The
bad boy of Filipino cinema wants to be a member of the Philippine Army
reservists.
He is
the latest celebrity who expressed his intention to join the Philippine Army.
In
his Instagram page, Padilla on the same day President Rodrigo Roa Duterte
certified the bill requiring mandatory Reserved Officers Training Course (ROTC)
for senior High School students.
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| Robin Padilla (photo credit to owner) |
“Mga kabataang Pilipino, sasamahan ko kayo mula umpisa hanggang sa huli. Papasok ako sa Philippine Army Reserve para sa inyo upang masundan ko ang bawat ninyong hakbang tungo sa kabayanihan,” he said.
He vouched for the Chief
Executive and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will not forsake the
youth.
“Hindi tayo iiwan ng AFP at ni
Mayor PRRD mga mahal na kabataan kaya't tayo'y tumindig at bumangon ng nakataas
ang dibdib at nakataas ang mga noo para sa Dios! Para sa Inangbayan! Para sa
kapwa Pilipino,” he said
The
President in his letter to Senate President Vicente Sotto, called
for the immediate
passage of Senate Bill 2232 or the Senior High School Reserve Officers Training
Corps Act.
Duterte
reasons out that the immediate passage of the bill is necessary to "restore
basic military and leadership training for the youth in order to invigorate
their sense of nationalism and patriotism necessary in defending the State and
to further promote their vital role in nation-building."
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