President Bong Bong Marcos announced yesterday in his State of the Nation Address (SONA) that senior high school students will be required to participate in ROTC. Netizens were outraged when they heard about it.

Here is the feedback on Twitter:

“these parents who agree to ROTC so their child can be disciplined only shows how they failed as a parent. why would you rely on the government to discipline your own child, you should be the one to do it, right? kayo dapat yung ipasok sa rotc dahil kayo ang humubog sa anak niyo.” Sweetie monx said.

“His death made the ROTC program optional under Republic Act 9163, otherwise known as the “National Service Training Program (NSTP) Act of 2001” Atty. Justice Evasco Ejercito said.

“The Filipino school system has basically removed history from high school curriculum and is now making ROTC mandatory. No history education + military education? Is there any word to describe this other than “fascist”?” @kali-de-armas