Justine Balane, chairperson of Akbayan Youth, said Senate Bill No. 2034, which seeks to reinstate mandatory ROTC, insults the memory of Chua.
MANILA, Philippines – Ahead of International Youth Day, young Filipino activists remembered Mark Welson Chua, who was killed over two decades ago for exposing corruption in the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program of the University of Santo Tomas, where he was a student.
To honor him and to warn against the possible return of mandatory ROTC, they gave out pins that read: “Remember Mark Welson Chua. No to Mandatory ROTC “Senators can’t just dismiss concerns of abuse and corruption if the ROTC becomes mandatory. They should instead expand the National Service Training Program which offers a wider range of opportunities for young people to help in the community, without the risk of violence,” Balane said on Friday, August 11.
Chua was killed by senior ROTC officers. His body was found decomposing in the Pasig River on March 18, 2001, wrapped in a carpet.Ang always nilang sinasabi, ibabalik ang ROTC, i-a-abolish ang ROTC. Pero paano ‘yung root cause ng pagkawala ng ROTC? Hindi nila pinag-uusapan ‘yan.
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