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The bill seeks to repeal Republic Act No. 9163 and amend related provisions of Republic Act No. 7077. It reinstates mandatory two-year ROTC training at the tertiary level, outlines four-year optional advanced ROTC training with graduates joining the AFP Reserve Force officers, and establishes a National Service Reserve Corps and a Monitoring and Oversight Committee to prevent abuse.",{"@graph":69,"@context":123},[70,84,106],{"@type":71,"itemListElement":72},"BreadcrumbList",[73,77,79,82],{"item":74,"name":75,"@type":76,"position":8},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",{"item":78,"name":9,"@type":76,"position":14},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/",{"item":80,"name":20,"@type":76,"position":81},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/exam/",3,{"item":83,"name":65,"@type":76,"position":19},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/hb-1551-national-citizens-service-training-program-act/512738/",{"url":83,"name":65,"@type":85,"image":86,"author":91,"headline":65,"publisher":94,"fileFormat":97,"inLanguage":63,"description":67,"dateModified":98,"datePublished":99,"encodingFormat":97,"isAccessibleForFree":100,"interactionStatistic":101},"DigitalDocument",{"url":87,"@type":88,"width":89,"height":90},"https://docshare.wps.com/thumbnails/hb-1551-national-citizens-service-training-program-act/512738.png","ImageObject",300,407,{"name":92,"@type":93},"8796093062539","Person",{"url":74,"name":95,"@type":96},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-11-10","2026-10-06",true,{"@type":102,"interactionType":103,"userInteractionCount":105},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":104},"ViewAction",14,{"@type":107,"mainEntity":108},"FAQPage",[109,115,119],{"name":110,"@type":111,"acceptedAnswer":112},"What is the stated purpose of House Bill No. 1551?","Question",{"text":113,"@type":114},"To institute a National Citizens Service Training Program in all public and private tertiary education institutions, repeal RA 9163 for that purpose, amend certain provisions of RA 7077, and appropriate funds.","Answer",{"name":116,"@type":111,"acceptedAnswer":117},"How does the bill change ROTC training for tertiary students?",{"text":118,"@type":114},"It reinstates mandatory two-year ROTC training for all tertiary students, while also providing a four-year optional advanced ROTC track whose graduates will become AFP Reserve Force commissioned officers.",{"name":120,"@type":111,"acceptedAnswer":121},"What safeguards and oversight mechanisms does the bill establish?",{"text":122,"@type":114},"It creates a Monitoring and Oversight Committee responsible for proper implementation and safeguards against abuses, and it provides penalties for acts such as abuse, corruption, hazing, torture, and human-rights-related violations.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":83,"og:type":125,"og:title":65,"og:site_name":95,"og:description":67},"article",{"robots":127,"canonical":83},"index,follow",{"doc_id":129,"site_id":62},512738,1791472590,{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":132},{"doc_id":129,"user_id":133,"nickname":92,"user_avatar":66,"doc_module":4,"category_id":19,"category_name":20,"doc_title":65,"doc_description":67,"doc_content":134,"file_id":135,"file_url":136,"file_type":137,"file_size":138,"view_count":105,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":8,"is_downloadable":8,"audit_status":8,"page_count":105,"language":139,"language_code":63,"site_id":62,"html_lang":63,"table_of_contents":140,"faqs":141,"seo_title":142,"seo_description":67,"update_tm":143,"read_time":144,"preview_page_count":4},8796093062539,"Republic of the Philippines  \nHOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES  \nQuezon City  \nTWENTIETH CONGRESS  \nFirst Regular Session  \nHOUSE BILL NO. 1551  \nJuly 8, 2025  \n10:01 am  \nIntroduced by HON. MIGUEL LUIS R. VILLAFUERTE, HON. VINCENZO RENATO LUIGI R. VILLAFUERTE, HON. TSUYOSHI ANTHONY G. HORIBATA, AND  \nHON. TERRY L. RIDON  \nEXPLANATORY NOTE  \nIt is the duty of the State to protect its national sovereignty and territorial integrity from internal and external forces. As we encounter a constantly changing global and regional political-military landscape and suffer from the worsening impacts of the climate crisis, the State must institutionalize mechanisms aimed at defending the country from any threats that may jeopardize peace and national security, and responding to calamities and national or local emergencies.  \nAs enshrined in Section 4, Article II of the 1987 Constitution, “The prime duty of the Government is to serve and protect the people. The Government may call upon the people to defend the State and, in the fulfillment thereof, all citizens may be required, under conditions provided by law, to render personal, military, or civil service. “Furthermore, Section 4, Article XVI of the same provides that “The Armed Forces of the Philippines shall be composed of a citizen armed force which shall undergo military training and serve as may be provided by law. It shall keep a regular force necessary for the security of the State.”  \nIn fulfilment of these constitutional mandates, Republic Act No. 7077, otherwise known as the “Citizen Armed Force or Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Reservist Act”, was enacted into law in 1991, which mandated the two-year military training for students at the tertiary education level. However, due to implementation loopholes and major issues, including cases of abuses of power by those in authority, the law was amended by Republic Act No. 9163, otherwise known as the “National Service Training Program Act of 2001”. RA 9163, in effect, made the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) Program voluntary and optional. It also sought to improve citizens’ disaster response capabilities and promote national service and civic responsibility.  \nWitnessing the constant clashing of political tectonic plates, it is in our best interest to empower the military and our citizens while instilling regulations to prevent the commission of any form of abuse and/or human rights violations. This proposed measure seeks to repeal RA 9163 and amend certain provisions of RA 7077. Moreover, this bill aims to:  \n● Reinstate the mandatory two-year ROTC training for all students in the tertiary level (colleges, universities, and technical-vocational institutions) .  \n● Lay down the policies and incentives for the four-year optional advanced ROTC training, whose graduates will be automatically part of the AFP Reserve Force commissioned officers.  \n● Create a National Service Reserve Corps, which will be composed of volunteers that will respond in times of national or local necessity, calamities, emergencies, disasters,  \nor armed conflict to perform non-combat and non-military duties and services.  \n● Establish a Monitoring and Oversight Committee, which will be responsible for ensuring the proper implementation of the program and imposition of safeguards against any form of abuse.  \n● Provide penalties to individual/s guilty of committing any act of abuse, corruption, hazing, torture, data privacy rights violation, or violation of human rights related to the implementation of the program.  \nThis bill is included in the priority legislative measures identified by the LegislativeExecutive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) and was passed in third reading during the 19th Congress.  \nIn view of the foregoing, the immediate passage of this bill is earnestly sought.  \nHON. MIGUEL LUIS R. VILLAFUERTE  \nHON. VINCENZO RENATO LUIGI R. VILLAFUERTE  \nHON. TSUYOSHI ANTHONY G. HORIBATA  \nHON. TERRY L. RIDON  \nRepublic of the Philippines  \nHO","cbCaim4FyupkpGNS","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaim4FyupkpGNS","pdf",625443,"English","# Explanatory Note\n# Article I - Title\n## Section 1. Short Title\n# Article II - Declaration of Policy\n## Section 2. 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