Duterte mulls arming ROTC grads, reservists

President Rodrigo Duterte may arm military reservists and graduates of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program if the threat of terrorism worsens.

In a speech at the inauguration of a new shooting range in Davao City on Monday night, Duterte said he would consider mobilizing and arming military reservists and ROTC graduates “to fight for our survival.”