Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 59)
All colleges and universities with at least 250 male students must include a compulsory Military Instruction course known as the ROTC Course for all physically fit male undergraduate students.
The Secretary of National Defense, Secretary of Education, and the President of the State College or University jointly prescribe regulations, subject to approval by the President of the Philippines.
The Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is responsible for detailing competent officers.
No, colleges and universities do not bear the expenses for military equipment, which is supplied by the AFP, except for the costs of care, maintenance, furnishing of regulation bonds, armory, and training grounds.
All ROTC/WATC fees and contributions must be exclusively used for the operation and maintenance of the ROTC/WATC units, in accordance with jointly prescribed policies and regulations.
Government recognition may be withdrawn if an institution fails to comply with the Executive Order or related rules and regulations prescribed under it.
Officials responsible may be subject to administrative action for non-compliance.
No, inclusion of the prescribed military instruction course is a prerequisite for government recognition for the institutions covered.
No exemptions are granted except by specific direction of the President of the Philippines upon the favorable recommendation of the Secretary of Education through the Secretary of National Defense.
Instruction and training are included for female students to prepare them for enlisted or commissioned service in the Women's Auxiliary Corps, but the establishment of such a course is optional, and enrollment is voluntary.
Executive Order No. 207, dated June 15, 1939, and rules inconsistent with Executive Order No. 59 are repealed.
The Order took effect upon approval on February 8, 1967.
A minimum enrollment of 250 male students is required.
The President of the Philippines approves the regulations.
It is issued by virtue of powers vested by Section 35 of Commonwealth Act Numbered One, as amended, also known as the National Defense Act.