INTRODUCTION TO

NATIONAL SERVICE
TRAINING
PROGRAM (NSTP)
History of National Service Training Program

-started with the passage of

Commonwealth Act No.1 aka
NATIONAL DEFENSE ACT

to provide national defense of the

Philippines penalizing certain
violations thereof appropriating funds
thereof and for other purposes
Commonwealth Act No. 1

College students specifically males

Finish at least 2 years or 4 of Military

Training as reserved cadets of the
national defense of the country
  Mandates national service to all
August 8,1980, citizens of the country
Commonwealth  Requirement of Tertiary Education to
Act No.1 choose one among:
amendment to give  Civil Welfare Training Service
existence to PD (CWTS)
1706 or National  Law Enforcement Service ( LES)
Service Law  Military Service ( MS)
Presidential Memorandum Order No. 1
suspended the National Service Law except
the provision on Military Service. It became
the Basic Reserve Training Officer Corps or
ROTC effective in the school year 1986-1987
In 1991…  R.A. 7077 It is an act providing
for the development,
The Implementing Rules
and Regulations of RA administration, organization,
7077 modified Basic training, maintenance and
ROTC to Expanded utilization of the Citizen Armed
ROTC Program as
mandated Forces of the Armed Forces of
- military subject for first the Philippines and for other
year purposes. This may also
- any of the ff., MTS,
CWTS, LES for second include civil police officers
year- when needed to maintain law
and order.
 March 18, 2001- expanded
ROTC program morphed into
National Service Training
Program
 Comprises of 3 program
A new and latest components
amendment was brought
for creating the RA 9163
Civic Welfare Training Service
 known as National (CWTS)
Service Training Program
Signed into law in Jan. Literacy Training Service (LTS)
23,2002
Implemented in SY
2002-2003
Reserve Officer Training Corps
(ROTC)
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9163
 Approved by the
Passage of the Law
President

23 July 2001 23 Jan. 2002

19 Dec. 2001 2002–2003

Passed by the Senate Effectivity: Start of
and The House of School Year 2002-
Congress 2003
  SECTION 1. GUIDING
PRINCIPLE - the prime duty of
the government is to serve and
protect its citizens, it shall be the
responsibility of all citizens to
GUIDING defend the security and promote
PRINCIPLES the general welfare of the State,
and I fulfillment thereof, the
government may require each
citizen to render personal military
or civil service
  SECTION 2 – ROLE OF THE YOUTH A. In
recognition of the vital role of the youth in
nation building, the State shall promote civic
consciousness among them and shall develop
their physical moral, spiritual, intellectual and
social well-being. It shall inculcate the ideals of
GUIDING patriotism, nationalism ad advance their
PRINCIPLES involvement in public and civic affairs.
 B. as the most valuable resource of the nation,
they shall be motivated, trained, organized and
involved in military, literacy, civic welfare
programs and other similar endeavors n the
service of the nation.
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9163
JANUARY 23, 2002

SECTION 3
Shall be known as the….
• “National Service Training Program (NSTP) Act of 2001”

an act establishing the NSTP for tertiary level students, amending for the purpose
of RA 7077 and PD 1706 and for other purposes

NSTP is designed to develop and enhance consciousness and defense

preparedness among the Filipino youth by developing the ethics of service,
nationalism, and patriotism while undergoing training in any of its three program
components
 a.Reserve Officer Training
Corps (ROTC)

COMPONENTS -designed to give military

OF NSTP training to tertiary education
- aims to motivate, train,
organize and mobilize them for
national preparedness
 b. Literacy Training Service
(LTS)

COMPONENTS - designed to train the students to

OF NSTP become teachers of literacy and
numeracy skills
- focuses on school children, OSY
and other segments of society
 c. Civic Welfare Training
Service (CWTS)
- contributory to the general welfare and
COMPONENT betterment of the life for the members of
S OF the community

NSTP - For the enhancement of its facilities, esp.

those devoted to improving health,
education, environment, entrepreneurship,
safety, recreation and morals of the
citizenry
Section 4. Establishment of the National
Service Training Program

any baccalaureate course of at least two year

technical-vocational or associate courses to
complete one (1) NSTP component

ROTC Is optional
Section 4. Establishment of the National
Service Training Program

All higher and technical-vocational education institutions must at least offer

one (1) of the NSTP components

State Universities Colleges (SUCs) shall offer ROTC component and at least
one (1) other NSTP component

The Philippine Military Academy (PMA), The Philippine Merchant Marine

Academy (PMMA), Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) and other
SUC’s of similar nature are exempted from the NSTP
Section 4. Establishment of the National
Service Training Program

 Private higher 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)
Section 5 and 6

Male and female tertiary students

Required to complete one (1) NSTP component

Taken for two (2) semesters

NSTP-CWTS VISION

To develop in the youth the values

To train students to become of patriotism and national pride,
innovators of social change discipline and hard work, integrity
with a culture of excellence and accountability for nation-
and leaders with integrity, building and volunteerism as
competence, and commitment valuable and effective members of
to render service to the the National Service Corps of
community CWTS
  Aims to promote and integrate
values education, transformational
NSTP- CWTS leadership, and sustainable social
MISSION 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 capability 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 Core Values

 Love of GOD  Respect, synergy and

professionalism
 Human dignity
 Excellence and
 Discipline, truth, goodness,
indigenous learning
and social responsibility
 Protectionand conservation of the
 Awareness, innovation, environment
and creativity  Qualityservice
delivery
NSTP-CWTS Minimum Standards

 Helps develop informed and self-reliant

communities
 Strategies follow an integrative approach to
community development
 Is
a three-unit, non-academic course for students
who opt to take the CWTS component of NSTP
 Focuses on the five (5) topics : Citizenship Training,
Drug Education, Disaster awareness Preparedness &
Management, Environmental Protection and other
National Security Concerns

I. Common Gain knowledge, skills, and attitude towards deepened

understanding and heightened appreciation of their
Modules (25 role in the promotion of common good and the
hrs) general welfare

Demonstrate learning by applying concepts and

principles on practical situations in pursuit of
community development for the task of nation
building
 I. Common Modules (25 hrs.) – aims to:

1 2 3 4
Inculcate the Develop Enhance civic Advance their
spirit of physical, moral, consciousness involvement in
patriotism, spiritual, and defense civic and public
nationalism, and intellectual, and preparedness of affairs
good citizenship social well-being the students
values
II. Specific Modules (29 hrs)

Designed for non-military components-CWTS and LTS.

Will help the students acknowledge their roles in the society by engaging themselves
to activities contributory to the general welfare

Students are being introduced to the community-based activities as preparation of

their involvement to the National Service Reserve Corps (NSRC)
NSRC- an organization composed of graduates of the
CWTS and LTS tasked to provide a trained,
motivated, and organized manpower reserve that can
be tapped by the state for DRRM, civic welfare,
literacy, national emergency, environmental protection
and other similar endeavors in the service of the
nation
III. Optional Modules (36 hrs)

Prescribed alongside the

promulgation of the revised IRR Students are expected to gain
of 2009 will provide avenues for added knowledge, skills and
additional training of the attitude that are relevant in the
students in preparing them to performance of their duty's
become active members of the citizens and as NSRC reservists
NSRC
 The NSTP Law or Republic Act 9163 was
signed by Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

NSTP Law is a consolidation of House Bill

Did you know No. 3593 and Senate Bill No. 1824 passed by
that? the House of Representative and the Senate on
Dec. 19,2001

NSTP Law has made ROTC optional