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Only 5.6% of Thomasians took ROTC in the first term

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Only 5.6% of Thomasians took ROTC in the first term

THE UST Reserved Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) managed to attract only 5.6% of the 9,005 Thomasians enrolled in the National Service Training Program (NSTP) in the first term of academic year (AY) 2025–2026. Out of the total NSTP enrollees this year, only 500 picked ROTC, compared to the 6,145 (68.2%)…

Marcos urges Congress to make ROTC mandatory

PRESIDENT FERDINAND Marcos Jr. wants the 19th Congress lawmakers to pass a bill making Reserved Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) mandatory for the senior high school level. “This will seek to reinstitute the ROTC program as [a] mandatory component of senior high school programs (Grades 11 and 12) in all public…

F Files: Is it time to restore the mandatory ROTC?

Mandatory ROTC: Boon or Bane In this episode, The Flame Files explains the intricacies and history of Reserve Officer Training Corps., one of the three components of National Service Training Program, aimed at teaching college students the basic skills of military service. For more updates, like us on Facebook and…

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