President Rodrigo Duterte said he might be forced to issue an executive order to revive the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program mandatory for Grades 11 and 12 students if Congress does not act on the measure soon.

In his speech during the 35th founding anniversary of the Army Reserve Command in Tanza, Cavite on Tuesday night, Duterte said the return of mandatory ROTC program would promote patriotism among the youth.

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