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Read more about the article Reserve officers push for revival of mandatory ROTC
REVIVE MANDATORY ROTC. R?etired Brig. Gen. Leoncio Cirunay, president of the Reserve Officers Legion of the Philippines (ROLP) and ?r?egional d?irector of the Office of Civil Defense XI, says the number of reserve officers in the country dropped due to the stoppage of mandatory ROTC in 2001. Cirunay said on Saturday, July 29 bringing back the mandatory ROTC paves way for the country to have better reserve force and as well as instill discipline among the youth. (Robby Joy D. Salveron/davaotoday.com)

Reserve officers push for revival of mandatory ROTC

Since every citizen ha?s the prime duty to defend the state, the Reserve Officers Legion of the Philippines (ROLP) is pushing to bring back the mandatory Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC), an official said.

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Read more about the article In the hands of his enemies: Police held captive by NPAs recounts ordeal
Police Officer 1 Alfredo Basabica Jr shakes hands with Ka Rene of the New People's Army Front 25 during his release on Friday, July 28 in a village in Baganga town, Davao Oriental. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)

In the hands of his enemies: Police held captive by NPAs recounts ordeal

Police Officer 1 Alfredo Basabica Jr was scheduled to marry his fiancee Saturday, July 29.

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Read more about the article Pacman: I’m ready to fight with gov’t troops in Marawi
PACMAN IN MARAWI. Boxing champ and Filipino Sen. Manny Pacquiao, who is a Lieutenant Colonel of the Army's reserved command, visits troops at the Camp Ranao in Marawi City, Saturday morning, July 29 as the government operations against the ISIS-linked Maute group. Pacquiao is the first senator who visited Marawi City since the siege started last May 23. (Divina M. Suson/davaotoday.com)

Pacman: I’m ready to fight with gov’t troops in Marawi

Filipino boxing champ and Senator, Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao visited government troops here as the fighting between the military and ISIS-backed Maute group drags on for more than two months on Friday, July 29.

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Read more about the article Marawi woman evacuee: Arafat is not a terrorist
A WIFE'S GRIEF. Noraidah Lala, 35, forces back her tears while telling interviewers the fate of her husband, Arafat, who was arrested by authorities on July 23 for being suspected as a member of the Maute group. In a separate interview with Davao Today on Friday, July 29, Noraidah vehemently denied that her husband is a terrorist, saying that Arafat works as a mechanic. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Marawi woman evacuee: Arafat is not a terrorist

Noraidah Lala, 35, insisted that his husband, Arafat, who was recently arrested and charged with a rebellion by Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao police, was not a member of the Maute group.

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