NSTP LAW

(REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9163)

and the Philippine Constitution

MODULE 1
 TOPIC OUTLINE
•The National Service Training Program (NSTP)
•Its Definition
•Legal Basis
•Guiding Principles
•Program Components
•Main Features, and the
•Administrative Aspects of the Course
•The Philippine Constitution
Nature, Purpose, and Function of the
Constitution
•Government Service Branches
National Security Issues and Concerns
NATIONAL SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAM (NSTP)

It is a program designed to increase

youth civic awareness and defense
preparedness by instilling a sense of
service and patriotism while
undergoing training in any of its three
(3) program components.
LEGAL BASIS OF NSTP

1. The Philippine Constitution

2. Commonwealth Act. No. 1 (National Defense
Act)
3. Presidential Decree No. 1706 (National Service
Law)
4. Republic Act no. 7077 (The Citizen Armed
Forces of the Philippines Reservist Law)
5. Republic Act No. 9163 (NSTP Act of 2001)
CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISION ON CIVIL DEFENSE

The prime duty of the Government is to

serve and protect the people.

The Government may call upon the people to defend

the State.
In the fulfillment thereof, all citizens may be required,
under conditions provided by law, to render personal,
military or civil service.

(Sec. 4, Article II, 1987 Constitution)

COMMONWEALTH LAW ON CIVIL OBLIGATION

The preservation of OBLIGATIONS

the State is the

obligation of every
RESPONSIBILITIES

citizen. RIGHTS

(Sec. 2, Commonwealth Act No. 1)

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9163

The Act is known as the "National Service

Training Program (NSTP) Act of 2001”

promote civic consciousness inculcate in the inculcate in the youth patriotism,

youth among the youth and shall patriotism, nationalism, and advance their
nationalism, and develop their physical, moral, involvement in public and civic affairs
advance their involvement in spiritual,
intellectual and social public and civic affairs
well-being

the youth shall be motivated, trained, organized and

mobilized in military training, literacy, civic welfare and
other similar endeavors in the service of the nation
NSTP SERVICE COMPONENTS
Reserve Officers'
Training Corps (ROTC)
designed to provide military
training to tertiary level
students in order to
motivate, train, organize and
mobilize them for national
defense preparedness
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9163
The Literacy Training The Civic Welfare Training
Service Service
designed to train students programs or activities contributory
to become teachers of to the general welfare and the
literacy and numeracy
skills to school children,
betterment of life for the members
out of school youth, and of the community or the
other segments of society enhancement of its facilities,
in need of their service especially those devoted to
improving health, education,
environment, entrepreneurship,
safety, recreation and morals of the
citizenry.
NSTP COVERAGE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9163
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9163

Ø students
Ø male and female
required to
Ø any baccalaureate degree
course or at least two (2)-year
complete one
technical vocational courses (1) of the NSTP
components
Ø public and private educational as requisite for
institutions
graduation
Ø program shall be undertaken for
a period of two (2) semesters.
MAJOR UNIFORMED SERVICES
Armed Forces of Philippine Philippine Bureau of Fire
the Philippines National Police Coast Guard Protection

Bureau of Jail Management Bureau of National Mapping and Resource

and Penology Corrections Information Authority
NATIONAL ISSUES & CONCERNS

DEFENSE
SECURITY
HUMAN
NATIONAL
SECURITY
SECURITY
DIMENSIONS
INTERNAL
SECURITY

SPHERE OF PEACE
NATIONAL ISSUES & CONCERNS
HUMAN SECURITY
Through the eyes of a person…
trapped in extreme
poverty and
marginalization
•he or she will likely have
few or no assets
•available work pays very
little & no security
•hunger may shadow many
days
•shelter is likely to be
situated in areas prone to
disasters with no clean
water or modern sanitation
NATIONAL ISSUES & CONCERNS
caught in struggling to survive a
conflict natural disaster
•jobs are lost and •poorest countries communities are
economies destroyed vulnerable to floods, droughts and
•collapse of public storms
services pushes •land, livelihoods, shelter and
children services may be gone in an instant
out of school and •full recovery may take years,
diminishes health care plunging people into worsening
•weak judicial systems poverty
permit crimes to •competition over depleted
flourish resources intensifies
HUMAN SECURITY NATIONAL ISSUES & CONCERNS

According to the UN Commission, HUMAN SECURITY

seeks to “protect the vital core of all
human lives in ways that enhance
human freedoms and human
fulfillment"
requires “protecting people from
critical and pervasive threats” and
"empowering them to take charge of
their own lives"
"protection and empowerment are
mutually reinforcing and cannot
succeed in isolation”
NATIONAL SECURITY NATIONAL ISSUES & CONCERNS

National security or In the Philippine context, National

national defense is the
security and defense of a
nation state, including its
citizens, economy, and
institutions, which is
regarded as a duty of
government
Security is described as a
condition or state of being where
the Filipino people’s values, way
of life, institutions, welfare, and
well-being, sovereignty and
strategic relations are protected
and enhanced.

The National Security Council (NSC) is the

principal advisory body on the proper
coordination and integration of plans and
policies affecting national security.
PILLARS OF NATIONAL SECURITY NATIONAL ISSUES & CONCERNS

safeguarding the Philippine’s National

Unity, its democracy and its social
institutions
3 major
Ensuring the security of the State and
pillars preserving and protecting its sovereignty,
territorial integrity and institutions

Protection of properties, infrastructures and

keeping the people safe from all forms of threats,
both here and abroad
NSTP & NATIONAL SECURITY NATIONAL ISSUES & CONCERNS

sec. 11 of RA 9163 created the

to be composed of the graduates of NSTP-CWTS & NSTP-LTS.

Members of this Corps may be tapped by the State for literacy
and civic welfare activities through the joint effort of the DND,
CHED and TESDA.

Graduates of the ROTC shall form part of the

Citizens’ Armed Force
MISSION OF THE RESERVE FORCE NATIONAL ISSUES & CONCERNS

“To provide the base for the expansion of the Armed

Forces of the Philippines in the event of war, invasion
or rebellion; to assist in relief and rescue during
disaster or calamities; to assist in socio-economic
development; and to assist in the operation and
maintenance of essential government or private
utilities in the furtherance of the overall mission.”

(Sec. 7, R.A. No. 7077)

*CHALLENGES TO NATIONAL SECURITY NATIONAL ISSUES & CONCERNS

INTERNAL
Law & Order &
Administration of Illegal Drugs
Justice Criminality and crimes against person

Internal Armed Communist insurgency

Conflicts Secessionist movement
Terrorism & ASG
Transnational Jihadist groups ØTransnational crimes
Crimes ØResource issues (Food,
Economic & Poverty
Human Resources,
Social Threats Graft and corruption
Energy and Water)
*National Security Policy 2017-2022
INTERNAL CHALLENGES NATIONAL ISSUES & CONCERNS
Insurgency,Drugs,Criminality / Crimes against person
INTERNAL CHALLENGES NATIONAL ISSUES & CONCERNS
Terrorism / Transnational Crimes / Economic & Social Threats
I
INTERNAL CHALLENGES NATIONAL ISSUES & CONCERNS
Terrorism / Transnational Crimes / Economic & Social Threats
*CHALLENGES TO NATIONAL SECURITY
Overlapping Territorial
Claims & Maritime
Domain Issues
Global & Regional Geo-
Political Issues
Increased Global
Economic Uncertainties
Proliferation of Weapons
of Mass Destruction
*National Security Policy 2017-2022
NATIONAL ISSUES & CONCERNS
EXTERNAL
Ø The West Philippine Sea and elsewhere
Ø Encroachments into PHL EEZ
Ø Defining Maritime borders and jurisdiction
Ø United States, China, ASEAN, Japan
Ø Others (South Korea, Australia, Russia
and India)
Ø Increased Global Economic Uncertainties
Ø Global Security Issues and the Welfare of
OFWs
Ø Proliferation of WMD (CBRNE)
EXTERNAL CHALLENEGS NATIONAL ISSUES & CONCERNS
Territorial / Geo-Political / WMDs
*CHALLENGES TO NATIONAL SECURITY NATIONAL ISSUES & CONCERNS

OTHER STRATEGIC ISSUES & CHALLENGES

Rising Threat ØTechnological advances and dependency

of Cyber ØProtection of critical infrastructure
CrimeØCyber Security Threats

Climate ØClimate change & Global warming

ChangeØEnvironmental degradation
ØDisasters and crises

Institutional ØReforms in the Security Sector, political

Concernssystem, and bureaucracy
ØProviding basic services
EXTERNAL CHALLENGES NATIONAL ISSUES &
Other Strategic Issues & CONCERNS

Challenges

CYBER CRIME /
ENVIRONMENTAL
DEGRADATION /
CLIMATE CHANGE /
DISASTERS
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