University of the Philippines ROTC Unit

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unit_name=UP ROTC Unit


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branch=Philippine Army (Reserve)
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command_structure=1302nd Community Defense Group (Main)
garrison=Quezon City, Philippines
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The University of the Philippines ROTC Unit or the UP Vanguards is one the pioneers of the Reserve Officer Training Corps in the Philippines. One of the brainchilds of at that time with an unusual rank of Field Marshall Douglas MacArthur, the conception of the very first citizen army was made through the creation of Commonwealth Act No. 1, also known as the "National Defense Act".

With the activation of the UP ROTC Unit, several State and Private Universities-Colleges soon followed, activating various ROTC units under the Army of the Philippine Commonwealth.

Organizational & Command Structure

The UP Manila ROTC Unit is an organization that actually has two faces: a military organization and an academic unit. It is, in itself, a military unit under the National Capital Region Regional Community Defense Group (NCRRCDG), while it is an academic unit within the UP Manila community, a special unit reporting directly to the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs (not passing through college-level units). Because of this, the ROTC unit has dual set of responsibilities - as a military training unit which trains cadets and trainees for the reserve force, and as a department of the University which teaches students. While this maybe the same (since the cadets are the students), the very concept of two "masters" sometimes makes reporting and functioning of responsibilities challenging if not outright conflicting.

Levels and Organizations

There are three main levels in the chain of command in ROTC. These are the following:

*Headquarters or University Level - This is the level that is immediately above the ROTC Unit or the DMST. On these level are the NCR RCDG and UP Manila Administration.
*Unit Level - This is the level of the ROTC Unit or the DMST.
*Corps Level - This level is the level of the Corps of Cadets and Sponsors.

The main organizational units in defining the organization and chain of command of the ROTC unit are the following:

*UP Manila Administration (via Office of Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, or OVCAA)
*NCR RCDG (through 1302nd Community Defense Center)
*DMST, or the ROTC unit itself
*The Tactics Group
*The Corps of Cadets and Corps of Sponsors

Department of Military Science & Tactics

The Department of the Military Science and Tactics - the University unit which administers the ROTC program in the University - is a special unit that reports directly to the Chancellor through the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. Unlike any regular department, the DMST is not under any college-level unit (e.g., the Department of Physical Education is under the College of Arts and Sciences). Part of the reason is that its student base is from all colleges. Another reason is for its special needs and functions in carrying out its University- and Army-laden responsibilities.

Academic or University Unit

Like any unit of the University, the DMST/ROTC has the following broad responsibilities:
*Teaching
*Research
*Extension Services

Umbrella Organizations

* UP Vanguard Fraternity, U.P. Vanguard, Inc. and U.P. Vanguard Foundation, Inc.

Notable Alumni

* General Romeo Espino (AFP Chief of Staff)
* General Alfredo M. Santos (AFP Chief of Staff)
* General Rigoberto Atienza (AFP Chief of Staff)
* General Fabian Ver (AFP Chief of Staff)
* Lt.General Rafael Zagala (AFP Vice Chief of Staff)
* Lt.General Silvino De Goma (Commanding General, Philippine Army)
* B.General Benjamin Vallejo
* B.General Benjamin Duque (Sultan Kudarat Governor)
* B.General Carlos Aguilar
* B.General Jaime Alfonso
* B.General Bienvenido Castro
* B.General Eustaquio Purugganan
* B.General Robert Gervacio
* B.General Eliseo Rio Jr
* B.General Danilo Lazo
* B.General Roberto Dimayuga
* B.General Ruperto Ambil (Eastern Samar Governor)
* M.General Jose Magno
* M.General Segundo Gazmin
* Lt.General Josephus Ramas (Commanding General, Philippine Army)
* Lt.General Romulo Yap (Commanding General, Philippine Army)
* B.General Homer Capulong
* Col. Gilberto Cayton
* Col. Juanito Ventura
* Col. Vicente Santos
* Col. Cornelio Aldea
* Col. Marcelo Javier
* Col. Alejandro Trespeces
* President Ferdinand Marcos
* President Manuel Roxas
* Senator Mamintal Tamano
* Senator Ruperto Kangleon
* Senator Salipada Pendatun (retired General)
* Senator Macario Peralta (former DND Secretary and retired General)
* Senator Heherson Alvarez
* Supreme Court Chief Justice Fred Ruiz Castro
* Supreme Court Chief Justice Jose Yulo
* Congressman Roque Ablan
* Congressman Simeon Marcos Valdez
* Congressman Ed Lara
* Congressman Vicente Ungab
* Congressman Romulo Lumauig
* Lt.General Jaime Delos Santos(Commanding General Philippine Army and UP Alumni Regent)
* Lt.General Melchor Rosales -DILG Undersecretary (former PMA Superintendent)
* Vice Admiral Simeon Alejandro- Flag-Officer in Command, Philippine Navy
* B.General Emmanuel Cayton- (Commanding General, Army Reserve Command)
* B.General Marcial Collao- (Commanding General, Army Reserve Command)
* B.General Carlos P. Romulo- (UN General Assembly President and UP President)
* B.General. Jesus Daclan
* UPLB Chancellor Abelardo Samonte
* UP President Emil Q Javier
* Dr. Jose Drilon (UP Regent)
* Astro Del Castillo (an internationally recognized investment expert, First Grade Holdings, Inc. President)
* Melito Salazar (Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Deputy Governor)
* Dr. Antonio Oposa (President, Philippine Medical Association)
* Dr. Quintin Gomez (Father of Philippine Opthalmology)
* Lt.General Ernesto Carolina- DND undersecretary (former AFP Deputy Chief of Staff)
* Dean Nestor Nisperos
* Dean Maximo Kalaw
* Dr. Feliciano Calora (UP College of Agriculture Dean)
* Dr. Cledualdo Perez (UP College of Agriculture Dean)
* Engr. Donato Pangilinan
* Atty. Edgardo Espiritu--Finance Secretary (Ambassador, PNB President, UP Regent)
* Atty. Estelito Mendoza (former assemblyman, governor, & solicitor general)
* Businessman Ted Javier
* Businessman Santiago Dumlao (Founder, Alpha Phi Omega UP Chapter)
* Businessman Luis Juan Oreta (Director, Ayala Corporation)
* Businessman Ramon Domaoal (President, IBM Philippines)
* Justice Antonio Quirino (Founder ABS CBN)
* Atty. Sigfried Fortun
* Gov. Jack Arroyo
* Horacio Morales-- Secretary (DAR)
* Atty. Herminigildo Dumlao (Education Deputy Minister)
* Atty. Gilbert Reyes (Poblador, Bautista, Reyes Law Firm)
* Atty. Dante Pamintuan (Chancellor, UP College of Law Order of the Purple Feather, Partner ACCRA law firm)
* Atty. Reynaldo Nicolas (Commissioner, Bureau of Customs)
* Atty. Dakila Fonacier (Commissioner, Bureau of Internal Revenue)
* Engr. Mark Anthony Javier-- President (Globe Telecom)
* Atty. William Pamintuan-- Vice President (Sun cellular, Digitel, Cebu Pacific)
* Busineesman Jorge Araneta
* Col. Alejandro Melchor-- Secretary (DND)
* Cong. Salvador Escudero III-- Former Secretary (DA)
* Gov Muzz Izquierdo
* Engr. Eduardo Escobar
* Atty. Roberto Benedicto (Sugar Czar and Businessman)
* Dr. Celestino Desemito
* Gov. Francisco Dy
* Col. Antonio Buenaventura (National Artist)
* Engr. Jose Dans Jr.
* Atty. Eduardo Garcia
* Atty. Eduardo Hernandez (UP Alumni Association President)
* Atty. Mikhail Farolan (UP-NCPAG Alumni Assn Vice-President)
* Dr. Romeo Gecolea (UP Alumni Regent)
* Dr. Percy Sajise (National Scientist)
* Dr. Jose Juliano (National Scientist)
* Dr. Santiago Obien (former Director Phil. Rice Research Institute)
* Dr. Leocadio Sebastian (Director, Phil. Rice Research Institute)
* Dr. William Gruezo
* Justice Jorge Coquia
* Justice Francisco Tantuico
* Justice Guillermo Santos
* Justice Jose Rodriguez
* Justice Apolinario Bruselas
* Atty. Dante De Padua (Corporate Secretary, ABC 5)
* Atty. Solomon Lumba (Professor & College Secretary- UP College of Law, UP Law Class Salutatorian, Bar Topnotcher)
* Lt. Mario Mendoza (UP ROTC 2003 Corps Commander, PMA Class 2007 Topnotcher, United States Air Force Academy 2008 Graduate)

References

*HISTORY OF THE UP VANGUARD,By ROBERT JOHN S. COSICO;UP Vanguard Class of 1992

External links

[http://www.upvanguardinc.org/ The Official UP Vanguard Website] *

[http://www.geocities.com/artesguerra/vanguard.htm UP Vanguard Inc.] *

[http://home.earthlink.net/~upmrotc/ UP Manila ROTC Website]