3. At the end of the class, students should
be able to:
● Discuss the salient provisions of RA
9163 (National Service Training
Program) and its implementing rules
and regulation.
● Enumerate the different components
of NSTP.
● Analyze the noble goals and
imperatives of the NSTP in Nation
Building.
Objectives:
4. 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.”
The NSTP Law (RA 9163)
5. Commonwealth Act No.1
also known as the National Defense Act
Legal Foundations of NSTP
Presedential Decree 1706
also known as the National Service Law
Republic Act 7077
also known as the The Citizen Armed Forces
of the Philippines Reservist Act
6. Commonwealth Act No. 1 also know as the
“National Defense Act”
- It was enacted by the Philippine National
Assembly on December 12, 1935 to create an
independent Philippine Military which requires all
male citizens between 18 and 30 years of age to
undergo training in order to povide a military
service as preservation of the state is the
obligation of very citizen.
LEGAL PRECEDENTS OF NSTP
7. Presedential Decree No. 1706 also know as
the “National Service Law”
- It was signed by President Ferdinand Marcos on
August 8, 1980. It requires all Filipino Citizens to
render national service in any of the three main
programs namely: (a) civic welfare service, (b) law
enforcement service, and (c) military service.
LEGAL PRECEDENTS OF NSTP
8. Republic Act 7077 also know as ”The Citizen Armed
Forces of the Philippines Reservist Act”
- It enacted by the 8th Congress of the Philippines on
June 27, 1991 to provide the organization,
administration, training, maintenance and utilization of
the citizen armed forces of the Philippines. In the event
of war, invasion of rebellion, to assist in relief and rescue
during disaster or calamities.
LEGAL PRECEDENTS OF NSTP
9. 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 of Filipinos.
National Service Training
Program Act of 2001
11. Shall instill patriotism, moral, virtues,
respect for rights of civilians and
adherence to others.
Citizenship training shall be given
emphasis in all three programs.
THREE COMPONENTS OF
NSTP:
12. Institutionalized under
Section 38 and 39 of Republic Act
No. 7077. It is designed to
provide military training to
tertiary level students in order to
motivate, train, organize, and
mobilize them for national
defense preparedness.
ROTC - Reserve Officer’s
Training Corps
13. It is designed to train
the students to teach
literacy and numeracy skills
to school children, out-of-
school youth and other
segments of society in need
of their services.
LTS - Literacy Training
Service
14. 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.
CWTS – Civic Welfare Training
Service
15. Requirement for baccalaureate degree for
both male and female students
Students are expected to learn and acquire
the values and skills in Community
Organization and Development through
Management, Empowerment , and Social
Mobilization
Coverage of the NSTP Component
16. All incoming freshmen students, male,
female enrolled in any baccalaureate and
in at least two year technical-vocational
or associate courses are required to
complete one (1) NSTP component of their
choice, as a graduation requirement.
Who are covered by the NSTP Law?
17. All higher and technical-vocational
education institutions must at least offer
one (1) of the NSTP components.
State universities and colleges (SUC’S),
shall offer the ROTC component and at
least one (1) other NSTP component.
Who are covered by the NSTP Law?
18. Private higher education and technical-
vocational education institutions with at
least 350 student cadets, may offer the
component / maintain and consequently
a Department Of Science and Tactics
(DMST), ROTC establish Military subject to
the existing rules and regulations of the
Armed Forces Of The Philippines (AFP).
Who are covered by the NSTP Law?
19. The Philippine Military Academy (PMA)
Philippine Merchant Marine Academy
(PMMA)
Philippine National Police Academy
(PNPA)
other SUC’s of similar nature, in view of
the special character of these institutions
Who are exempted from NSTP?
20. Each of the NSTP components is
undertaken for an academic period of
two (2) semesters and is credited for the
three (3) units per semester with fifty-four
(54) to ninety (90) training hours per
semester.
Duration of NSTP components:
21. Organization of NSTP Graduates
CAF -
Citizen Armed
Forces
NSRC -
National Service
Reserve Corps
22. ● Graduates of the ROTC component
● Shall form part of the AFP Citizen
Armed Force, subject to the
requirements of DND (Department of
National Defense)
CAF - Citizen Armed Forces
23. ● NSRC is created under Section 11 of RA 9163
or the NSTP Act of 2001.
● 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 effort of DND, CHED, and
TESDA in coordination with DSWD
NSRC – National Service
Reserve Corps
24. 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
nation.
NSRC - Mission
25. 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 socioeconomic development
e) To assist in environmental protection
f) To perform other similar endeavors
NSRC - Function
28. This area involves disaster preparedness during
fire, earthquake or other calamity that needs
immediate response from any trained civilians during
emergency situations.
Examples:
• Basic life saving seminar
• Fire and Earthquake drill
Safety and Security
29. This area involves enhancement of institutional
support materials and facilities for the community and
school such as providing materials containing basic
literacy skills for pre-schoolers, alternative learning
system for out-of-school youths and adults, mathematics
and science tutorials and extended services of skilled
students.
Education
30. This area involves sports fest, parlor games
for street children and painting that enrich
youth’s capacities to relate with one another in
the community.
Recreation
31. This involves the development of youth to
be good leaders, responsible individuals imbued
with good moral values and active agent of
development of the community.
Values Formation and Moral Recovery
32. This area includes programs and activities
that are vital to economic growth. CWTS students
demonstrate technical skills in communities like
meat processing, silkscreen making and how to
establish small business.
Industry and Entrepreneurship
33. This area aims to give knowledge on
medical-related fields and extend health services
needed in the community. It includes medical
services like first-aid operation, vaccination, info
dissemination, basic life saving seminars, heath /
nutrition technical assistance and training of
youth to be first aid assistants.
Care for Health
34. This area inculcates environmental
awareness and its contribution 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 thrust.
Environment
