Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7077 TO MAKE THE RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING COURSE (ROTC) AN OPTIONAL RATHER THAN A MANDATORY COURSE FOR STUDENTS ENROLLED IN COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS OF LEARNING ANDFOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date filed
July 30, 2001
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 1664, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7077 TO MAKE THE RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING COURSE (ROTC) AN OPTIONAL RATHER THAN A MANDATORY COURSE FOR STUDENTS ENROLLED IN COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS OF LEARNING ANDFOR OTHER PURPOSES | |
| ABSTRACT : Rationale: The author strongly believes that instead of having a mandatory basic ROTC, the first two years of the entire ROTC Program, making it optional would be more in keeping with the spirit of the changing times without abandoning our duty to prepare our citizens for the defense of the State. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : PICHAY, PROSPERO JR. A. | |
| DATE FILED : 2001-07-30 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Zialcita (011 ) | 2. Cuenco (041 ) |
| 3. Puentebella (069 ) | |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| MOTHER BILL: House Bill No. 3593, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON HIGHER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION ON 2001-08-06 |
Abstract
Rationale: The author strongly believes that instead of having a mandatory basic ROTC, the first two years of the entire ROTC Program, making it optional would be more in keeping with the spirit of the changing times without abandoning our duty to prepare our citizens for the defense of the State.
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