MAYOR BONG SUPPORTS ROTC
Olongapo City Mayor James “Bong” Gordon, Jr. declared his support for the Reserve Officers’ Training (ROTC) as part of college curriculum.
In the recent flag raising ceremony of city officials and employees at Rizal Triangle Multi-Purpose Center, Mayor Gordon recommended that the ROTC be made a compulsory course among college students.
“We have to train our students to develop leadership, discipline and professional ethics as well as teach them how to solve problems and plan strategically. And, it is possible through ROTC,” Mayor Gordon said.
It can be recalled that the mayor likewise believes that reservists, as a community defense group, can significantly help in the security of the city.
Reservists have also been invited by Mayor Gordon to join in the Flag Raising Ceremony of the city government participated in by city officials and employees every Monday.
Mayor Gordon himself is a product of ROTC. He has been appointed as Zambales Battalion Commander of the Philippine Army Northern Command Reservists on December 1 last year.
The concept of ROTC begun in the United States through Morrill Act of 1862. It was adopted by the Philippines in 1912, with the creation of the first unit at the University of the Philippines during the American colonial rule. PAO/jpb/
In the recent flag raising ceremony of city officials and employees at Rizal Triangle Multi-Purpose Center, Mayor Gordon recommended that the ROTC be made a compulsory course among college students.
“We have to train our students to develop leadership, discipline and professional ethics as well as teach them how to solve problems and plan strategically. And, it is possible through ROTC,” Mayor Gordon said.
It can be recalled that the mayor likewise believes that reservists, as a community defense group, can significantly help in the security of the city.
Reservists have also been invited by Mayor Gordon to join in the Flag Raising Ceremony of the city government participated in by city officials and employees every Monday.
Mayor Gordon himself is a product of ROTC. He has been appointed as Zambales Battalion Commander of the Philippine Army Northern Command Reservists on December 1 last year.
The concept of ROTC begun in the United States through Morrill Act of 1862. It was adopted by the Philippines in 1912, with the creation of the first unit at the University of the Philippines during the American colonial rule. PAO/jpb/
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