Tag: military service
Mandatory military training for youth ‘good if done right,’ says Catholic...
In his State of the Nation Address last year, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. included the ROTC Program in his 19-point priority agenda
Christian youth activists shave heads to protest mandatory military service
The activists said the program “will only produce an army of docile youth brainwashed by the military's culture of blind obedience”
Philippine military bishop backs call for mandatory military service
Bishop Florencio said the state should ensure that the rights of those who would undergo military service should be respected
Christian youth activists warn against mandatory military service
The youth group expressed alarm over the proposal, saying the Philippine military has been “instruments of state-sponsored violence”
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