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Bato dela rosa glasses9/24/2023 ![]() The proposed measure, which is among the priority measures listed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., is still in the period of interpellation in the Senate. "We have to sacrifice ourselves."ĭela Rosa, a former Philippine National Police chief, is the sponsor of the Senate bill that seeks to revive the compulsory ROTC program. "We have to be ready 'pag dumating 'yung panahon na kinakailangan talaga ," Dela Rosa said. The senator also said Vietnam, who is among those who have overlapping territorial claims in the contested waterway, is not easily bullied by China because Vietnamese people are "ready to die for their country." When asked if China will "go easy" with its incursions once it sees that Filipinos are "well-trained," with a mandatory ROTC program set, Dela Rosa answered, "Yes, maghihinay-hinay sila …we have to be credible to be respected." "Bababuyin lang tayo ng mga 'yan dahil alam nilang very weak 'yung ating defense, wala tayong very credible na ready reserve force that we can mobilize anytime pag magkakaroon ng gulo," he said. In an interview on Friday shared with reporters, Dela Rosa said the nation must always be ready, especially with the threat and bullying by China in the West Philippine Sea, "otherwise, we will not be respected" by the East Asian giant. Bato dela Rosa said the Philippines must train Filipinos to fight as he pushed to revive the mandatory Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) program, believing this would lessen China's bullying in the West Philippine Sea. ![]() Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, August 11) - Sen. ![]()
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