Last year, Senator Ronald dela Rosa, a former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, filed a bill that would revive the mandatory ROTC program for first year and second year students in tertiary education or college. This includes our preparation in case the new ROTC law is passed,” he explained. We have to prepare the youth to be able to defend our country in case anything happens. We have to help our nation really have that consciousness, that awareness that we have to defend our territory,” Brawner said in a radio interview with DZRH on Saturday, July 22.ĭuring his assumption into office on Friday, July 21, Brawner bared five “focus areas” that he will prioritize as the AFP Chief and this had an acronym “U.N.I.T.Y.” which was anchored on Marcos’ call for national unity under his administration. “Among the orders of the President to me is that we have to help prepare our citizens. (Photo: AFP)***īrawner, who graduated Top 2 at the premier training school for cadet soldiers at the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) in 1989, said the AFP has been taking steps to ensure that the malpractices observed during the previous implementation of the ROTC will no longer be repeated once the program is brought back.

***Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff Gen. is in favor of reviving the mandatory Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program to help instill discipline among the youth and spark a consciousness within their minds about the importance of defending the country “in case anything happens.” Newly installed Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Gen.

Sample youth revival program