Pagbabalik ng Mandatory ROTC, napapanahon na ayon sa ilang Senador

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00:00 It is expected that the return of the mandatory ROTC program will be for some senators

00:04 after the subsequent clashes between Chinese ships and Philippine ships in the West Philippine Sea.

00:11 Daniel Manalastas has the details.

00:13 The clashes between Chinese ships and Philippine ships in the West Philippine Sea continued.

00:23 Even though the only thing needed is a resupply mission.

00:26 The dangerous movement of Beijing in the region was also witnessed several times.

00:31 Because of these events, some senators think that the Mandatory Reserve Officers Training Corps or ROTC program should be returned.

00:40 The Senate is still debating the ROTC program.

00:44 Senator Bato de la Rosa has a complaint with the critics of the program.

00:48 How can you fight? You're a keyboard warrior. You're just a keyboard warrior. Fight because fight.

00:57 This is a fight. You're a keyboard warrior.

00:59 You should learn how to use weapons. You should learn how to use a gun. You should learn how to run. You should learn how to move.

01:08 This is a fight. You're a keyboard warrior.

01:11 Bato has also criticized some countries that have a strong reserve force like Israel.

01:16 But Senator Risa Contiveros has a different solution to the problem in the West Philippine Sea.

01:22 I think while it's getting hot in the West Philippine Sea,

01:26 the best course of action for us as a Senate is to continue and judiciously add support to military modernization,

01:38 especially in the Philippine Navy and to fix various aspects of national defense.

01:45 And that's not an excuse for a policy direction that is not correct to make the ROTC mandatory.

01:57 Yes, okay. If they want, we don't have a reserve. Go ahead.

02:01 If you don't want, let's wait. Let's not be intimidated by those other countries.

02:07 Let's not wait for a day. If you don't want, go ahead.

02:10 Make your day. We're just showing our face. Let's show our face. We can't be intimidated by those Chinese.

02:18 But let's be rhetorical. No action because they don't want to have ROTC.

02:21 Senator Robin Hood Padilla started his training in the Senate.

02:26 He's organizing basic citizen military training for the officials and employees of the Senate.

02:33 Padilla said that what will end in the training will be a part of the reserve force of the Philippine Armed Forces.

02:42 The official has not yet announced the leader of the Senate under Padilla's leadership.

02:47 Daniel Manalastas for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.