Netizens express support for mandatory ROTC
AFTER the House of Representatives approved House Bill 8961, with 167-4 votes for the restoration of the mandatory Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) for grades 11 and 12 in public and private schools nationwide, an informal survey by PUNCH reporter Melody Valenton on Facebook showed students in favor its restoration.
On a Facebook poll question: Are you favor or not of the revival of the mandatory ROTC for the SHS, 73% of the 24 who responded voted ‘yes’, and 27% answered ‘no’.
When asked in a follow-up interview, John Ren Tabor, 19, from Dagupan said ROTC should be voluntary and not mandatory. “Merong may gusto nito, merong may ayaw. Irrelevant siya para sa ilang estudyante. Syempre dapat mas mag-focus ang administration sa iba pang mandatory RAs and laws. Very minor lang kasi itong issue na ito.”
Nikko Andrew Gautane, 20, from San Carlos who gave a negative vote, said “kasi sa pagkakaalam ko ngayon, ’yong ROTC ‘di ba mahirap? Nakabilad sa araw, may chance na matulad ‘yong nangyari sa kaibigan ko na nahimatay dahil sa hirap ng ginagawa nila.”
For Patrick Lomibao, 20, from Calasiao it’s good that this is revived. “Kasi ganyan noong mga kapanahunan ng lolo ko… may mga isinusuot silang uniporme ‘nong high school. Natuturuan sila ng disiplina at interest about protecting the interest of the nation.”
Charmaine Deiparine, 24 Calasiao said: “Yes, kasi magkakaroon na ng karanasan ‘yong ibang bata kung paano maging sundalo at matutunan ang disiplina na hindi lang sila puro social media at magpa-porma. Pero sana salain nila ‘yong mga qualified talaga sa ROTC kasi merong mga bata na hindi kakayanin ang ganong training dahil sa kalusugan, mentally and physically,”. (Melody Valenton)
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