Legal basis of NSTP

1. NSTP
NATIONAL SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAM

2. LEGAL BASES
• Pursuant to Section 12 of Republic Act No. 9163 otherwise known as the National
Service Training Program (NSTP) Act of 2001, the Commission on Higher Education
(CHED), Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), and Department
of National Defense (DND), in consultation with concerned government agencies, the
Philippine Association of State Universities and Colleges (PASUC), Coordinating Council of
Private Educational Associations of the Philippines (COCOPEA), Non-Government
Organizations (NGOs) and recognized student organizations, hereby jointly issue, adapt
and promulgate the following implementing rules and regulations to implement the
provisions of the Act.
• promote civic consciousness among the youth:
• Develop their physical, moral, spiritual, intellectual and social well being; and
• Inculcate patriotism, nationalism, and advance their involvement on public and civic
affairs.

3. LEGAL BASES
• NSTP in accordance with its newly revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR). The NSTP components
are the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC), Literacy Training Service (LTS), and CWTS.
• NSTP aims to inculcate civic consciousness and defense preparedness in the Filipino youth. It helps develop
in them the ethics of service and patriotism while they undergo training in any of the program's three
components which are specifically designed to enhance the students' participation in nation-building.
• The NSTP Law or Republic Act No. 9163, also known as An Act Establishing the NSTP for Tertiary-Level
Students, Amending for the Purpose Republic Act No. 7077 and Presidential Decree No. 1706 and for Other
Purposes, was signed by former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on January 23, 2002. It is a consolidation
of House Bill No.
• 3593 and Senate Bill No. 1824 passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on December 19,
2001.
• The NSTP Law has made ROTC optional since the first semester of school year
• 2002-2003 and has allowed students to choose from ROTC, LTS, and CWTS as a requisite for graduation.

4. COVERAGE OF THE NSTP LAW
The NSTP Law covers the following:
1. All students, both male and female, enrolled in any baccalaureate degree or two-year technical-vocational or
non-degree courses in public and private schools must complete one NSTP component of their choice for two
semesters as a graduation requirement.
2. All higher and technical-vocational institutions, public and private, must offer at least one NSTP component.
3. State universities and colleges (SUCs) must offer ROTC and at least one other
NSTP component, namely ITS or CWTS.
4. The Philippine Military Academy (PMA), Philippine Merchant Marine
Academy (PMMA), Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA), and other SUCs of similar nature, in view of the
special character of these institutions, are not covered by the NSTP Law.

5. PROGRAM COMPONENTS
• The NSTP shall have the following components
which the students can choose from as defined
in Rule II, Section 3 hereof: The Reserve
Officers Training Corps (ROTC), Literacy
Training Service (LTS), and Civic Welfare
Training Service (CWTS).

6. RESERVE OFFICERS’ TRAINING CORPS
(ROTC)
• A program component that institutionalized under Section 38 and 39 of
Republic Act No. 7077, designed to provide military training to motivate,
train, organize and mobilize students for national defense preparedness.

7. CIVIC WELFARE TRAINING SERVICE (CWTS)
• refers to the program component 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 improve health,
education, environment, entrepreneurship, safety, recreation and moral of
the citizenry and other social welfare services.

8. LITERACY TRAINING SERVICE (LTS
• refers to the program component 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.

9. PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION
COVERAGE:
Incoming first year level students of any baccalaureate
degree program or of at least two (2) year TVET programs in
public and private educational institutions and enterprises
shall be required to complete one (1) of the NSTP
components as a requisite for graduation, in accordance
with RA 9163

10. ORGANIZATION OF GRADUATES
NATIONAL
ROTC GRADUATES AFP RESERVE FORCE
SERVICE
TRAINING CWTS GRADUATES NATIONAL SERVICE
RESERVE CORPS
LTS GRADUATES (NSRC)
PROGRAM

11. 1. These bills recognized the vital role of the Filipino youth
in nation-building.
a. House Bill No. 3593 and Senate Bill No. 1824
b. House Bill No. 3953 and Senate Bill No. 1284
c. House Bill No. 3593 and Senate Bill No. 1482
d. House Bill No. 3593 and Senate Bill No. 2184

12. 2. Republic Act No. 9163 is also known as
a. ROTC Program
b. NSTP Act of 2001
c. Arroyo Law of 2001
d. NSTP Act of 2002

13. 3. ROTC was institutionalized in _________ of Republic Act
No. 7077.
a. Sections 36 and 37
b. Sections 38 and 39
c. Sections 37 and 38
d. Sections 35 and 36

14. 4. IRR means
a. Implementing Rules and Regulations
b. Implementing Rules and Rites
c. Important Rules and Regulations
d. Implementing Registration and Regulation

15. 5.The PMA, PMMA, and _ are not covered by the NSTP Law.
a. PNP
b. PNB
c. PSG
d. PNPA