University of the Philippines ROTC

University of the Philippines - ROTC
Active	Founded in 1912
Country	Philippines
Branch	Philippine Army (Reserve)
Type	Reserve Officers' Training Corps
Role	Officer training
Garrison/HQ	University of the Philippines
Nickname	UP R.O.
Motto	Duty, Honor, Country
Colors	Maroon and UP Forest Green
March	"The Chosen Few"

The University of the Philippines - ROTC Corps of Cadets^[1] pioneered the Reserve Officers' Training Corps in the Philippines in 1912.^[2] In 1935, Commonwealth Act No. 1, also known as the "National Defense Act", was enacted by the National Assembly of the Philippine Commonwealth government. It mandated the creation of a citizen army composed of a small regular force, and a larger reserve component of which ROTC was a part. All able-bodied male students enrolled in Philippine colleges and universities were required to undergo two years of basic military instruction administered under the ROTC program.^[3]

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