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Claim: All Filipino men between the ages of 18 and 65 are required to undergo army training, for which they will receive a cash allowance.
Rating: FALSE
Why we fact-checked this: The Facebook post by the page “Ph News update” has 5,200 reactions, 5,200 comments, and 30,000 shares as of writing.
According to the post, all Filipino males between the ages of 18 and 65 are now required to undergo army training, regardless of their sexual identity and educational attainment. The two-month training will also include a P30,000 training allowance.
The post includes a supposed registration link for the training program.
The facts: While Article II, Section 4 of the 1987 Constitution states that the government has the power to require citizens to render personal military or civil service under certain conditions provided by law, there is no recent government announcement requiring all Filipino men to undertake mandatory military service.
The alleged link to register for the supposed training program is fake. Instead of an official government website, it leads to a form embedded on a blog site, which claims to be a site for the government’s hiring initiatives.
Users flooded the comment section, stating that they were unable to submit the required documents for the supposed program through the site. Providing personal information through these dubious websites exposes users to the risk of phishing attempts. (READ: Phishing 101: How to spot and avoid phishing)
Push for mandatory ROTC: Military training was once mandatory for college students under Republic Act No. 7077, which provided for the development, organization, and training of the Citizen Armed Forces. In 2001, Republic Act No. 9163 made the Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) optional, listing it as one of the three program components of the National Service Training Program. Under the law, college students may opt to undergo military training as part of ROTC or choose Civic Welfare Training Service or Literacy Training Service.
The murder of Mark Welson Chua, a student from the University of Santo Tomas, led to the abolition of the mandatory ROTC program. In recent years, however, there have been legislative efforts pushing for the return of mandatory ROTC. However, no such bill has been enacted into law as of writing.
Various groups have strongly rejected the idea of mandatory ROTC due to reports of physical abuse, hazing, and corruption. Critics said the ROTC program promotes a sexist, homophobic, and violent culture during training. (READ: [OPINION] Do we need mandatory ROTC? A look at the numbers)
Debunked: Rappler has previously debunked similar false claims about fake programs and job vacancies at government agencies:
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FACT CHECK: Unauthorized page posts fake PCG recruitment ad
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FACT CHECK: PH Army job ads posted by unauthorized page
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FACT CHECK: Post on job openings for high school graduates not from BFP
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– Lourence Angelo Marcellana/Rappler.com
Lourence Angelo Marcellana is a Rappler intern. He is a fourth-year journalism student from the Polytechnic University of the Philippines and the former Editor-in-Chief of PUP College of Communication’s The Communicator.
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