OFFICIAL VISIT TO THE PHILIPPINE ARMY: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada visited the Philippine Army headquarters in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City on April 17, 2023, where he was warmly welcomed by Commanding General Lt. Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr., Army Vice Commander Major Gen. Steve Crespillo, Army Chief of Staff MGen. Potenciano Camba. Command briefing concerning the…
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ROTC is more than just military training: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada underscores the significance of his Senate Bill No. 468 or the proposed Revitalized Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Act. Prior to the press conference Saturday evening, March 25, 2023, in Davao City where he inducted the newly-elected officers of Kawal Atenista Association Inc. (KAAAI), Estrada emphasized that ROTC training…
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(NET25) Mahigpit na ipinagbabawal ang hazing at anumang criminal acts sa ilalim ng mandatory Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC). Ito ang pahayag ni Senator Jinggoy Estrada kasabay ng pagtitiyak na nakapaloob sa panukalang mandatory ROTC ang pagpapataw ng maximum penalty kung masasangkot sa hazing. Iminungkahi ni Estrada na dapat mahigpit na ipatupad ang Anti-Hazing Law…
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Hazing and other criminal acts are also prohibited in the proposed bills reviving the two-year mandatory Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program. In my version of the measure, I have proposed the imposition of the maximum penalty under existing laws against hazing. Hazing is another form of bullying and therefore should never be part of…
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(PhilStar) MANILA, Philippines — Some senators defended Friday the administration-backed measure to make the Reserve Officers Training Corps program mandatory again in the face of calls from some groups and other lawmakers to drop this plan following the hazing death of Adamson University student John Matthew Salilig. Sen. Ronald dela Rosa, who is leading committee…
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