SB 617

Senate·20th Congress·Filed Jul 15, 2025

Reserve Officers' Training Corps (Rotc) Act

An Act Mandating the Institutionalization, Development, Training, Organization and Administration of Reserve Officers Training Corps (Rotc) Program in Higher Educational Institutions and Technical Vocational Institutions, Appropriating Funds Therefor and for Other Purposes

In plain language

The proposal would make a four‑semester Reserve Officers’ Training Corps course compulsory for all college and technical‑vocational students, provide free uniforms and medical care, allow a voluntary advanced ROTC track with tuition subsidies and officer‑commission opportunities, and set up oversight bodies to prevent hazing and other abuses.

EducationDefense and National SecurityPublic Order and Safety

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Author · Senator

Robinhood Padilla
SenatorRobinhood Padilla
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Subjects

Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)

Official sources

Similar in what they’d do, filed by any lawmaker.

SB 200· Filed Jul 7, 2025
Reserve Officers Training Corps (Rotc) Act
Pending in the committeeSen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa
HB 6043· Filed Nov 17, 2025
An Act Mandating the Institutionalization, Development, Training, Organization, and Administration of Basic Reserve Officers Training Corps (Rotc) in Grades 11 and 12 in Public and Private Educational Institutions, Amending for the Purpose Republic Act No. 7077, Otherwise Known as the �citizen Armed Forces of the Philippines Reservist Act�, and Appropriating Funds Therefor
Pending with the Committee on HIGHER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION since 2025-11-19Rep. Christopherson "Coco" M. Yap
HB 456· Filed Jun 30, 2025
An Act Mandating the Institutionalization, Development, Training, Organization and Administration of Basic Reserve Officers Training Corps (Rotc) in Grades 11 and 12 in Public and Private Educational Institutions, Amending for the Purpose Republic Act No. 7077, Otherwise Known as the "Citizen Armed Forces of the Philippines Reservist Act", and Appropriating Funds Therefor
Pending with the Committee on HIGHER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION since 2025-07-29Rep. Omar Vincent Sangkola Duterte
HB 3051· Filed Aug 5, 2025
An Act Reinstituting the Reserve Officers� Training Corps (Rotc), Institutionalized Under Sections 38 and 39 of R.A. No. 7077, in Grades 11 and 12 in All Public and Private Educational Institutions, Amending for the Purpose R.A. No. 9163, Otherwise Known as the �national Service Training Program Act of 2001�, and Further Amending R.A. No. 7077, Otherwise Known as the �citizen Armed Force or Armed Forces of the Philippines Reservist Act�, and Presidential Decree No. 1706, Appropriating Funds Therefor, and for Other Purposes
Pending with the Committee on HIGHER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION since 2025-08-11Rep. Bienvenido Jr. M. Abante
HB 1551· Filed Jul 8, 2025
An Act Instituting a National Citizens Service Training Program in All Public and Private Tertiary Education Institutions, Repealing for the Purpose Republic Act No. 9163, Otherwise Known as the �national Service Training Program Act�, and Appropriating Funds Therefor
Pending with the Committee on HIGHER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION since 2025-07-30Rep. Miguel Luis R. Villafuerte +3

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SBN-617 · Sources: BetterGov Open Congress, BatasWatch