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History of NSTP

 1762 - Military Training Course in

University of Sto. Tomas

 Organized in 1762 by Father

Domingo Collantes, O.P. Rector
and Chancellor of UST Military
training course similar to the ROTC
who was attended by a battalion of
young students.

 1912 – Military Instruction in

University of the Philippines In
1912, military instruction started in
University of the Philippines. The
university received the services of a
U.S. Army officer as a professor of
Military Science. the first ROTC unit
in the country was established and
instruction started on July 3, 1922.

o The National University, Ateneo de

Manila, and the Colegio de San Juan
de Letran formed their respective
ROTC units. These units remained
independent of each other until 1936,
when ROTC existed throughout the
country was supervised and
controlled.

1935 - Commonwealth Act No. 1 / National

Defense Act Under the government of Pres.
Manuel L. Quezon 

 Required college students, particularly

males to finish 2 years (equivalent to 4

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semesters), ofmilitary training Started
the reservist system in the Philippine
national defense.

ROTC in World War II 

 By 1941 there were 33 colleges and
universities throughout the country that
maintained ROTC units. All however, were
closed with the onset of World War II. The
war saw ROTC products in action for the
first time. Cadets from different Metro
Manila units took part in the defense
of Bataan and after the surrender of last
American bastion in the archipelago. 

1980 – Presidential Decree No. 1706 / National Service

Law Mandated compulsory national service to all
Filipino citizens

 It was composed of 3 main program

components namely:
Civic Welfare Service (CWS)
Law Enforcement Service (LES)
Military Service (MS)

 College students were given an option to

choose one from among these components
in compliance with this requirement.
1986-1987 Republic Act No. 7077 / The Citizen Armed
Forces of the Philippines Reservist Law

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 Under Pres. Corazon C Aquino, it paved the
way for the conceptualization of the Basic
Reserve Officer’s Training Corps (ROTC)
ROTC Crisis of 2001

 Good intentions of ROTC were tainted with

anomalies, thus defeating the purpose which
this military training was anchored.
 Student protests threaten the very existence
of ROTC

Mark Welson Chua

 a student of the University of Sto Tomas

whose death is widely believed to be linked
to his exposé of anomalies in the ROTC
Unit of the university.
 His death became the channel for the
passage of Republic Act 9163 or the
"National Service Training Program
(NSTP)" Law.
 Chua received death threats after his
revelations. The new ROTC commandant
advised him to undergo security training at
Fort Bonifacio. On March 15, 2001, he was
supposed to "meet" an agent but he was
never seen alive again.
 Three days later, his decomposing body
wrapped in a carpet floated in the dirty
waters of Pasig River, with his hands and
feet tied and face wrapped in cloth and
packing tape. The autopsy report showed
sludge in his lungs, indicating he was alive
when he was thrown into the river.
Mandatory No-More – Expanded ROTC (E-ROTC)

 The end of mandatory ROTC in the

Philippines, and the establishment of the
National Service Reserve Corps (RA
9163)

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THE NATIONAL SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAM
[R.A. 9163]
1. What is the legal basis of the National
Service Training Program (NSTP)?

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.

2. What are the components of the NSTP?

Reserve Officers` Training Corps [ROTC]

-refers to the program component,
institutionalized under Section 38 and 39
of Republic Act No. 7077, designed to
provide military training to motivate, train
organize and mobilize them for national
defense preparedness. b. 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
improving health, education, environment,
entrepreneurship, safety, recreation and
moral of the citizenry and other social
welfare services. c. Literacy Training
Service [LTS] - refers to the program
component designed to train the students

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

3. Who are covered by the NSTP Law?

A. All incoming freshmen students, male,
female, starting school year (SY) 2002-
2003, 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;
B. All higher and technical-vocational
education institutions must at least offer
one (1) of the NSTP components;
C. State universities and colleges (SUC‘s),
shall offer the ROTC component and at
least one (1) other NSTP component;
D. 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;
E. 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).

4. 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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5. What fees shall be charged to students
taking any of the NSTP components?
No other fees shall be collected except
basic tuition fees, which should not be
more than 50% of the charges of the
school per academic unit.
6. Who are covered by the suspension of
the ROTC requirement?

The completion of ROTC training as a

requisite for graduation is set aside for
students who have completed all their
academic requirements for their respective
courses as certified by the school on or
before the effectivity of the NSTP Act of
2001, which is March 23, 2002. The
concerned students may apply for
graduation in their respective schools.

7. What happens to male students who

are currently enrolled and have not
taken nor completed the ROTC
requirements for graduation?

a. Male students who are not covered by

Section 12 of this Rule and are currently
enrolled but have not taken any of the
Military Service (MS), Civic Welfare
Service (CWS) or Law Enforcement
Service (LES) shall be covered by th;e
NSTP Law.
b. Male students who have completed two
semesters of the Expanded ROTC (E-
ROTC) / National Service Program (NSP)
are deemed to have complied with the
NSTP requirement.
c. Male students who are not covered by
Section 12 of these Rules and have taken
only one (1) semester of Basic ROTC or
E-ROTC/NSP shall take any of the NSTP
components to qualify for graduation.
d. Students who want to qualify for
enlistment in the Reserve Force or attend
the advance ROTC program shall

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undertake a special program for this
purpose.

8. How are Clustering and Cross-

Enrollment done?

a. Clustering of students from different

education institutions during semestral or
summer periods may be done for any of
the NSTP component, taking into account
logistics, branch of service and
geographical locations. The host school
shall be responsible in managing the
Program.
b. 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).

9. 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

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concentrate on the academic subjects and
other co-curricular concerns.

9. What is the National Service Reserve

Corps (NSRC)?
NSRC is created under Section 11 of RA
9163 or the NSTP Act of 2001, 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.

REFERENCES

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