MODULE 1: OVERVIEW OF NSTP

Introduction and Overview

National
Service
Training
Program
GLENDA ALCANTARA-PUA, RSW, MSW
CENTRO ESCOLAR UNIVERSITY
Block 3, 1st Semester | AY 2020 -2021
Welcome to NSTP-Civic Welfare Training Service!
This is the start of Block 3 of First Semester AY 2020-21 and I
would like you to feel happy and comfortable in taking the
course.
For the past years, students used to enroll the subject ROTC. It
is a fact, however, that not everybody felt good about taking the
course. The reactions then were varied. However, in 2003 there
was a change in the college curriculum. The schools were given
the option to adopt any of three components: either the
ROTC, the LTS or Literacy Training Service or the CWTS, also
known as Civic Welfare Training Service as a required course to
all graduating students.
For state colleges/universities, they are required to adopt
ROTC. After consulting the students, CEU decided to adopt
the Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS) as a component of
NSTP.
But what was the reason for giving private institutions
the option to adopt the CWTS or LTS , aside from
ROTC?

Let me briefly share with you the story of Mark

Welson Chua, an ROTC cadet, whose violent death,
prompted the government to craft and implement
Republic Act (RA) 9163, also known as the NSTP
Law.
 Dec 2000 – along with other
basic cadets, he filed a
complaint with the DND,
alleging corruption in the UST
ROTC Dept.
Jan 2001 – After the series of
investigations by the DND and the
NCR- Regional Community
Defense Group (RCDG), the UST-
ROTC Commandant was relieved
of his office, together with his
entire staff.
March 15, 2001- Mark Welson
went missing for alleged
kidnap-for-ransom
March 18, 2001- news about a
Source: https://varsitarian.net/news/20090412/exposing_the_cancer
dead body of a man in his 40s,
in its advanced stage of
decomposition was found in
Pasig River near Jones Bridge

Source:
https://varsitarian.net/news/20090412/exposing_the_cancer
March 22, 2001 – after several
autopsies, it was confirmed that the
dead body was Mark’s
The police authorities the families and
friends of Mark ascertain that he didn’t
die in the hands of the “kidnappers”.
They concluded that he was killed by
those behind the UST-ROTC anomalies
he exposed.
April 23, 2001 – PGMA orders DILG for
the speedy investigation on the murder
of Mark Chua
On April 30, 2001 – The then DECS (now
DepED) Secretary, Raul Roco proposed
the elimination of the ROTC in college
curriculum.
During the 12th Congress the bills to
establish the NSTP and to abolish ROTC
were introduced.
January 23, 2002 – PGMA signed into
law, the NSTP Act of 2001
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What is NSTP?

It is a program aimed at enhancing 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.
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Legal Bases:

Republic Act 9163 also known as the

National Service Training Program (NSTP)
Act of 2001.
“An act establishing the National Service
Training Program for tertiary level
students”

Signed into law by Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

Enacted on January 23, 2002
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DECLARATION OF POLICY (RA 9163, Section 2):

Duty of the Government

➢ To serve and protect the citizens;
➢ To promote civic consciousness among the
youth;
➢ To develop the youth’s physical, moral, spiritual,
intellectual and social well-being;
➢ To inculcate patriotism and nationalism in the
youth;
➢ To advance youth involvement in public and
civic affairs;
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DECLARATION OF POLICY (RA 9163, Section 2):

Responsibility of the Citizens

➢ To defend the security of the state;
➢ To render personal, military or civil service;
➢ To be motivated, trained, organized, and
mobilized in military training, literacy, civic
welfare and other similar endeavours in the
service of the nation
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3 Program Components
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1. Reserve Officer Training Corps

(ROTC)

A program institutionalized under

Section 38 and 39 of RA 7077 designed
to provide military training to tertiary
level students in order to motivate,
train, organize, and mobilize them for
national defense preparedness.
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2. Literacy Training Service

(LTS)

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
society in need of their service.
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3. Civic Welfare Training Service

(CWTS)

A program of 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 morals of the citizenry.
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COVERAGE, DURATION, AND EQUIVALENT

COURSE UNIT
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Effective SY 2002-2003, the NSTP was offered

for all incoming freshmen or sophomore
students, male and females, enrolled in any
baccalaureate degree course, or at least two
(2) year technical-vocational courses, or
associate courses are required to complete
one (1) of the NSTP components as requisite
for graduation.
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All higher and technical-vocational education

institution must offer at least one (1) of the
NSTP component.

Each of the components of NSTP program shall

be undertaken for an academic period of two
(2) semesters, equivalent to three (3) units per
semester.

State Universities and Colleges (SUC’s) shall

offer the ROTC components and at least one of
the other NSTP components.
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The Philippine Military Academy (PMA),

Philippine Merchant Marine Academy (PMMA),
Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) and
other SUC’s of similar nature are exempted
from the NSTP.

Private higher and technical vocational

education institutions with at least 350
student cadets may offer the ROTC component
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ROTC component will be maintained and

handled by the Department of Military
Science and Tactics (DMST), subject to the
existing rules and regulations of the Armed
Forces of the Philippines (AFP)
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LEAD AGENCIES / IMPLEMENTORS

• Commission on Higher Education (CHED)

• Technical Education and Skills
Development Authority (TESDA)
• Department National Defense (DND)
• Philippine Association of State Universities
and Colleges (PASUC)
• Coordinating Council of Private
Educational Association of the Philippine
(COCOPEA)
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DURATION AND EQUIVALENT COURSE UNIT

• Each of the NSTP components shall be

undertaken for two (2) semester.
• Each components shall be credited for three (3)
units per semester.
• Fifty Four (54) to ninety (90) training hours per
semester shall be allotted.
• One (1) summer program in lieu of the two (2)
semester program may be designed, formulated,
and adopted, subject to the capability of the
school and concerned agencies
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The NATIONAL SERVICE TRAINING

CORPS which will be created, will be
composed of graduates of NON-ROTC
components. Members of this Corps may be
tapped by the government for possible
literacy and civic welfare activities (especially
during calamity and disaster operations)
through the joint effort of the CHED, DND,
and TESDA.
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Person responsible to
Supervise NSTP Students

School authorities shall exercise academic

and administrative supervision over the
design, formulation, adoption and
implementation of the different NSTP
components in their respective schools.
National The Essence
Service of Values
Training in NSTP
Program

MODULE 2:
The NSTP Student is MAKA-DIYOS

GLENDA ALCANTARA-PUA, RSW, MSW

CENTRO ESCOLAR UNIVERSITY
1st Semester | AY 2020 -2021
Lesson 1 :
Expression of Faith in the Supreme Being

Filipinos are very spiritual.

We are transcendent.
We transcend the physical
world, see the unseen and
hear the unheard.

Spirituality influences the

individual through acts
of faith, hope, and love.
God becomes our refuge when we experience problems. We draw our
strength when we experience problems. We draw our strengths from our
faith “Bahala na ang Diyos” is the ultimate expression of our faith in the
Supreme being.

Our Spirituality makes us invoke divine presence or intervention at nearly

every bend of his journey.

Rightly or wrongly , we are almost always acknowledging, invoking, or

driving away spirits into and from their lives. Seemingly trivial or even
incoherent events can take on spiritual significance and will be given such
space or consideration. This inherent and deep spirituality make us, once
correctly Christianized, a major exponent of the faith.

In addition, try to reflect on the video below:

Trust In God in Difficult Times - global pandemic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6e7ndg4hhC8
Lesson 2:
Reflections and Challenges to One’s Faith

But when I am
afraid, I will
put my trust in
you.
~Psalm 56:3
 Lesson 3 :
Practical ways of
Keeping One’s
Faith Alive

Remember that God is in control. Even in our worst circumstances, we know that God
has a plan and purpose for every situation.

He is working out your situation for His glory. Sometimes our path is smooth and flat;
other times, your path is so rocky you find yourself stumbling and falling frequently yet
God knows where those steps are going to lead but you must trust Him with your life's
direction.

God hears our prayers, but sometimes we have to wait for His perfect timing to hear
that answer, however, there are times when we choose not to give up and to keep
knocking to ask God for what we want or need. God honors those that have a faith so
reckless they are willing to pound on God's door if necessary, to get an answer.
The Values of Being
MakaDIYOS
 THE ESSENCE OF VALUES IN NSTP

Remember the PREAMBLE?

Did you
know?
The promotion of
the Filipino values
is embodied in the
Preamble of the
1987 Constitution.
 LET’S
THE ESSENCE OF VALUES IN NSTP
TRY
THIS!
PREAMBLE:
We, the sovereign Filipino people, imploring the aid
of Almighty God, in order to build a just and humane
society, and establish a Government that shall
embody our ideals and aspirations, promote the
common good, conserve and develop our patrimony,
and secure to ourselves and our posterity, the
blessings of independence and democracy under the
rule of law and regime of truth, justice, freedom,
love, equality, and peace, do ordain and promulgate
this Constitution.

Can you identify the values of being MakaTAO, MakaDIYOS,

MakaKALIKASAN, and MakaBAYAN in the PREAMBLE?
PREAMBLE: THE ESSENCE OF VALUES IN NSTP

We, the sovereign Filipino people,

imploring the aid of Almighty God, Maka-
in order to build a just and humane DIYOS
society, and establish a Government
that shall embody our ideals and Maka-
aspirations, promote the common BAYAN
good, conserve and develop our
patrimony, and secure to ourselves
Maka-
and our posterity, the blessings of
KALIKASAN
independence and democracy under
the rule of law and regime of truth,
justice, freedom, love, equality, and Maka-
peace, do ordain and promulgate TAO
this Constitution.
 THE ESSENCE OF VALUES IN NSTP

Maka-DIYOS:
FAITH and SPIRITUALITY
This inherent and deep spirituality makes
us, once correctly Christianised, a major
exponent of the faith.

• Respect for Life

• Order
• Integrity
• Concern for Family and Future
Generation
 THE ESSENCE OF VALUES IN NSTP

Maka-DIYOS:
FAITH and SPIRITUALITY

FILIPINOS ARE VERY SPIRITUAL.

-We are transcendent.

-We transcend the physical world, see the

unseen and hear the unheard.

-We have a deep sense of kaba

(premonition) and kutob (hunch).
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Maka-DIYOS:
FAITH and SPIRITUALITY

God becomes our refuge when we

experience problems. “Bahala na ang
Diyos” is the ultimate expression of our
faith in the Supreme Being.

Our spirituality makes us invoke

divine presence or intervention at
nearly every bend of this journey.
 THE ESSENCE OF VALUES IN NSTP

Maka-DIYOS:
FAITH and SPIRITUALITY

I believe for every drop of rain that falls.

I BELIEVE
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A flower grows.
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I believe that somewhere in the darkest night, BjBUi3c4
A candle glows.
A believe for everyone who goes astray,
Someone will come to show the way.
I believe, I believe.
I believe above the storm the smallest prayer
Will still be heard.
I believe that someone in the great somewhere,
Hears every word.
Every time I hear a new born baby cry
Or touch a leaf, or see the skies
Then I know why, I believe.
Schedule: (Block 3: October 20 to Course Requirements:
November 20, 2020) Attendance
For 5 solid weeks, we will go through the
Weekly Assignments (Pre-Task/Post-Tasks)
following learning journey:
• 1st week: Modules 1 & 2 – Introduction Individual work and Group Work
and Overview of the Course & The NSTP
Reflection Papers and other essays
Student is MAKADIYOS
• 2nd Week: Module 3 - The NSTP Student is Quizzes
MAKATAO Mid-Term
• 3rd Week: Module 4 - The NSTP Student is
MAKABAYAN Final Examinations
• 4th Week: Module 5 - The NSTP Student is
MAKAKALIKASAN
• 5th Week: Module 5 –
(cont. of Module 5) The NSTP Student is
MAKAKALIKASAN
1. The NSTP course is offered online for five (5) weeks with 5 Learning Modules, and you don’t want to miss
any of the learning sessions. It will be conducted synchronous every Monday and asynchronous every
Tuesday to Friday.

2. Please come to class, via Google Meet or zoom, 15 minutes before the scheduled time. (Those who may
not attend class for valid reason(s) may go back to canvas for the purpose of continuity of learning)

3. You are not required to come to class in school uniform. However, we expect everyone to come in neat
and appropriate attire.

4. I encourage everyone to communicate to me for academic concerns that needs immediate intervention
and I will be more than willing to accommodate you.

5. We are in the "new normal". Let us openly and actively adapt to it.

a. No physical contact,

b. no friendly whispers or chats with your seatmates,

c. no bells to ring when there is a change of subject and teacher,

d. no HI's and HELLO's before and after classes...

but we will manage because we believe that learning should not stop; the virus is just

temporary, but we should continue our journey towards a

bright future.
Again, Welcome to NSTP and God bless us all!