National Service

Training Program 1

Module 1: Physical Organization & Course

Orientation
Objectives

TO GIVE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT TO EXPLAIN THE CORE VALUES

THE NATURE AND HISTORY OF OF THE SUBJECT COURSE.
NSTP.
Overview

• This session focuses on the

history and origin of NSTP and
how it helps to the community
and who are those people
involved in this community
services.
NSTP as “de Jure”
Republic Act No. 9163 which
known as the National Service
Training Program (NSTP) Act of
2001
It is an act establishing the National Service
Training Program (NSTP) for tertiary level
students and is the result of the amendment
of Republic Act No. 7077 or AFP Reservist Law
and Presidential Decree No. 1706 or the
National Service Law.
NSTP as “de Jure”

• The guiding principle of NSTP is

stated in Article II of the 1987
Constitution; it provides that while
it is the prime duty of the
government to serve and protect
its people, in turn it shall be the
responsibility of every citizen to
defend the state and in fulfillment
thereof, they shall be required by
the state to render personal,
military and civic services.
 NSTP as “de Jure”

• The constitution provides further that the state shall

recognize the youth’s vital role in nation-building, shall
promote civic consciousness among them, develop their
physical, moral, spiritual and social well-being, inculcate
in them patriotism, nationalism, and advance their
involvement in public and civic affairs.
• In pursuit of these goals, the youth, the most valuable
resource of the nation, shall be motivated, trained,
organized and mobilized in military training, literacy,
civic welfare and other similar endeavors in the service
of the nation.
A Primer on the NSTP Act of 2001

QUESTION: WHAT IS
NSTP?
 A Primer on the NSTP Act of
2001

• “National Service Training Program (NSTP)”

is a program aimed at enhancing 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. Its various components are
especially designed to enhance the youth’s
active contribution to the general welfare.
A Primer on the NSTP Act of 2001

Question:

What are the program components of the

NSTP?
 A Primer on the NSTP Act of
2001

• A. “Reserve Officers’ Training Corps

(ROTC)” is a program institutionalized
under Section 38 and 39 of Republic Act
No. 7077 designed to provide military
training to tertiary level students in
order to motivate, train, organize and
mobilize them for national defense
preparedness.
 A Primer on the NSTP Act of
2001

• B. “Literacy Training Service (LTS)” is

a program designed to train students to
become teachers of literacy and
numerical skills to school children, out
of school youth, and other segments of
society in need of their service.
 A Primer on the NSTP Act of
2001

• C. “Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS)”

refers to programs 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, recreation
and morals of the citizenry.
A Primer on the NSTP Act of 2001

QUESTION: WHO SHALL TAKE THE

NSTP?
 A Primer on the NSTP Act of
2001

• All incoming freshmen students, male

and female, 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.
A Primer on the NSTP Act of 2001

Question:

Since when the NSTP been implemented?

 A Primer on the NSTP Act of
2001

• The NSTP has been implemented since

the start of school year 2002-2003.
 A Primer on the NSTP Act of
2001

Question:

How is the NSTP taken

up?
 A Primer on the NSTP Act of
2001

• Each of the NSTP components is

undertaken for an academic period of
two (2) semesters and is credited for
three (3) units per semester with fifty-
four (54) to ninety (90) training hours
per semester.
A Primer on the NSTP Act of 2001

Question:

What if I cannot take the NSTP during the

regular semester?
 A Primer on the NSTP Act of
2001

• A one-summer program in lieu of the

two (2)-semester program may be
designed, formulated and adopted by
(DND), (CHED), and (TESDA), subject to
the capability of the school and the
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to
handle the same.
 A Primer on the NSTP Act of
2001

Question:

What if the NSTP

component of my choice is
not offered in my school?
 A Primer on the NSTP Act of
2001

• Schools that do not meet the required number of

students in order to conduct a program component
or do not offer the component chosen by their
students shall allow the students to cross enroll to
other schools, irrespective of whether that school
is under CHED or TESDA; and for the ROTC,
whether they are managed by different AFP
branches of service.
• These students, however, shall be subjected to the
existing rules and regulations of their school of
origin and the accepting school.
 A Primer on the NSTP Act of
2001

Question:

Are currently-enrolled
students covered by
the NSTP law?
 A Primer on the NSTP Act of
2001

• Male students currently enrolled but

have taken any program components of
the previous Expanded ROTC (E-
ROTC)/National Service Program(NSP)
are covered by the NSTP.
 A Primer on the NSTP Act of
2001

Question:

Will a student who has

completed all his academic
requirements except ROTC be
allowed to graduate?
 A Primer on the NSTP Act of
2001

• A student who has completed all his academic

requirements except for ROTC will be allowed
to graduate provided that he is a certified
candidate by the school on or before the
effectively of the NSTP which is on March 23,
2002.
 A Primer on the NSTP Act of
2001

Question:

What if a male student has

completed two (2)
semesters of the
E-ROTC/NSP?
 A Primer on the NSTP Act of
2001

• He is deemed to have complied with the

NSTP requirement.
 A Primer on the NSTP Act of
2001

Question:

What if a male student

has taken only one (1)
semester of Basic ROTC or
E-ROTC/NSP?
 A Primer on the NSTP Act of
2001

• He shall take one more semester of any

of the NSTP components to qualify for
graduation.
A Primer on the NSTP Act of
2001

Question:

What will become of

NSTP graduates?
 A Primer on the NSTP Act of
2001

• Graduates of the non-ROTC components

shall belong to the National Service
Reserve Corps (NSRC) which could be
tapped by the States for literacy and
civic welfare activities. Graduates of
the ROTC component shall form part of
the AFP Citizen Armed Force, subject to
DND requirements.
A Primer on the NSTP Act of
2001

Question:

How can a student

continue to qualify for
enlistment in the AFP
reserve force?
 A Primer on the NSTP Act of
2001

• He/She may qualify for enlistment in

the AFP reserved force as long as
he/she has completed the two (2)
semesters of basic ROTC.
 A Primer on the NSTP Act of
2001

Question:

What lead agencies will

monitor the implementation of
the NSTP?
 A Primer on the NSTP Act of
2001

• CHED regional offices, TESDA provincial

and district offices and DND-AFP
through major service reserve
commands and their ROTC units shall
oversee and monitor the
implementation of the NSTP under their
respective jurisdiction to determine if
the trainings conducted are in
consonance with RA 9163.
A Primer on the NSTP Act of
2001

Question:

Is the NSTP available

in all schools and
universities?
 A Primer on the NSTP Act of
2001

• All higher and technical-vocational

educational institutions offer at least
one (1) of the NSTP components while
State universities and colleges offer the
ROTC component and at least one other
NSTP component. Private schools that
have at least 350 student cadets offer
the ROTC components through its
Department of Military Science and
Tactics (DMST).
Guidelines for the Establishment of the
National Service Reserve Corps (NSRC)

Background
• Section 11 of RA 9163 or the National Service
Training Program Act of 2001 specifically provides
for the creation of a National Reserve Corps
(NSRC), composed of graduates of the non-ROTC
Components: the Civic Welfare Training Service
(CWTS) and Literacy Training Service and Literacy
Training Service (LTS). Members of this Corps may
be tapped by the State for Literacy and civic
welfare activities, through the joint efforts of
DND, CHED, and TESDA.
B. The National Service Reserve
Corps

Mission
To provide a trained and motivated
manpower pool that can be tapped
by the State for civic welfare,
literacy, and other similar endeavors
in the service of the nation.
B. The National Service Reserve
Corps

Functions

a.) To assist in the disaster preparedness, mitigation,

response, and rehabilitation programs;
b.) To serve as an auxiliary to the Disaster
Coordinating Council (DCC) response units.
c.) To assist in the promotion of civic welfare
activities.
d.) To assist in the implementation of literacy
programs.
B. The National Service Reserve
Corps

Functions

e.) To assist in socioeconomic development.

f.) To assist in environmental protection.
g.) To perform other similar endeavors.
B. The National Service Reserve
Corps

Composition

The NSRC shall be composed of the graduates of

CWTS and LTS components of the NSTP.
B. The National Service Reserve
Corps

Organization

The NSRC is organized under the umbrella of the

National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC).
It shall have a national, regional, provincial, and
city/municipal level of organization parallel to
the Disaster Coordinating Council (DCC)
structures at all levels.
Objectives of NSTP

• To enable all citizens to render their obligatory

national service towards self-help and service to
others;
• To inculcate in the minds of the youth our long
cherished traditional and cultural Filipino values;
• To enable the citizens to contribute to the country’s
development and welfare and in the attainment and
preservation of a just and orderly society;
• To enhance the respect for law and duly constituted
authorities;
Objectives of NSTP

• To promote and develop civic consciousness and

citizen’s participation in national defense
preparedness;
• To motivate, train and develop the citizens,
particularly the youth, with regard to their
responsibilities as citizens;
• To organize, mobilize and utilize youth manpower
of community development; and
• To harness citizen manpower for the promotion of
national development programs and goals.
Core Values of NSTP

• Unity
• Patriotism
• Faith in God
• Respect for life
• Truth
• Justice
Core Values of NSTP

• Freedom
• Equality
• Peace
• Concern for Family
• Concern for the Environment
• Volunteerism
Bibiliograpy

Del Rosario, Ed. D. (2012). Resurreccion et. al.

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Lee, Sergio J. (2007). National Service Training
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