'The ROTC bill is somehow controversial, but my promise to Senator Bato dela Rosa is that we will deliberate on it, on plenary,' says Senate President Migz Zubiri
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The Senate aims to pass the bills before the end of the second regular session of the 19th Congress on May 24 f“We are right on track when it comes to the approval of priority measures of the President both in the LEDAC and in his SONA. We are confident that the Senate can pass 20 of these measures before the 2nd Regular Session end, and the rest of our commitment before this year ends,” Zubiri said in a message to reporters on Sunday, April 28.
“The ROTC bill is somehow controversial, but my promise to Senator Bato dela Rosa is that we will deliberate on it, on plenary. And once and for all, before the we go on break for sine die, of course, we will talk about it, vote on it. At least, lets’s put it to vote because what’s important is we tackle this,” Zubiri said in a mix of English and Filipino in a separate interview on Sunday.
The push for mandatory ROTC isn’t new. Former president Rodrigo Duterte also made a bid to make ROTC mandatory for all college students early in his presidency, but this plan fizzled out.
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