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| June
8, 1955 |
The
Ateneo de Davao Reserve Officers Training Unit
was activated; approved by GHQ AFP, Fort WM
Mckinley, through HQ IV - Military Area. Back
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| June
13, 1955 |
Separation
of the AdD ROTCU from the Rizal
Memorial College
ROTCU took effect. Back
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| July
4, 1955 |
First
public appearance of the unit, during the Fourth
of July
(Independence Day) civic-military parade. Back
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| July
29, 1955 |
The
Blue Knight
ROTC Officer's Fraternity was organized. Back
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March
6, 1956
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The
AdD ROTCU took part in the Tactical
Inspection for the first time. On November
13 of the same year, it received word that it
copped second place in the said inspection (IV
Military) Area and was the best unit in Davao
City. Back
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| June
1957 |
Guillermo
Salcedo became the first Corps
Commander with the rank of Cadet Lieutenant
Colonel. Back
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| 1957 |
The
Blue Sword Fraternity was organized. Back
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| 1964 |
Edgardo
Dacanay became the first Corps Commander with
the rank of Cadet Colonel. Back
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| October
9, 1966 |
The
first AdD Presentation of Sponsors was conducted.
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| 1971 |
Cadet
protests result in the resignation of the Corps
Commander. Back
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| 1973 |
Vargas
Vargas became the first AdDU ROTC Corps
Commander from the Holy Cross of Davao College.
Back
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| 1975 |
Rogelio
Buendia became the first Ateneo Advance ROTC
officer to join the Philippine Navy Marines. He
was later integrated in the PMA class of 1977.
Back
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| September
1, 1977 |
The
Ateneo de Davao was officially granted University
status. The inauguration ceremony followed three
months later on December 8, 1977. The AdD-ROTCU
thus became the AdDU-ROTCU. Back
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| 1978 |
The
ROTC building,
a three room single storey structure that had
been the home of the Ateneo ROTC for 22 years
was destroyed to make way for the construction
of the Weiman building. The unit transferred to
Jacinto Campus covered court. Back
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| December
20, 1983 |
Long
time affiliate unit, Holy
Cross of Davao College ROTC, was activated
by virtue of General Order No. 1193, GHQ, AFP.
The order took effect in School Year 1984 - 1985.
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| 1986 |
After
a prolonged absence, the Presentation
of Sponsors was revived. Back
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| 1985 |
The
Ateneo Shooting
Team was organized. This is believed to be
the first shooting team of its kind to be established
in Mindanao. Back
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| Jun,
1988 |
The
Ateneo de Davao Women's Auxiliary Training Corps
(WATC) accepts its first cadettes : Mary Jane
Patino for Basic WATC and Glonemar B Azarcon for
Advance WATC. Back
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| October
1, 1989 |
First
official use of the Ateneo
Officer's Sash. The sash was made of tinalak,
and was designed by the commandant : 1LT Onesimo
C. Banaga (SC), a graduate of the PMA. Back
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| August
16, 1989 |
First
recorded participation by the AdDU - CMTU in the
booth making contest during the feast of the Immaculate
Conception. The booth won 2nd Place in the competition;
the design team was led by Draftsman Frederick
E. Tumarao. Back
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| 1990 |
Kawal
Atenista was formally organized with the election
of its first batch of officers. It was the culmination
of years of planning and conceptualization by
batches of officers. Back
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| March
23, 1991 |
Glonemar
B Azarcon became the first Advance WATC graduate
of the Ateneo WATC. Back
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May to June 1991 |
First
Summer Planning Session (Batch 01-91) was conducted
by the Corps Commander and Staff of SY 91-92 to
evaluate the previous school year, and prepare
plans for the incoming year. Back
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| June
27, 1991 |
Republic
Act (RA) 7077, also known as the AFP Reservist
Act, was signed into law. Back
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| September
1991 |
Project
: "Talaan ng Kawal" was started. This
is the first project dedicated to gathering records
for unit history. The project became the basis
for this website. Back
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| March
23, 1992 |
Haidee
C Lim became the first Basic WATC graduate
of the Ateneo WATC. She also later became the
first woman to hold the positions of Corps Adjutant
and S1 (Personnel Officer). Back
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| June
1992 |
Ateneo
de Davao College of Arts and Sciences adopted
a new unit allocation system for its subjects.
Physical Education was assigned two (2) units.
WATC, which was offered as an alternative to PE,
was pegged by DECS regulations at 1.5 units. This
was widely regarded as a major blow to the WATC
program. Back
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| 1992 |
The
unit name reverted to the AdDU Reserve Officer's
Training Corps by virtue of Republic Act 7077.
The change took effect in School Year 1992 - 1993.
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| 1994 |
The
ROTC publication : "The Reveille" was
established by Leonard
B Loria and Haidee C Lim. Back
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| 1998 |
The
AdDU ROTCU goes online with the establishment
of the Kawal Atenista registry on Alumni.Net --
by Ulysses Ryann
E Algones (Class of 1998). Back
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| August
21, 2000 |
The
AdDU ROTC Unit History Research website was launched.
Back
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| February
10, 2001 |
AdDU
ROTC History website absorbed into the ADROTH
Project. Back
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| January
14, 2001 |
In
accordance with a resolution by the alumni association
organizing committee (Kawal Atenista), the Kawal
Atenista mailing list is established.Back
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| June
2002 |
The
Ateneo de Davao University decides to offer only
the Civic Welfare Service component of the National
Service Training Program -- effectively terminating
ROTC in the AdDU. Back
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