More Filipinos are in favor of the controversial proposal to revive the mandatory ROTC program in the country, as opposed to the number of those bucking it, according to a Pulse Asia Survey commissioned by Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian. READ:
To train students so they are prepared to defend the country – 60 percentTo teach the value of teamwork to the youth – 52 percentTo make young people patriotic – 35 percentPulse Asia further found that 13 percent of the respondents reject the mandatory ROTC proposal – seven percent firmly oppose it, while six percent “somewhat disagree” with it.
Fears of an increase in cases of hazing, abuse, and harassment deter 75 percent of those who buck the bill, while 56 percent of them believe “it will just waste the time of the youth that should be dedicated to studying.
“Gender and urban-rural controls are provided in accordance with demographic projections for 2014 based on the 2010 National Statistics Office Census of Population,” they told reporters. The senator’s camp further stated that the margin of error is ±3 percent at the nationwide level and ±6 percent at the local level.Among the senators who had filed a bill to make the ROTC program obligatory again, Gatchalian previously said there is a “big chance” that the proposed measure will be passed in the 19th Congress.In March, Sen.
But dela Rosa, in his speech, promised that enough safeguards – like grievance boards per ROTC unit – are in place to avoid repeating the previous mistakes committed under the program.Your subscription has been successful.
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