Senators split on calls to scrap mandatory ROTC after hazing death

Senators split on calls to scrap mandatory ROTC bill after Adamson University student John Matthew Salilig's death due to hazing.

Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel renewed his call to make the program optional, citing concerns over military training abuses like the 2001 killing of Mark Welson Chua.

Senators Ronald 'Bato' dela Rosa and Sherwin Gatchalian defended the mandatory ROTC bill, emphasizing its provisions for local grievance boards and a national monitoring committee.