The Philippines is looking to build up its military reserves as tension escalates in the South China Sea.
It is proposing college students undergo mandatory training.
But critics say a similar programme more than 20 years ago ended in deaths.
Al Jazeera’s Barnaby Lo reports from Manila, the Philippines.
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It is proposing college students undergo mandatory training.
But critics say a similar programme more than 20 years ago ended in deaths.
Al Jazeera’s Barnaby Lo reports from Manila, the Philippines.
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