Mapua Institute of Technology Reserve Officers' Training Corps

Mapúa Institute of Technology Reserve Officers' Training Corps Unit
Motto	Integrity • Equality • Courage Once a Cardinal, Always a Cardinal!
Established	13 September 1946
Type	Philippine Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps Unit
Students	Cadets: 250+ (SY 2010 Q4)
Location	Ground Floor, West Bldg., 658 Muralla St. MIT Intramuros, Manila,  Philippines

The Mapúa Institute of Technology Reserve Officers' Training Corps Unit, MIT ROTC Unit or MAPÚA-ROTC Unit, Department of Military Science and Tactics DMST was activated 13 September 1946. It is presently under the 1304th (MANILA) Community Defense Center, National Capital Region Regional Community Defense Group, Army Reserve Command.

History

Mapua Institute of Technology MIT Civil Military Trainging CMT Unit was activated on July 1940, Pursuant to Executive Order Nr 207 dated June 1939 with 1500 Basic Cadets. Before World War II broke out, there were 33 colleges and universities including MITROTCU, throughout the country that maintained ROTC units. The war set back ROTC training with the closure of all units. Records show that products of the ROTC called to the colors in 1941, 1942 and during the occupation proved their worth in the battlefield.

In 1946, following the end of the Second World War, after liberation, ROTC units were re-established. MIT ROTC Unit was activated under General Orders Nr 526, GHQ dated 13 September 1946. ROTC units in the Manila and Suburban area were placed under the Superintendent of Manila ROTC and PMT Units.

MITROTC 1959

The first postwar Superintendent, MROTC was COLONEL MANUEL T FLORES. He assumed command on July 1946 and was relieved on June 1948. On 13 July 1948, LT COLONEL JOSE F GONZALES was designated as the Superintendent MROTC. He held the position until 22 June 1949. Administration and control of the units were still under the leadership of the Superintendent who had his office in Manila. The coverage of instruction of ROTC includes lessons in infantry, field artillery, general courses on other branches of services such as finance, signal and especially engineering. ROTC units for the Air Force and the Navy had been authorized in June 1949.

With the reorganization of the Armed Forces of the Philippines AFP in 1950, MITROTC Unit was established as per General orders Number 213, GHQ, AFP dated 27 July 1950 in which the ROTC program became compulsion with a two (2) year course and prerequisite for college curriculum. Enclosed with the activation of the Metropolitan Citizen Military Training Command MCMTC on 1 April 1976 the MITROTCU was absorbed by the MCMTC.

ROTC units under the technical supervision of MCMTC was absorbed by the Reserved Command Philippine Army, now Army Reserved Command ARESOM, and further assigned under the National Capital Region Regional Community Defense Unit NCR RCDU later NCR Regional Community Deference Group NCR RCDG.

NCR RCDG was tasked to organized and train personnel for the Reserved Component of the AFP and administer the ROTC training in the different Colleges and Universities within Metro Manila.

Lineage of Commanders

List of MIT ROTC Unit Commandants

Commandant	Year	Commandant	Year
COL ARNULFO D BANEZ	1947–1948	COL GREGORIO M ASUNCION	1986–1990
COL EDUARDO P SOLIMAN	1948–1949	LTC SANTIAGO A BARICAUA	1990–1991
MAJ VICTORINO P DEL PILAR	1949–1950	MAJ MACARIO E DALOPE	MAY 1991
MAJ BLAS P MIRANDA	1950–1951	LTC TIMOTEO L LORENZO	JULY 1991
MAJ TOMAS L TECSON	1955–1956	LTC JOSE B BARTOLOME	1992–1993
MAJ BENJAMIN M BAYHON	1957–1959	LTC MANUEL L ALAJAS	JUNE 1993
CPT PROPERO T ORTEGA	1960–1961	COL CONRADO G ANATALIO	SEPTEMBER 1993
COL ARISTOTELES A LAPAKAN	1961–1963	LTC EUFEMIO M SANTOS	1993–1994
LTC MATEO M DIZOON	1963–1964	LTC ROLITO C ELIPSE	1994–1995
LTC VIRGILIO T ALMEDA	1964–1965	LTC RODOLFO O ROGEL	JULY 1995
LTC PERPECTO P BUNAG	1966–1967	LTC ROMUALDO M DUMLING	1995–1996
MAJ MAYO P DOMINGO	1974–1975	LTC RICARDO V MERCADO	1996–1998
COL ALFONSO C PINTO	1975–1978	MAJ NESTOR A MERGINIO	1998–1999
CPT DOMINGO A DE LEON	1978 - 1978	LTC RICARDO V MERCADO	2000–2001
LTC JOSE FRANCIS C YSIT	1978 - 1978	LTC FLAVIANO M BERNDERICO GARDO	JULY 2001
MAJ FRIDDY M BALAGUER	1979–1981	COL RODOLPH G CANNU	AUGUST 2001- 2003
CPT ROBERTO C VER	1981 - 1981	COL TITO LIM	18DEC 03- 10AUG 04
CPT FLORENCIO O FLORES	1982–1983	LTCOL DOMINADOR L LUGTU	10 August 04
LTC OCTAVIO L ALVAREZ	1983–1984	LT COL ROSENDO N RAQUEDAN	2006–2007
LTC ORLANDOB CARIASO	1984–1985	COL DANILO P GOMEZ	2007–2010
MAJ FERNANDO J TINIO	1986–1989	COL STEVEN P SABANDO	2010
		LTC MELECIO Y CASTILLO	2010–Present

List of MIT ROTC Unit Corps Commanders

Corps Commander	Year	Corps Commander	Year
CESAR BATILO	1947–1948	MANUEL P PUIG JR	1980–1981
RICARDO EDRALIN	1948–1949	JOSE DELFIN A LUMAPAS JR	1981–1982
IGMIDIO CRUZ	1949–1950	REYNARIO C CARPIO	1982–1983
LUIS FRAN	1950–1951	FERDINAND V FELIX	1983
BIENVENIDO CARPIO	1951–1952	AUGUSTUS S FUENTES	1983-1984
FLORO FERER	1952–1953	EMMANUEL I TORRES	1984–1985
LEONARDO SANTIAGO	1953–1954	CRISTINO M STA ANA	1985–1986
ANDRES MORAL	1954–1955	FLYNN B ARANA	1986–1987
GUILLERMO FRANSISCO JR.	1955–1956	RENATO FARAON	1987–1988
RODOLFO GARCIA	1956–1957	RONALDO E CABANTING	1988–1989
RODOLFO BAUTISTA	1957–1958	CARLOS H SORIANO	1989–1990
CESAR C ABELLA	1958–1959	JOSE D BERSES	1990–1991
EDGARDO B CAMINA	1959–1960	GERARD G ESPINAS	1991–1992
MARCIAL V DALOPE	1960–1961	JOE ALLAN T PARROCHA	1992–1993
ESTELITO DELOS TRINOS	1961–1962	MIGUELITO N DELA CRUZ	1993–1994
WOODROW ESTRADA	1962–1963	ALVIN V ALQUINTO	1993–1994
JUAN S DAQUIOAG	1962–1963	ARIES C AQUINO	1994–1995
EDUARDO ALCARAZ	1963–1964	PETRONILO C ARNALDO JR	1994–1995
ROMEO POLICAR	1964–1965	MICHAEL C SUJECO	1995–1996
NEMESYO YACO	1964–1965	ARCHILLES S DELA CRUZ	1995-1996
REYNALDO SISON	1965–1966	RAMIL C CABRERA	1996–1997
JOSE MARISTELA	1966–1967	EMMANUEL M VELESRUBIO	1997–1998
OSCAR HIMALA	1967–1968	EUGENE A UY	1998–1999
FELIPE BAUTISTA	1968–1969	BRAXTON D DANNANG	1999–2000
ROMEO MANANSALA	1968–1969	DANDELO T DANTES	2000–2001
SIXTO PERALTA JR.	1969–1970	ROMUALDO P SO	2000–2001
ROLANDO M CABILEN	1970–1971	CHRISTIAN J ROXAS	2001–2002
JAIME DIAZ	1971–1972	MARLONE T SANCHEZ	2001–2002
ROMEO DELA PENA	1971–1972	CHITO P TULIAO	2002–2003
HERNANDO BERNARDO	1972–1973	ELI ABRAHAM S FERRER	2003–2004
ROLANDO M LAUTCHANG	1973–1974	JORDAN CHRISTOPHER J ESTRADA	2004–2005
ARIZTEDEZ Z CALLEJO	1974–1975	KENNETH Y ESPIRITU	2005–2006
TEODERICO G LIBONGCOGON	1975–1976	ALAIN ROY M FRANCISCO	2006–2007
EMMANUEL C CONSULTA	1976–1977	ALBERT RY M PINEDA	2007–2008
RODOLPH G CANNU	1977–1978	ALEXANDER MAN CHUN R LAU	2008
FELVINO G CANNU	1978–1979	JEZREEL FERAMY G JAIM	2008–2010
RECARDO C CHENG	1979–1980	ARIEL JOSEPH P MORLA	2010–Present

The MIT Castle & Cardinal Alumni Association, Incorporated

MIT C&CAAI

The Mapua Institute of Technology Castle & Cardinal Alumni Association, Incorporated, MITCCAAI is an affiliate alumni association of National Association of Mapua Alumni or NAMA. All graduates of all Schools and Department including High School and Advance ROTC automatically become members of NAMA on their graduation day.

MITCCAAI is an organization of all former cadet officers of Mapua Institute of Technology Corps of Cadets from 1929 to present.

References

• http://hawaiianwebmaster.com/castle&cardinal/associations.html
• History of the MCMTC,1987

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