.
But Zubiri said he expects a lengthy debate on the bill, noting that at least 10 senators had already reserved to interpellate the sponsor.
“Mabuti na din yan para may trabaho si Sen. Bato dela Rosa pagpasok kasi mga pet advocacies nila yun. So pwede sila na rin magdepensa nun,” he said in an interview at the Senate.
(It’s a good development, so Sen.
