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MODULE OVERVIEW
In this module, we will discuss the definition, importance, and the evolution of NSTP.
LEARNING CONTENTS
It is a legislative act providing basis for the national defense of the country, punishing certain
violations thereof, appropriating funds thereof and for other purposes under the government of
President Manuel L. Quezon.
The law requires college students, particularly males, to finish two years, equivalent to four
semesters, of military trainings as a modality to institutionalize the reservist system in the Philippines
national defense.
In 1980, the National Defense Act was amended to give existence to Presidential Decree No.
1706, otherwise known as the National Service Law. It mandated compulsory national services to all
Filipino citizens. It was composed by three main program components, namely:
a. Civic Welfare Service (CWS)
b. Law Enforcement Service (LES)
c. Military Service (MS)
College students were given an option to choose one from among these components in compliance
with this requirement for tertiary education.
The implementation of the National Service Law, except the provision of the Military Service was
suspended by Presidential Memorandum Order No. 1 under the incumbency of former President
Corazon Aquino, paving the way for the conceptualization of the basic Reserve Officers’ Training
Corps (ROTC), embodied under RA 7077, effective school year 1986-1987.
The objective of ROTC program was to train all able-bodied tertiary students for military skills in
case of war.
As a way to offer an alternative in neutralizing people’s aversion to this military program during the
school year 2001-2002, ROTC was only made optional under the National Service Program (NSP),
conceiving the so-called Expanded ROTC (E-ROTC).
The E-ROTC was characterized by deviation from the rigid tactical training offering alternatives like
rendering civil auxiliary sources in the form of helping maintain law and order, assisting socio-
economic development projects and delivery of basic health services or aiding in addressing local
insurgency.
Many, if not all of the higher education institutions, found enforcement of NSP confusing and
unmanageable. Hence, in December 2001, the NSTP Act, envisioned to address public clamor for
reforms in the ROTC and NSP Programs, was signed into law by the President Gloria Macapagal-
Arroyo as an aggressive modality toward making the former national service training that is military
in nature, relevant to the changing needs of the time.
The main objective of NSTP is to stress the significant role played by youth, male and female alike, in
the task of developing our nation via national service training.
As such, it also aims to develop the youth to become civic or military leaders and volunteers through
a modified, re-structured and reinforced training package who could be called upon by the nation in
cases their services are needed and in the event of disasters or emergencies.
Compared with ROTC, NSTP Act ensured the three components – Civic Welfare Training Service
(CWTS), Literacy Training Service (LTS), and Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) – are
given the same and equal implementation in educational institutions.
The non-military program components of NSTP- the CWTS and LTS- are committed to the
realization of the following objectives:
1. Strengthen the values and traits of the youth;
2. Improve their skills and knowledge on various endeavors;
3. Develop their interest in community service; and
4. Make them responsible for peace and development to ensure harmony and growth in the Filipino
communities.
LEARNING ACTIVITY 1
Written Activity:
In 150 words, discuss the role of the youth in nation building through NSTP.
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