Title
Supreme Court
Mandatory ROTC in Colleges and Universities
Law
Executive Order No. 207
Decision Date
Jul 1, 1987
President Manuel L. Quezon's Executive Order No. 207 mandated the inclusion of compulsory ROTC courses in the curriculum of all physically fit male citizens in colleges and universities in the Philippines, with non-compliance resulting in withdrawal of government recognition for the institution.

Q&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 207)

All physically fit male citizens of undergraduate status in colleges and universities with 100 or more students are required to take the ROTC course.

The Chief of Staff of the Philippine Army is responsible for detailing competent army officers to conduct the ROTC course, free of charge to the institutions.

Colleges and universities must take care of and safekeep the military equipment supplied by the army and are responsible for furnishing the regulation bonds.

Failure to comply can lead to the withdrawal of government recognition by the Secretary of Public Instruction, and institutions without ROTC may not be granted recognition.

No exemptions shall be granted except by specific direction of the President of the Philippines.

Act Numbered Twenty-seven hundred and six, as amended, authorizes the withdrawal of government recognition for institutions not complying with the order.

A total enrollment of one hundred students or more in the college or university.

No, the conduct of the ROTC course and provision of military equipment are without charge, except for the care and safekeeping of the equipment and furnishing of regulation bonds.


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