Philippine Confederation of ROTC Associations, Inc. - PCRAi

A Blessed Wednesday/May.1st Afternoon !

STAY TUNED later by 7pm-8pm to listen/watch the ROTC Segment at UpUp Pilipinas Ngayon with Emil Carreon at DWIZ 882 kHz/Aliw23 Channel.

Guesting with BGen@Virgilio Reyes Garcia are BGen@Quirino Calonzo & myself, Rgr Noli Benavent to talk about NSTP and ROTC, Its Relevance in Today's Generations.

Let's PUSH this radio/cable channel show to all our ROTC Alumni Orgs/Groups/Associations so we can maximize our advocacy on Mandatory ROTC.

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Thank you. God bless us all!

"It's all in the State of Mind"..

HEADS.UP!...ATTENTION!...MARK YOUR CALENDAR

WHO: Sunday Soldiers / Rainbow Basic/Anahaw/Advanced Rangers / CATIC.COLT.SMAT Graduates / KMAB Alumni

WHAT: 55th Founding Day Homecoming Celebration

Hosted By: Class 19 SMILODON'85-'86

THEME: "Strengthening the Bonds of Comradeship"

WHEN: 23 September 2023 (Saturday)

1200H (12nn) > Registration Starts

1300H (1pm) > Program Proper

1500H (3pm) > CREDO Legacy Marker Groundbreaking/Time Capsuling/Fellowship

1600H (4pm) > Voting for New Joint RRAAI-KMAB BODs / Fellowship continues

1700H (5pm) > Announcement of New Joint RRAAI-KMAB Election Results

1800H (6pm) > Celebration Adjournment

WHERE: Classroom #2, Peralta Hall, UPDMST, Diliman, Quezon City

NOTES / Reminders:

1. POTLUCK MEALS by Batches

2. Drinks/Snacks/Meal for Guests by Smilodon Batch

3. Annual Dues (350pesos) to be collected from RRAAI-KMAB Members

4. OPTIONAL Lifetime Membership IDs (100pesos) will be processed on site by Smilodon Batch.

5. Donors/Benefactors are WELCOME! Please contact the Secretariat and/or Class Smilodon for Donations.

Disseminate/Repost in All Batches/Respective GCs/FB Group Pages.

Thank You. GOD Bless Us All!

Announcing in behalf of the Joint RRAAI-KMAB/Class Smilodon Host Batch:

Rgr MANOLO 'Noli' C BENAVENT (Tigrillo'83)
RRAAI-KMAB Secretariat
0905.049.5149

STATEMENT

I always have time for Makabayan bloc. The laugh that I get reading Makabayan bloc’s hypocritical and dramatically rehashed statements — while thinking about how the Filipino people rejected the bid of Bayan Muna and two other Makabayan bloc partylist groups to once again infiltrate Congress and legitimize their existence while pretending that we do no know about their ‘love affair’ with the NPA, the NDFP and the CPP — is a way to de-stress from all the challenges the Department of Education and the government need to address without the help of Makabayan bloc, of course.

Marami na ang naloko ng Makabayan bloc. Magaling sila sa propaganda at sanay sila sa pagsisinungaling.

Sa loob ng maraming panahon, walang naglakas-loob na ilabas ang katotohanan tungkol sa kanila. Gagawin natin ito ngayon.

Ilang batang Pilipino na ang kanilang nahikayat na sumanib sa NPA para sumali sa isang gyera na hindi naman nauunawaan ng mga kabataan — isang gyera na hinding-hindi nila maipapanalo dahil isa itong gyera na laban sa kapwa nila mga Pilipino.

Ilang pangarap at magandang kinabukasan na rin ba ng mga kabataan na ba ang hinayaan ng Makabayan bloc na masira sa loob ng maraming mga taon? Ilang kabataan na ba ang namatay bilang NPA?

Ang pagsasabi ng katotohanan tungkol sa relasyon ng Makabayan bloc at sa teroristang NPA, CPP, at NDFP ay hindi red-tagging o terror-tagging — ito ay pagsasabi lamang ng katotohanan.

Opo, may panahon tayo para sa Makabayan bloc. Panahon para tuluyan nang wakasan ang kanilang panlilinlang sa sambayanan.

Sara Z. Duterte
Vice President of the Philippines
Secretary of the Department of Education

August 1, 2022

(Photo from the Department of Education)

Philippine Confederation of ROTC Associations, Inc. (PCRAI) proposes the Following on the NEW ROTC CURRICULUM:

Grade 11 (average age:17) / MS 1 > MILITARY SCIENCE SUBJECTS

Grade 12 (average age:18) / MS 2 > DRRM SUBJECTS

NOTE: As a counter-argument on those opposing the Military Component of the MANDATORY ROTC PROGRAM on the so-called violation of the International Human Rights on 'Child' Militarization, THEN let's reverse the Course of Instructions with DRRM Subjects on MS1 for 17 years old, and Military Subjects on MS2 for 18 years old Senior High School students.

ALL-VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS:

1st Year College (average age:19) / MS 3 > ADVANCED ROTC SUBJECTS for QUALIFICATION as ROTC Officers/Instructors (for BASIC ROTC)

2nd Year College (average age:20) / MS 4 > OPTIONAL ENLISTMENT IN THE RESERVE FORCE and/or Continuing Subjects/Courses of Instruction in Home Defense/National Security & Development earning Units for Master's Degree on National Security and Development to be offered soon at the University of the Philipines in Diliman, Quezon City!

PCRAI also proposes the CREATION of an ROTC COMMISSION under the Office of the President that will serve as an OVERSEER and an OMBUDSMAN Office for all ROTC AFFAIRS composed of RETIRED ROTC OFFICERS & ALUMNI, devoid of those actively serving in the REGULAR & RESERVE OFFICERS/PERSONNEL of the AFP.

SPOT NEWS | Army Chief: Mandatory ROTC to provide Trained, Competent Reserve in Country’s Defense

Philippine Army (PA) commander, Lt. Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. called the proposal for legislation calling for mandatory ROTC "a very important and urgent legislative agenda." In his first SONA, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. emphasized the need to renew the ROTC program as a mandatory component of senior high school programs (Grades 11 and 12) in all public and private tertiary-level educational institutions.

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