LICEO DE CAGAYAN UNIVERSITY

College of Arts and Sciences

Department of National Service Training Program

Enhancement Training for NSTP

Teachers
MS. CRISTINE A. GEROY, MBA
FACILITATOR
HISTORY OF NSTP:
Year 1935

National Defense Act/Commonwealth Act No.1 (President Manuel L.

Quezon) – 4 Semesters of Military Training to prepare for National
Defense.

Year 1980

National Service Law/Presidential Decree 1706

(President Ferdinand Marcos) – 4 Semesters but
students were given option to choose between the
three components: Civil Welfare Service, Law
Enforcement Service and Military Service

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HISTORY OF NSTP:
Year 1986

Basic ROTC/Presidential Memorandum Order No. 1 (1986-87)

(President Corazon Aquino) – Suspension of Civil Welfare
Service and Law Enforcement Service except Military Service
– 4 Semesters

Year 1995

Expanded ROTC Program was implemented

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HISTORY OF NSTP:
Year 2001

Due to protest about the irregularities in ROTC particularly the

death of Marc Welson Chua, Implementation of the ROTC was
temporarily suspended by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.

Year 2002

National Service Training program/RA 9163 was signed into

law by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.

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 RA 9163
NSTP LAW

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

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RA 9163
The National Service Training Program (NSTP) Law or RA 9163
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.

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 What are the
components of
the NSTP?

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 3 COMPONENTS OF NSTP

ROTC CWTS LTS

Reserve Officer Training Corps Civic Welfare Training Service Literacy Training Service

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 COMPONENTS OF NATIONAL SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAM

R Refers to the program component,

O institutionalized under Section 38 and

39 of Republic Act No. 7077, designed
to provide military training to

T motivate, train, organize

mobilize them for national defense
preparedness.
and

C
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 COMPONENTS OF NATIONAL SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAM

C Refers to the program component or

activities contributory to the general

W
welfare and the betterment of life for the
members of the community or the
enhancement of its facilities, especially
those devoted to improving health,

T education, environment,
entrepreneurship, safety, recreation
and moral of the citizenry and other

S social welfare services.

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 COMPONENTS OF NATIONAL SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAM

L Refers to the program component

designed to train the students to teach

T
literacy and numeracy skills to school
children, out-of-school youth and other
segments of society in need of their
services.

S
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Who are covered
by the NSTP
Law?

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Who are covered by the NSTP Law?

All incoming freshmen students, male,

female, starting the school year, 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

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Who are covered by the NSTP Law?

All higher and technical-vocational

education institutions must at least
offer one (1) of the NSTP
components.

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Who are covered by the NSTP Law?

State universities and colleges

(SUC‘s) and Higher Education
Schools, shall offer the ROTC
component and at least one (1)
other NSTP component.

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Who are covered by the NSTP Law?

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.

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Who are covered by the NSTP Law?

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).

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

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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
to 90 training hours per semester. It shall be
credited for three (3) units per semester.

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How is Cross-Enrollment done?

Schools that do not meet the required number of students to

maintain the optional ROTC and any of the NSTP components, or do
not offer the component chosen by the student shall allow their
students to cross-enroll in other schools irrespective of whether
such school is under CHED or TESDA; and in the case the students
taking the ROTC component irrespective of whether the two
semesters shall be taken from different schools whose ROTC is
managed by different branches of service of the Armed Forces of the
Philippines (AFP)

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What is NSTP-One Summer Program (NSTP-OSP)?

NSTP-OSP is created under RA 9163 or the NSTP Act of 2001,

especially Section 6 and jointly devised, formulated and adopted by
DND, CHED and TESDA.

NSTP-OSP is established for the three (3) components: ROTC,

CWTS and LTS. This is intended for graduating students in
baccalaureate or at least two-year technical-vocational or associate
courses, who have yet to comply with the NSTP as a requirement for
graduation, as well as for students, thus allow them to concentrate
on the academic subjects and other co-curricular concerns.

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What is the National Service Reserve Corps (NSRC)?

NSRC, composed of graduates of the non-ROTC components: the

CWTS and LTS. Members of this Corps maybe tapped by the State
for literacy and civic welfare activities, through the joint efforts of
DND, CHED, and TESDA

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 FAQs about
National Service
Training
program

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Ngano mga sexy, gwapa og
gwapo man ang mga
Teachers sa NSTP?

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Who are required to complete the NSTP?

Students of any baccalaureate degree course or at least two-year

technical vocational courses in public and private educational
institutions shall be required to complete one of the NSTP
components as requisite for graduation.

Exemptions only apply to:

i. Students who have already taken NSTP from a prior degree
completed;
ii. Transferees and shiftees who have completed NSTP prior to
transferring or shifting; and
iii. Foreign students or aliens

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How are the NSTP classes structured?

Student enrolled in the first semester of NSTP shall

undergo a Specific and Common Module phase which will
focus on: citizenship training; drug education; disaster
awareness, preparedness, and management;
environmental protection; and other national security
concerns.

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Am I allowed to take NSTP 2 before NSTP 1?

No. G-NSTP 1 is a prerequisite for G-NSTP 2.

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Am I allowed to take different program components for my NSTP
1 and 2?

No, you have to take six (units) of the same component

to complete NSTP. According to the Implementing Rules
and Regulations of the National Service Training Program
as mentioned in Rule III, Section 4, you are “required to
complete one (1) NSTP component of [your] choice as a
graduation requirement.”

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After graduation, what will happen to us?

Graduates of the CWTS and LTS components of the

NSTP shall belong to the National Service Reserve Corps
(NSRC) and could be tapped by the State for literacy and
civic welfare activities, especially in times of calamities
while graduates of the ROTC program shall form part of
the Citizen Armed Force.

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Are Sanguniang Kabataan (SK’s) exempted in taking NSTP?

Sanguniang Kabataan and other government officials

are not exempted to take NSTP. If they insist refer
them to the NSTP Office.

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