The Unit
The Department
The Cadet Corps
The Corps of Sponsors
Unit History
Col. Virgilio C. Aganon MNSA (GSC) PA
The UP ROTC has been and still aims to be the best ROTC Unit in the land. With a rich history of almost 100 years now, UP ROTC has turned out the finest among men, and beginning in 2002, women
With an equally trained, respected, and competent training group and cadet officers, UP ROTC offers the best experience in ROTC training that is the trademark of the University of the Philippines. As a representative of the University, our goal is to excel. To achieve that, we must deliver an equally excellent quality of training to our cadets. Students who sign up for ROTC training do not just get trained in military tactics, they are also trained to be leaders and leadership training is always at the core of our program
We look forward to seeing you join us!
The UP ROTC Unit has evolved along with the changing times. It boasts of quality standardized training conducted by its professional training group as well as guest military instructors
UP ROTC is based in the DMST Complex, Ylanan Road, UP Campus Diliman, Quezon City. It provides three lecture rooms, an activity area in the third floor of the Vanguard Hall, a drill area and facilities for its cadets and cadet officers
The cadet officers barracks provide living and studying accommodations for cadet officers. The barracks separate billeting spaces for male and female cadet officers. Each cadet officer is provided with a bunk bed, a locker and a study table and chair. This serves as a free residence for transient Manila-based cadet officers and a alternative dormitory for cadet officers who came from the provinces.
Cadet officers are also provided internet access through the Department Offices and are entitled to scholarship programs offered by the University and the UP Vanguard Incorporated (UPVI). UPVI is the alumni association of cadet officers who graduated from UP ROTC. It has active participation on the training, well-being, and social growth of the cadet officers and the cadets.
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Commandant: Col. Virgilio C. Aganon MNSA (GSC) PA
Col. Aganon is an instructor and adviser in the National Defense College of the Philippines (NDCP) located at Camp Emilio Aguinaldo and a professor at the Institute for Small Scale Industries of UP Diliman. He himself is a product of UP ROTC graduating in 1964.
Administrative Officer: Atty. John S. Barona
A graduate of UP ROTC class 1990, Atty. Barona began working for the Department as a Training Assistant. After passing the Bar exams, he still continues to serve as its Administrative Officer while continuing his practice of law.
Training Group:
MSg Albert Joseph Carreon Res (Inf) PA - graduated from UP ROTC in 2004, MSg Carreon is presently working as Systems Administrator for Coats Philippines, a multinational corporation that produces threads used around the world. He also holds a Bachelor's Degree in Public Administration from the UP National College of Public Administration and Governance.
MSg Jeffrey Junco Res (Inf) PA - a graduate of UP ROTC in 2002, he presently works as a Technical Support specialist for eTelecare located along Commonwealth Avenue.
MSg Kenneth Tirado Res (Inf) PA - MSg Tirado is currently the Head of the Communications Unit of the Office of the Secretary of Education. A member of UP ROTC class 1999, he holds a degree in Information and Library Science from the UP Institute of Library and Information Science.
The UP ROTC Unit has evolved along with the changing times. It boasts of quality standardized training conducted by its professional training group as well as guest military instructors
UP ROTC is based in the DMST Complex, Ylanan Road, UP Campus Diliman, Quezon City. It provides three lecture rooms, an activity area in the third floor of the Vanguard Hall, a drill area and facilities for its cadets and cadet officers
The cadet officers barracks provide living and studying accommodations for cadet officers. The barracks separate billeting spaces for male and female cadet officers. Each cadet officer is provided with a bunk bed, a locker and a study table and chair. This serves as a free residence for transient Manila-based cadet officers and a alternative dormitory for cadet officers who came from the provinces.
Cadet officers are also provided internet access through the Department Offices and are entitled to scholarship programs offered by the University and the UP Vanguard Incorporated (UPVI). UPVI is the alumni association of cadet officers who graduated from UP ROTC. It has active participation on the training, well-being, and social growth of the cadet officers and the cadets.
back to topThe UP Corps of Sponsors is an organization of female students of the University of the Philippines under the Department of Military Science and Tactics
Each member of the COS has undergone a stringent selection process that begins with the nomination period. Possible nominees are approached by cadet officers, cadets, or incumbent sponsors and are invited to join. The nominee then undergoes two levels of panel interviews -- initially with the member of both the Corps of Sponsors and the officers of the Corps of Cadets then by the senior officials of the Department.
Starting off as muses of unit commanders, the sponsors' role evolved to being the primary civic action arm of the Department of Military Science and Tactics. They also serve as counterbalance to the strict discipline put among cadets by their respective cadet officers. Unlike before, sponsors are assigned to the training units and not to individual cadet officers.
Being a sponsor is not all beauty and brains. Each member of the Corps undergo a similar training regimen as the cadets. They also learn to run, crawl, shoot, jump off perfectly built towers, and answer to calls for emergency. Being a sponsor is not all pomp but it is also an adventure.
back to topThe UP ROTC Unit has evolved along with the changing times. It boasts of quality standardized training conducted by its professional training group as well as guest military instructors
UP ROTC is based in the DMST Complex, Ylanan Road, UP Campus Diliman, Quezon City. It provides three lecture rooms, an activity area in the third floor of the Vanguard Hall, a drill area and facilities for its cadets and cadet officers
The cadet officers barracks provide living and studying accommodations for cadet officers. The barracks separate billeting spaces for male and female cadet officers. Each cadet officer is provided with a bunk bed, a locker and a study table and chair. This serves as a free residence for transient Manila-based cadet officers and a alternative dormitory for cadet officers who came from the provinces.
Cadet officers are also provided internet access through the Department Offices and are entitled to scholarship programs offered by the University and the UP Vanguard Incorporated (UPVI). UPVI is the alumni association of cadet officers who graduated from UP ROTC. It has active participation on the training, well-being, and social growth of the cadet officers and the cadets.
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