ROTC

• Constitutional and Statutory Mandates

  • RA 7077 - Armed Forces Philippine Reservist Act
  • RA 9163 - National Service Training Program
  • CIR 6 - Commissioning of Elected Officials and President Appointees
  • CIR 30 - Procurement and Appointment of Reserve Officer
• Mission of Citizen Armed Force

  • To provide the base expansion of the AFP in the event of war, invasion or rebellion
  • To assist in relief and rescue during disasters or calamities, socioeconomics development, and in the operation and maintenance of essential government or private utilities in the furtherance of overall mission
• Categories of Citizen Soldier

  • First Category - ages 18 to 35 yrs. old
  • Second Category - ages 36 to 51 yrs. old
  • Third Category - above 51 yrs. Old
• Classification of Reserve Force Units

  • Ready Reserve - composed of Citizen Soldiers belonging mostly to the first category reserve
  • Standby Reserve - composed of Citizen Soldiers belonging mostly to the second and third category reserve
  • Retired Reserve - composed of Citizen soldiers who have qualified for retirement through length of service, old age, or disability
• Utilization of Reserve Force

  • Mobilization - utilization of the reserve force in times of emergency to meet threats to national security
  • Full Mobilization - shall be through the joint act of the Congress and the President. All units of RR and SR will be activated
  • Partial Mobilization - only the units of the RR as a necessary to meet the threat will be activated
  • Selective Mobilization - shall be by the authority of the President, only selected units of the RR of the localities involved are activated
  • Status of Reservist Under Mobilization - when CAD shall receive all the pay and allowances, medical care, hospitalization, privileges, and benefits prescribed by law
  • Mobilization Center - shall be established in each province as many mobilization centers as needed
  • Demobilization - the President shall order the demobilization
• Art. XVI, Sec 4 1987 Constitution - provides that the AFP shall be composed of a Citizen Armed Force will shall undergo military training and serve as may be provided by law
• National Defense Act of 1935 - Commonwealth Act No. 1 - Provides that during national emergencies, the government has the right to mobilize its citizens and resources, either public/private as may deemed necessary for national defense
• Art. II, Sec 2 RA 7077 - It is the policy of the State to maintain its adequate and actual needs for the Security of the State but which can be rapidly expanded by the well-disciplined Citizen Armed Force in the event of war, invasion or rebellion
• RA 9163 - An act establishing the NSTP for tertiary level students amending for the purpose, RA 7077 and Presidential Decree No. 1706 and for other purposes
• RA 7077 - An act providing for the Development, Administration, Organization, Maintenance, and Utilization of the Citizen Armed Forces of the Philippines and for other Armed Force of the AFP and other purposes
• RA 9163 - Establishing the NSTP for tertiary level
• CIR #30 -PROCUREMENT AND APPOINTMENT OF RESERVE OFFCERS
• Affiliated Reserves

  Certain private and government entities, corporations, establishments, and organizations at the national, provincial and municipal levels which provide essential public services such as water, light, transportations, and communications
• Recognizing the youth's vital role in Nation building, promotes civic consciousness among the youth and shall develop their physical, moral, spiritual, intellectual, and social well-being
• NSTP Programs

  • ROTC
  • LTS
  • CWTS
• AFP REGULATIONS G 117-573 DTD 17 JULY 01- AFP ENLISTED RESERVIST SERIAL NUMBER. RANK AND ASSIGNMENT TO RESERVE UNIT AND MOBILIZATION CENTER
• AFP Enlisted Reservist Serial Number

  AA - A 99-999999 PAF

  AA- LOCATOR CODE - Group of letters to indicate home province of enlisted reservist by the time of his enlistment to AFP reserve force

  A - SOURCE OF ENLISMENT CODE-Training qualification of EP reservist

  99 - ENLISTMENT YEAR CODE- Last two digits of the year to indicate original appointment of EP reservist into the AFP reserve force

  999999 - NUMERIC SEQUENCE- Composed of six-digit number starting from 000001

  PAF - BRANCH OF SERVICE- Represented by PAF for Philippine Air Force, PA for Philippine Army, and PN Philippine Navy
• Source of Enlistment Code

  • Graduate of basic ROTC Course - R

  1. Graduates of Basic Citizen Military Training (BMTC), 20-year-old trainee, Program Candidate Soldiers Course - T

  2. Graduates of CAFGU Basic Military Trainee- G

  3. AFPARUs EP who completed Military Orientation Training - A

  4. AFP Retired EP/Ex-servicemen and retired of other Armed Forces with diplomatic Relation with the Philippines – X
• The defense of the country by the AFP is mandated by the Constitution. It specifically states that "The AFP is the protector of the people and state". The role of the defense establishment as stated in the Revised Administrative Code of 1987 Subtitled Chapter 1, Sec 15 is "to guard the country against external and internal threats to national peace and security, provide support for social and economic development"
• Philippine Air Defense System (PADS)


  The overall air defense posture of the Philippine organized into command and control, surveillance and weapons platform
• 2 Concept of PADS

  • Airspace Control Operations (air surveillance management and control

  • Air Defense Operations
• Air Defense


  All measures are designed to nullify and reduce the effectiveness of the attack by hostile aircraft, anti-aircraft artillery, Electronic Counter Measures and surface to air weapons. Provide tactical early warning of hostile air activity. In the Philippines, detection is done thru PAF's two (2) operating radar stations, one located at San Fernando, La Union and the other at Lubang, Occidental Mindoro and the joint use of Air Transportation Office's radar facilities covering 80% for the country
• Phases of Air Defense Operations

  • Detections - The primary responsibility of the Air Defense Direction Center or radar sites

  Identification - Is done by the Air Defense Control Center at Air Defense Command through flight plan correlations with Air Transportation Office (ATO)

  Interception - If an unknown aircraft cannot be identified within two minutes, the air defense commander will order the scramble of fighters interception

  Destruction - If found hostile then the interceptor will initiate destruction or neutralization upon order by the proper authority