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A project to record the evolution of the Philippine Reserve Officers Training Corps as a whole, and the Ateneo de Davao ROTC Unit in particular.
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Books / Encyclopedia

   
  Neiberg, Michael S. Making Citizen Soldiers: ROTC and the ideology of American military service. Cambridge, Massachusetts and London England: Harvard University Press, 2001

Powell, Colin L; Persico, Joseph E. My American Journey. New York: Ballantine Books, 1996

Syjuco, Jose G. Military Education in the Philippines. Quezon City: New Day Publishers, 1977

San Juan, Gaudencio L. ROTC Manual. Metro Manila: Mare Trading and Gen Merch Co, 1991

BGEN Roman T. Gavino, BGEN Angel P Legaspi, Col Antonio M. Gonzales, Col Domingo A Alcasid, and Maj Roberto T Yap-Diangco. Social Usage and Protocol 3rd Edition

Encyclopedia Americana, 1983 ed. s.v. "Reserve Officer Training"

Collier's Encyclopedia, 1968 ed. s.v. "Military Service" by George Fielding Eliot and S.L.A.
Marshall

Encyclopedia International, 1967 ed. s.v. "Land-Grant College" by Frank Klassen

   
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  Yearbooks
   
 

For these yearbooks, special mention and thanks should be extended to:
Fr. Paul Finster, S.J. who quietly labored to establish the yearbook collection which made this research project feasible. May all who visit this page, know the value of his toil.


Kalasag. Kalasag 88. Davao City: Ateneo de Davao University, 1988

Kalasag. Kalasag 77. Davao City. Ateneo de Davao University, 1977

Kalasag. Kalasag 76. Davao City: Ateneo de Davao, 1976

Shield. Shield 69. Davao City: Ateneo de Davao, 1969

Shield. Shield 65. Davao City: Ateneo de Davao, 1965

Shield. Shield 63. Davao City: Ateneo de Davao, 1963

Shield. Shield 61. Davao City: Ateneo de Davao, 1961

Shield. Shield 60. Davao City: Ateneo de Davao, 1960

Shield. Shield 59. Davao City: Ateneo de Davao, 1959

Shield. Shield 58. Davao City: Ateneo de Davao, 1958

Shield. Shield 57. Davao City: Ateneo de Davao, 1956

   
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  Newspapers
   
 

"GHQ Approves A de D ROTC Unit" Atenews Jul, 1955 : 1

Cadet Officers Form Fraternity" Atenews Jul, 1955 : 2


"N. Feria New Corps Comdr" Atenews Jul, 1956 : 1,4
"ROTC Gets Pep Talk" Atenews Aug, 1956 : 6
"A de D ROTC rated tops" Atenews Nov, 1956:1


"ROTC Revamp" Atenews Jul, 1957 : 1
"ROTC Set for Operation Holiday" Atenews Oct, 1957 : 1


"A de D Participates in July 4" Atenews Jul, 1958 : 4
"A de D ROTC Unit Reshuffles Officers" Atenews Jul, 1958 : 4
"Ateneo Delegates Meet Pres. Garcia" Atenews Aug-Sep, 1958 : 7
"Blue Sword Frat Elects Officers" Atenews Aug-Sep, 1958 : 7
"Faculty Acquires New Jesuit; ROTC gets New Moderator" Atenews Aug-Sep, 1958 : 1
"Army Brass Look Over A de D Corps" Atenews Jan-Feb, 1958 : 1

"Ateneo Paticipates in July 4th Parade" Atenews Jun-Jul, 1959 : 6
"Corps Gets New Commandant" Atenews Jun-Jul, 1959 : 6
"E Dacanay New DROFRAT Commander" Atenews Aug, 1959 : 6
"Meet the New Commandant" Atenews Aug, 1959 : 6
"Ateneo ROTC holds inspection" Atenews Feb-Mar, 1959 : 4

"A de D ROTC gears for "D" Day" Atenews Jan, 1960 : 4
"Studes Honor City Bishop" Atenews Feb-Mar, 1960 : 1
"Army Brass Inspects A de D Strong" Atenews Feb-Mar, 1960 : 4
"ROTC cadets undergo 'Operation Beatnik'" Atenews Feb-Mar, 1960 : 4
"ROTC joins July 4th Parade" Atenews Jun-Jul, 1960 : 1
"A de D Cadets March on Independence Day" Atenews Jul, 1960 : 4
"ROTC Unit Reshuffles Cadet Officers" Atenews Jul, 1960 : 4
"ROTC Fraternity Officers Inducted" Atenews Aug, 1960 : 8
"A de D Observes 13th school fiesta" Atenews Aug, 1960 : 1
"ROTC Graduation March 17" Atenews Mar, 1960 : 4

"ROTC Cadets Go to Maco" Atenews Aug, 1961 : 1
"ROTC Cadets Invade Talomo" Atenews Nov, 1961 : 1

"ROTC Corps Undergoes Change in Command; New Head Takes Over" Atenews Jun, 1962 : 6
"Blue and White Battalion Aims High in Coming Tactical Inspection" Atenews Aug, 1962 : 5
"ROTC Corps of Officers, Cadets Hold War Games with 13th BCT" Atenews Sep-Oct, 1962 : 9
"Abbas Jr. Elected DROFRAT President" Atenews 1962 : 10

"ROTC Corps Carries on Traditional Turn-Over" Atenews Mar 23, 1963 : 1,4
"Ateneo in brief" Atenews Jul-Aug, 1963 : 6
"ROTC: en bref" Atenews Oct 26, 1963 : 5
Anyog, Arnulfo. "ROTC in brief" Atenews Dec 19, 1963 : 3

"ROTC Highlights" Atenews Literary Magazine 1964 : 16
Rivas, Osler, "ROTC: en bref" Atenews Sep 8, 1964 : 6
Rivas, Osler. "ROTC: en bref" Atenews Oct 28, 1964 : 2

"ROTC in brief" Atenews Feb. 3, 1965
"Sto. Nino Gets Big Welcome; A de D Cadets Provide Escort" Atenews Mar 31, 1965 : 1
Bioco, Celestino "First Cadet with the Three Diamonds" Atenews Apr 30, 1965 : 3
Lacuesta, Amado Jr. "Operation Labanan; A Tedious Experience But Fun" Atenews Apr 30, 1965 : 4
"Tactical Inspection Climaxes Military Schooling of Cadets" Atenews Apr 30, 1965 : 4
"Nat'l Heroes Day Parade" Atenews Sep 22, 1965 : 3
"New ROTC Units Attached" Atenews Sep 22, 1965 : 3
"New ROTC Commandant" Atenews Nov. 5, 1965 : 3

"Inspection, Turnover, Graduation, Terminate ROTC School Year" Atenews Apr 22, 1966 : 8
"Corps of Sponsors in Spotlight" Atenews Oct. 24, 1966 : 8

"New Set of ROTC Officers Named" Atenews Sep 30, 1969 : 1

"New ROTC Promotions Here" Atenews Sep 27, 1971 : 1

"ROTC Inducts Officers" Atenews Sep 26, 1983 : 1-2

   
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  Military documents
   
 

Headquarters Home Defense Affairs Unit, 4ID, PA. Result of ROTC Annual Tactical Inspection. Camp Evangelista, Cagayan de Oro City: 4HDAU HQ, 1972

Headquarters Home Defense Unit, 4ID, PA. Summary of Inspection Ratings ROTC/WATC Annual Tactical Inspection School Year 1973-74. Camp Evangelista, Cagayan de Oro City: HDUHQ, 1974

Headquarters Home Defense Unit, 4ID, PA. Tabulated Results of the ROTC/WATC Annual Tactical Inspection, Sch Yr 1975-76. Camp Evangelista, Cagayan de Oro City: HDU HQ, 1976

Headquarters Home Defense Unit, 4ID, PA. Tabulated Results of the ROTC/WATC Annual Tactical Inspection, Sch Yr 1976-77. Camp Evangelista, Cagayan de Oro City: HDU HQ, 1977

Headquarters 4th Regional Home Defense Unit, ARESCOM (PROV'L) PA. Tabulated Results of the ROTC/WATC Annual Training Test & Tactical Inspection Sch Yr 1977-78. Camp Evangelista, Cagayan de Oro City: RHDU HQ, 1978

Headquarters 11th Home Defense Unit, ARESCOM. Comparative Result of the CMT/WATC Annual Training Test and Inspection for School Year 1980-81. San Gabriel, Mintal, Davao City: 11 HDU HQ, 1981

Headquarters 11th Home Defense Unit, ARESCOM. Comparative Result of the CMT/WATC Annual Training Test and Inspection for School Year 1981-82. San Gabriel, Mintal, Davao City: 11 HDU HQ, 1982

Headquarters 11th Regional Home Defense Unit. Result for the CMT/WATC Annual Tactical Inspection and Test for Sch Yr 1983-84. San Gabriel, Mintal, Davao City: 11 RHDU HQ, 1984

Headquarters 11th Regional Community (LOVE) Defense Unit. General Orders No.14. San Gabriel, Mintal, Davao City: 11 RCDU HQ, 1989

Headquarters 11th Regional Community Defense Unit. After Annual Tactical Inspection Report. San Gabriel, Mintal, Davao City: 11 RCDU HQ, 1990

Headquarters 11th Regional Community Defense Unit. General Orders No. 35. San Gabriel, Mintal, Davao City: 11 RCDU HQ, 1990

4th Army Training Group. Popsheet on Personnel Management. Camp Evangelista, Cagayan de Oro City: Army Wide Support Training Center, TRACOM

   
   
  Internet-based sources
   
  "ROTC program offering more spots" Taipei Times Online Edition May 23, 2001
  "SILLIMAN UNIVERSITY: The World War II Unsung Heroine of Negros Oriental" SU NetNews, August 28, 2001
  Louis Morton "US Army in World War II: Fall of the Philippines" Transcribed and formatted for HTML by Patrick Clancey, HyperWar Foundation
  "Post War Reactivation" UST Golden Corps Web site
  MM Zabat "Brief history of the Far Eastern University ROTC" FEU Sword Fraternity Web site
  Chan Robles Virtual Law Library
   
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  Interviews
   
  The project proponents acknowledge the assistance and information provided by the following individuals
   
  Reynaldo Aberte; Ulysses Ryann Algones; Giovanni Aportadera; Rogelio Buendia; Antonio Boquiren; First Lieutenant Leoncio Cirunay; Major Gabriel Dafun; LT Col Pedro dela Cruz; Jose Rico Domingo; Rolando Echavez; Major Arturo Elechicon; Fr. Gorgonio Esguerra S.J.; Fr. Paul Finster S.J.; Chris Omar Garcia; Edgardo Nelson Jaime Grandeza; Wilfredo Grandeza; Edgar Gatchalian; Arnel Heyres; Leonard Loria; Jose Filomeno Ong; Vicente Reyes; Augustus Joy Rivera; Major Ricardo Ronquillo; Abraham Silawan; Atty. Alfonso dela Victoria; Atty. Rodolfo Ta-asan; Honey Tejano.
   
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  Special Acknowledgements
   
  The project proponents would like to thank the following site visitors for clarifying and/or providing information for specific portions of the Web site
   
  ROTC History > The Spanish Years: Benjamin Joseph E. Velarde of the UST Golden Cross & Sabre Fraternity; for providing additional information about the award given to the University of Santo Tomas, and for correcting the start date of the Seven Year Spanish-English War.
 

ROTC History > Post-war training: UP Vanguard Web site for providing baseline information about the Rainbow Rangers - Sunday Soldiers
Wilson Ong for information about UST involvement in the program, as well as insights as to how training was conducted

 

ROTC in the Philippines > NCR > Mapua Institute of Technology: Gerard Perry Abecilla for providing baseline information about the MIT-ROTC (via email, dtd Jan 16, 2005)

   
 

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