CHAPTER ONE

Introduction to NSTP
In view of R.A 9163, known as ‘National Service Training
Program (NSTP) Act of 2001,’ 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 the purposes
supported by the implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the National Service
Training Program and CHED Memorandum, Guidelines and Circulars related to
this program.
The NSTP envisions to build up valuable and effective members of
National Service Reserve Corps. (NSRC) who may serves as model and agent in
attaining desirable quality of life, sustain peace, unity, cooperation and growth of
the target communities. (Preamble, Philippine Constitution; Sec 11, R.A 9163;
IRR-NSTP Rule 5, Section 11, para. A
 ORGANIZATION AND ORIENTATION

• Introduction
• The lessons on Civic Welfare Training Services (CWTS) of the
National Service Training Program (NSTP) includes both
lectures, seminar/workshop and practicum. The
lectures/workshops are usually held at the school (classrooms)
while the practicum is conducted at the target areas and
communities. The practicum includes activities related to
community Extension Projects and Services.
• The Emergence of the National Service Training Program
(NSTP)
• The National Service Training Program was 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" or Republic Act No.
9163. It was signed into law in January 23, 2002 amidst the various calls
of dissenting sectors for its abolition or reform. It invoked the constitutional
provision regarding the "duty of the state to serve and protect its citizens,"
specifically Article II (Declaration of Principles and State Policies), Section
2, which states that "The prime duty of the government is to serve and
protect the people. The government may call upon the people to defend the
state, and in fulfillment thereof, all citizens may be required under
conditions provided by law, to render personal military or civil service".
This is the same principle that created and sustained the Reserve Officers
Training Corps.
 The primary objective of the NSTP law is to promote
the role of the youth in nation-building. As such, it aims
to encourage the youth to become civic and/or military leaders
and volunteers whom could be called upon by the nation in cases
their services are needed. Compared with the ROTC which
specializes in military training, and the E- ROTC which granted
three options for students yet was limited in implementation, the
NSTP law ensured that the three components - Civic Welfare
Training Service, Literacy Training Service, and Reserve Officers
Training Corps - will be given the same and equal implementation
in educational institutions. Moreover, it defined the different
components, the duration of the training, coverage, etc.
The Three NSTP Components
The National Service Training Program is composed of three different
components.
The Civic Welfare Training Service is geared towards activities
that have social impact and through activities that could contribute to
"health, education, environment, entrepreneurship, safety, recreation and
morals of the citizenry", thus the CWTS component of the NSTP stressed
the importance of youth involvement in broad programs or activities that
will benefit the people. While the CWTS focused on programs to enhance
the living conditions of the people.
The Literacy Training Service has a more limited yet equally
useful objective that is to "train students to become teachers of literacy and
numeracy skills to school children, out of school youth, and other segments
of society in need of their service". LTS thus specializes in the education of
the people, strengthening the education sector to empower the people
through education.
Meanwhile, Reserve Officers' Training Corps,
while deemed equally important by the NSTP law
(it maintained its existence and nature
mentioned in RA 7077 having the primary
objective to prepare youth in
the
defense, became merely a component national
of the
program.
 The goal of the law and of the program is to
harness the strength and capacity of the youth to contribute to
nation-building, thus the National Service Reserve Force/Corps
was created to enlist CWTS and LTS graduates which is also
equivalent to the Citizen Armed Force of the ROTC. In the
event that the state will need people for its civic and literacy
activities, it will merely utilize the personnel of the reserve
force, the student volunteers the NSTP-CWTS and the NSTP-
LTS have produced. As with the need of the Armed Forces for
additional force for its defense campaigns, it can easily use its
body of reservists in the Reserve Command.
• VISION, MISSION AND GOALS of NSTP
• VISION:
To develop service-driven for nation-
individuals
building.
• MISSION
The NSTP is a dynamic service-oriented sector
composed of qualified implementers committed to reach- out
for the development of the students and the community by:
a.) Providing capability enhancement for
civic
consciousness and defense preparedness;
b.) Encouraging students in improving their skills,
knowledge and attitudes on
endeavors that develop various their
will
community service; interest
c.) Training students in
and target clientele
to be more responsive in attaining peace
and other
development concerns
school. (Sec. 2, Para. 2 in 3, target R.A. 9163);
& the areas and
of and
the
d.) Providing avenues opportunities for
students become efficientthe and effective
to
future reservists imbued with good moral
values.
• CORE VALUES
The NSTP promotes the ideals of the core values
found in the Preamble of the 1987 Philippines
Constitution. Core values are further defined by the
specific values. The following are the values that
guide the implementation of the program:
• PAGKAMAKA – DIOS
-Faith in the Almighty God -Respect for Life
-Order -Work
-Concern for the Family and Future Generations
• PAGKAMAKA – TAO
-Love -Freedom -Peace -Truth
-Justice

• PAGKAMAKA – BAYAN
-Unity -Equality -Respect for Law and Gov’t
-Patriotism -Promotion of the Common Good

• PAGKAMAKA – KALIKASAN
-Concern for the Environment
GOALS

• To develop civic consciousness and defense

preparedness among the students in enhancing their
total well being as model and agent of community
development;
• To institutionalize the NSTP structure, systems and
procedure in the operation of the program;
• To build a pool of qualified trainers and
volunteers among the students and faculty
members with the program core values.
• ROLE OF NSTP

• The NSTP is basically concerned with development of the youth. It

emphasizes the intensification of values, ideals related to civic consciousness
particularly those that enhance their intellectual, moral, spiritual, and social
well being.

• It aims to inform, train, mobilize and serve youth as arm in helping the
community in the pursuit of NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT. It particularly
deals with training, packaging and disseminating information for the
development of knowledge, skills and attitude needed as future leaders and
good citizens, demonstration and application of technologies, tools and
materials generated by the school and in some selected institutions for
livelihood and community improvement. (Sec. 2, para. 3, R.A. 9163).
• SERVICE COMPONENTS OF NSTP
• “Civic Welfare Training Services” (CWTS) which refers to
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. (Sec. 3, para. d, R.A.
9163).

• CWTS Dimensions
a. Leadership and Morals of the Citizenry involves
development of youth to be good leaders, responsible individuals
imbued with good moral values and active agent of development
of the community.
b. Health aims to give knowledge on medical-
related fields and extend health services needed in
the community. It includes specifically medical
services like disaster management, first-aid
operation, vaccination, info-dissemination on health,
nutrition, technical assistance and training of youth to
be first-aid assistants.
c. Safety Services includes the knowledge and skills
in keeping oneself and others safe. It helps in increasing
the awareness about the possible hazards in the different
areas of living and be able to make appropriate
decisions and actions. It helps equip the trainees the
ability to deal with a range of situation. (Safety
Education: Guidance for Schools.)
d.Environmental Services inculcates
environmental awareness and its contributions 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 thrusts.
e.Education involves enhancement of institutional
support materials and facilities for the community and
school such as providing materials containing laws,
ordinances, rules and regulations and extended services
of skilled students
f. Entrepreneurship/livelihood includes
programs and activities which are vital to
economic growth.

g. Recreation involves sports/games, arts, music

and other worthwhile activities that enrich youth’s
capacities to relate with one another in the
community. (Sec. 3, para. d, R.A. 9163)
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)

is a program designed to provide military

training to tertiary level students in order to
motivate, train, organize and mobilize them for
national defense preparedness (Sec. 3, para. b,
IRR – NSTP)
• ROTC Dimension
• Military Science 1 includes military
indoctrination, human rights, combat training for
the individual soldiers, individual protective
measures, basic weapon training, marksmanship
training, drills and ceremonies (ROTC POI)
• Military Science 2 includes general military
operations, small unit tactics, individual unit
training, crew serve weapons, familiarization
firing, educational tour and drill ceremonies
(ROTC POI).
• Literacy Training Service (LTS) is a program designed to
train students to become teachers of literacy and numeracy skills
to school children, out-of-school youth and other segments of the
society in need of their services (Sec. 3, para. c, IRR – NSTP)
•
• LTS Areas of Concern
• Basic Literacy includes teaching of the 3 Rs; Reading,
Writing and Arithmetic.
• Functional Literacy includes activities which involve
analytical thinking, application concepts based on lessons
that will raise the level of literacy (Bureau of Alternative
Learning System Manual, 2004).
• The National Service Reserve Corps (NSRC)

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.
• Functions
• To assist in the disaster preparedness, mitigation, response and
rehabilitation programs;
• To serve as an auxiliary to the Disaster Coordinating Council
(DCC) response units;
• Composition
• The NSRC shall be composed of the graduates of CWTS and
LTS components of the NSTP.
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