THE NSTP LAW

Higher Education Act of 1994 (RA 7722)

 Republic Act 7722 is the act creating the Commission on Higher Education which covers both the
public and private institutions of higher education as well as degree-granting programs in all post-
secondary educational institutions, be it public or private.

 One of the powers and functions of this act which is in line with the goal of National Service
Training Program (NSTP) is to identify, support and develop potential centers of excellence in
program areas needed for the development of world-class scholarship, nation building and
national development.

The National Service Training Program (RA 9163)

What is the legal basis of the National Service Training Program (NSTP)?

 The National Service Training Program (NSTP) Law or RA9163 also known as “An Act
Establishing the National Service Training Program (NSTP) for tertiary level students, amending
for the purpose Republic Act No.7077 and Presidential Decree No.1706, and for other purposes.
”was enacted last January 2002 to amend the Expanded ROTC. This program aimed to enhance
civic consciousness and defense preparedness in the youth by developing the ethics of service
and patriotism while undergoing training in any of its three (3) program components, specifically
designed to enhance the youth’s active contribution to the general welfare.

What are the components of the NSTP?

a. Reserve Officer’s Training Corps [ROTC]. Refers to the program component, institutionalized
under Section 38 and 39 of Republic Act No.7077,designed to provide military training to
motivate, train organize and mobilize them for national defense preparedness.

b. Civic Welfare Training Service [CWTS]. Refers to the program component or activities
contributory to the general welfare and the betterment of life for the members of the community or
the enhancement of its facilities, especially those devoted to improving health, education,
environment, entrepreneurship, safety, recreation and moral of the citizenry and other social
welfare services.

c) Literacy Training Service [LTS]. Refers to the program component designed to train the students
to teach literacy and numeracy skills to school children, out-of-school youth and other segments
of society in need of their services.

Who are covered by the NSTP Law?

a. All incoming freshmen students, male, female, starting school year (SY)2002-2003, enrolled in
any baccalaureate and in at least two (2) year technical-vocational or associate courses, are
required to complete one (1) NSTP component of their choice, as a graduation requirement;

b.  All higher and technical-vocational education institutions must at least offer one (1) of the NSTP
components.
 c. State universities and colleges (SUC‟s), shall offer the ROTC component and at least one (1)
other NSTP component. 

d. All The Philippine Military Academy (PMA), Philippine Merchant Marine Academy (PMMA),
Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA), and other SUC‟s of similar nature, in view of the
special character of these institutions, are exempted from the NSTP.

e. Private higher education and technical-vocational education institutions with at least 350 student
cadets may offer the ROTC component and consequently establish/ maintain a Department Of
Military Science and Tactics (DMST), subject to the existing rules and regulations of the Armed
Forces of the Philippines (AFP).

What is the duration and equivalent course unit of each of the NSTP Component?

 Each of the NSTP components shall be undertaken for an academic period of two (2) semesters
for 54 -90 hours per semester. It shall be credited for three (3) units per semester.

NSTP Objectives

 NSTP generally aims to promote civic consciousness and defense preparedness among the
youth by developing the ethics of service and patriotism while undergoing training. (Sec 3a of
NSTP Law)

NSTP-CWTS Vision, Mission and Core Values

NSTP-CWTS Mission

 NSTP-CWTS aims to promote and integrate values education, transformational leadership, and
sustainable social mobilization for youth development, community-building, national renewal, and
global solidarity by:

• Providing relevant activities that will contribute to the physical, intellectual, spiritual, and social
development of students.

• Inculcating in students the values of leadership, patriotism, and social responsibility. 

• Training students to become project planners, designers, and managers of innovative and
sustainable community service-oriented projects.

• Conducting capacity enhancements for civic welfare services geared toward preparing the youth
to become results-oriented social entrepreneurs, volunteers, and a socio-economic mobilizing
force that serves communities as value-driven innovators for progress.

• Working closely with a network of organizations within and outside the higher education
institution.

• Creating opportunities where students can render direct service to the community.

 NSTP-CWTS fosters the following values:

 Love of God
  Human dignity

 Discipline, truth, goodness, and social responsibility

 Awareness, innovation, and creativity

 Respect, synergy, and professionalism

 Excellence and indigenous learning

 Protection and conservation of the environment

 Quality service delivery

NSTP-CWTS Service Components

 S-afety and Security

 E-ducation

 R-ecreation

 V-alues Formation and Moral Recovery

 I-ndustry and Entrepreneurship

 C-are for Health

 E-nvironment

NSTP-CWTS Service Components

 Safety and Security. This area involves disaster preparedness during fire, earthquake or other
calamity that needs immediate response from any trained civilians during emergency situations.
Basic life saving seminar, fire drill and the like are some of these examples.

 Education. This area involves enhancement of institutional support materials and facilities for the
community and school such as providing materials containing basic literacy skills for pre-
schoolers, alternative learning system for out-of-school youths and adults, mathematics and
science tutorials and extended services of skilled students.

 Recreation. This area involves sports fest, parlor games for street children and painting that
enrich youth’s capacities to relate with one another in the community.

 Values Formation and Moral Recovery. This involves the development of youth to be good
leaders, responsible individuals imbued with good moral values and active agent of development
of the community.

 Industry and Entrepreneurship. This area includes programs and activities that are vital to
economic growth. CWTS students demonstrate technical skills in communities like meat
processing, silkscreen making and how to establish small business.

 Care for Health. This area aims to give knowledge on medical-related fields and extend health
services needed in the community. It includes medical services like first- aid operation,
 vaccination, info dissemination, basic lifesaving seminars, heath / nutrition technical assistance
and training of youth to be first aid assistants.

 Environment. This area inculcates environmental awareness and its contribution to health and
related fields. It involves management of waste, environmental protection, dissemination and
application of technologies supportive of the community needs and livelihood activities related to
environment and other related fields supportive of the national thrust.

REFERENCES

1. Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines .(May 18, 1994). Republic Act 7722 Higher
Education Act of 1994 Retrieved from http://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/ downloads/
1994/05may/19940518-RA-07722-FVR.pdf

2. Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. (January 23, 2002). Republic Act No. 9163 An
Act Establishing the National Service Training Program (NSTP) for Tertiary Level Students,
Amending for the Purpose Republic Act No. 7077 and Presidential Decree No. 1706, and for
other purposes. Retrieved from https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2002/01/23/republic-act-no-
9163/

3. Arnel O. Rivera (Nov 14, 2014). Lesson 1 Introduction to NSTP. Retrieved from

https://www.slideshare.net/ArnelLPU/lesson-1-intro-to-nstp

Mapúa Institute Of Technology National Service Training Program [Mapúa-Nstp] Program Module.
Retrieved from https://www.mapua. edu.ph/ Campus%20life/