MANILA, April 12 -- Senators Sherwin Gatchalian and Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa on Friday renewed their call for the revival of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) following strong support among Filipinos, as shown in a survey conducted by Pulse Asia from Dec. 3 to 7 last year.

Gatchalian, co-author and co-sponsor of Senate Bill 2034, or the ROTC Act, noted that ROTC's revival got a 79 percent from Mindanao; 74 percent in the Visayas; 67 percent from the National Capital Region; and 63 percent from Balance Luzon.

"Muli, nakita nating malinaw ang boses ng ating mga kababayan pagdating sa panukalang ipatupad ang (Again, we saw the clear voice of our countrymen when it comes to the measure seeking to implement) ROTC," he said in a news...