Senator Imee Marcos said the mandatory ROTC runs counter with United Nations resolution 1261, which “strongly condemns” the “recruitment and use of children in armed conflict,” among others. Read:
“Ang thinking ko, hindi naman kailangang maging sundalo para makita na mahal mo ang Pilipinas,” she said.
President Duterte wants to reintroduce ROTC as a compulsory course for Grades 11 and 12 students, but some groups say the cadet course would only be teaching students the power of the gun. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO “Maganda nga pag umpisahan sa elementary. Kasi yo’ng values formation ng kabataan ay kapag maliit, di ba habang maliit 9 to 12 [years old] daw—‘yan sabi ng mga child psychologists—nahuhulma at nabubuo yo’ng values. Do’n natin ipasok talaga nang puspusan ang patriotism, ang ating nationalism,” Marcos said.“Pagkatapos ituloy-tuloy natin hanggang highschool at wag papayagan yung military element na maging choice hanggang nasa tertiary na,” she added.
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