MARIANO MARCOS STATE UNIVERSITY

College of Teacher Education

Objectives:

At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:

➢ identify the nature of NSTP

➢ analyze the salient points of NSTP and its components
➢ determine key points of the types of constitution and law and its components
➢ make a synthesis on situations dealing with the constitutions and law

The National Service Training Program (NSTP)

I. INTRODUCTION

NATIONAL SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAM OR NSTP

➢ is a mandated program in the curricula of all baccalaureate degree courses of at least (2) two year
technical-vocational or associate courses in State Universities and Colleges (SUCs), Private higher
technical-vocational educational institutions, and is a requirement for graduation in compliance with
Section 4 of Republic Act No. 9163 otherwise known as the National Service Training Program (NSTP)
Act of 2001 and Section 4 Rule III of the Implementing Rules and Regulations.

➢ RA 9163, Section III- 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
program components.

➢ NSTP requires training, civic consciousness can be enhanced by doing community immersion which is
an integral part of CWTS and LTS while defense preparedness is enhance through the ROTC.

➢ These are offered for 2 semester as a three (3) unit subject for CWTS-1 and CWTS-2 respectively.
Requirement for both male and female for a baccalaureate degree

➢ It encourage the youth to contribute in improving the general welfare and the quality of Filipino life.

➢ The students are required to carry out projects and services contributory to the general welfare and
betterment of life of community people as embodies under the objectives and program of instructions of
the curricular program.

➢ The students taking CWTS are expected to learn and acquire the values and skills in Community
Organization and Development through Management, Empowerment, and Social Mobilization.

➢ The training program aims to develop and improve oneself as a community leader and implementer of
the CWS Programs and Services as mandated by the NSTP under the RA 9163 and the IRR of the
Commission on Higher Education (CHED), Department of National Defense (DND), and Technical
Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA).

GUIDING PRINCIPLE OF THIS ACT

Section 1 of the Implementing Rules and Regulations of the NSTP states:
“While is it the prime duty of the government to serve and protect its citizens, in turn, it shall
be the security of all citizens to defend the security if the State, and in fulfillment thereof, the
government may require each citizen to render personal military or civil service.”

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GUIDING PRINCIPLE ON THE ROLES OF THE YOUTH
Section 2 of the Implementing Rules and Regulations provides:
“a. In recognition of the vital roles of the youth in nation-building, the State shall promote civic
consciousness among them and shall develop their physical, moral, spiritual, intellectual, and social
well-being. It shall inculcate the ideas of patriotism, nationalism, and advance their involvement in public
and civic affairs.’
“b. As the most valuable resource of the nation, they shall be motivated, trained, organized, and
involved in military, literacy, civic welfare programs, and other similar endeavors in the service of the
nations’.

DISTINCTIVE FEATURES OF CWTS, LTS, AND ROTC

Section 5 of the IRR of RA 9163 provides:
1. Reserve Officer Training Corps (MMSU OFFERS) – program component institutionalized under
Sections 38 and 39 of RA 7077. Designed to provide military training to tertiary level student in order to
motivate, train, organize and mobilize them for national defense preparedness.

2. Literacy Training Service – designed to train students to teach literacy and numeracy skills to school
children, out of school youths, and other segments of the society in need of their services.

3. Civic Welfare Training Service (MMSU OFFERS) – pertains 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.

II. A PRIMER ON THE NATIONAL SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAM (NSTP) ACT OF 2001

A. Who shall take NSTP?

➢ All incoming freshmen students, male and female, enrolled in any baccalaureate and in at least 2-year
technical-vocational or associate courses, are required to complete 1 NSTP component of their choice
as a graduation requirement.

Note: They will choose ROTC [Batac Campus]/CWTS [Laoag CTE] upon 1st week of opening)

B. Since when has NSTP been implemented?

➢ The NSTP has been implemented since the start of school year 2002-2003.

C. How is NSTP taken up?

➢ Each of the components is undertaken for an academic period of 2 semesters and is credited for 3 units
per semester with 54 to 90 training hours per semester.

D. What if I cannot take NSTP during regular semester?

➢ 1 summer program in lieu of the 2 semester program may be designed, formulated, and adopted by DND,
CHED, and TESDA, subject to the capability of the school and the AFP to handle the same.

E. Will a student who has completed all his academic requirements except ROTC be allowed to
graduate?
➢ A student who has completed all his academic requirements except for ROTC will be allowed to graduate
provided that he is a certified candidate by the school on or before the effectively of the NSTP which is
on March 23,2002.

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F. What if a male student has taken only 1 semester of Basic ROTC?
➢ He shall take one more semester of any of the NSTP components to qualify for graduation.

G. How much fee will be charge for an NSTP component?

➢ No fees shall be collected for any of the NSTP components except basic tuition fees which should not be
more than 50% of the charges of the school per academic unit.

H. Who is responsible on supervising the NSTP to 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.

BASIC PREMISES OF THE PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION

CONSTITUTION
➢ is the fundamental law of the State that contains the principles on which the government is founded,
regulates the division of sovereign powers, and directs to what persons each of these powers is to be
entrusted and the manner of its exercise.
➢ It is a written instrument by which the fundamental powers of the government are established, limited,
and defined, and by which these powers are distributed among the several departments for their safe
and useful exercise for the benefit of the body politic (Malcohm, Pil. Const. Law).

CHIEF FUNCTIONS OF THE CONSTITUTION

➢ From the traditional view, the Constitution was conceived as prescribing the framework of form of
government and its power.
➢ Today, the constitution does not only lay stress on the government and its power and on the rights of the
people, but defines the citizenry, the territorial area, provides the basic and fundamental principles and
procedures and limitations on the amendatory process. Other administrative provisions may be included.

CONSTITUTION AND LAW

Law is the rule of conduct binding all members of society and promulgated by the competent authority,
while Constitution is a Law, being fundamental one. A law is not necessarily a Constitution.
In the Philippine setting, a Constitution may be distinguished from a law thus:
Table 1. Comparison of a Constitution and Law
CONSTITUTION LAW
1. It is the supreme law of the land 1. It is of general application but must conform to
the constitution.
2. It is the direct enactment from the people for 2. It is an enactment of the people’s
they ratify it. representative.
3. It contains general principles or provisions. 3. It contains details to implement provisions of
the Constitution.
4. It is permanent in character as its amendment 4. It is easy to amend directly by the legislative
is difficult body.
5. The amendatory process must be strictly 5. The amendment process is just simple
followed process of legislation.

CHARACTERS OF A GOOD CONSTITUTION

1. Broadness – its scope being broad because it must outline the organization of the government of the
whole state. A statement of the scope and function of the government and of the relation of the bodies
and the government require a comprehensive document.

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2. Brevity – being brief because it is not the place in which details of organization should be set forth. Its
nature, therefore, requires that only its great outlines should be marked, its important objects designated
and the minor ingredients that composed those object be deducted from the nature of the object
themselves.
3. Definiteness – refers to Constitution being definite, not vague, in the statement of the principle underlying
the essential nature of a state, as may lead to opposing interpretations that may prove harmful.

COMMON TYPES OF CONSTITUTION

A. Made with reference to form:
a. Written
b. Unwritten
B. Reference to the origin and history, classified to:
a. Cumulative or Evolved
b. Conventional or Enacted
C. Reference to the ease or difficulty of amendment
a. Flexible or Elastic
b. Rigid or Inelastic

ESSENTIAL PARTS OF A TYPICAL WRITTEN CONSTITUTION

A typical written Constitution contains 3 sets of provisions.
FIRST, a series of prescriptions setting forth the fundamental, civil, and political rights of the
citizens and imposing certain limitations on the power of the government as a means of securing the
engagement of these rights.
SECOND, a series of provisions outlining the organization of government, enumerating its
powers, laying down certain rules relative to its administration and defining the electorate.
THIRD, a provisions or provisions pointing out the mode of procedure in accordance with which
formal changes in the fundamental law may be brought about.

IMPROVEMENT AND GROW OF A CONSTITUTION

A Constitution is never intended to be an unchangeable instrument. It must adopt itself to the changes
brought about by time, environment, needs, and technology.
No constitution has ever reached its final form and content, otherwise, it is dead or is a fixed instrument.
It may be improved by:
1. Custom and usage;
2. Judicial interpretation through decision by the courts;
3. Legislation or congressional enactments; and
4. Formal amendment or revision as provided in its articles.

PREAMBLE OF THE PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION

“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 the regime
of truth, justice, freedom, love, equality, and peace, do ordain and promulgate the Constitution”.

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Table 2. DECLARED PRINCIPLES AND POLICIES OF THE STATE IN THE 1987 CONSTITUTION
The Philippines is a democratic and republican State. Sovereignty resides in the people and all
Article II, government authority emanates from them.
Section 8 The Philippines, consistent with national interest, adopts and pursues a policy of freedom from
nuclear weapons in its territory.
The Philippines renounces war as an instrument of national policy, adopts the generally
Article II,
accepted principles of international law as part of the law of the land and adheres to the policy
Section 2
of peace, equality, justice, freedom, cooperation, and unity with all nations.
Civilian authority is, at all times, supreme over the military. The Armed Forces of the Philippines
Article II,
is the protector of the people and the State. Its goal is to secure the sovereignty of the State and
Section 3
integrity of the national territory.
The prime duty of the government is to serve and protect the people. Government may call upon
Article II,
the people to defend the State, and in the fulfillment thereof, all citizens may be required under
Section 4
conditions provided by law, to render personal military or civil service.
Article II, The separation of the church and State shall be inviolable.
Section 6
The State shall promote a fast and dynamic social order that will ensure the prosperity and
Article II, independence of the nation and free the people from poverty through the policies that provide
Section 9 adequate social services, promote full employment, a rising standard of living, and an improved
quality of life.
Article II, The State values the dignity of every human person and guarantees full respect for human rights.
Section 11
The State recognizes the sanctity of the family life and shall protect and strengthen the family as
Article II,
a basic autonomous social institution. It shall equally protect the life of the mother, and the life
Section 12
of the unborn from conception.
The State recognizes the vital role of the youth in nation-building and shall promote and protect
Article II,
their physical, moral, spiritual, intellectual, and social well-being. It shall inculcate in the youth
Section 13
patriotism and nationalism and encourage their involvement in public and civic affairs.
Article II, The State recognizes the role of women in nation-building and shall ensure the fundamental
Section 14 equality before the law of women and men.
Article II, The State shall promote and protect the right to health of people and instill health consciousness
Section 15 among them.
Article II, The State shall protect and advance the right of the people to a balanced and healthful ecology
Section 16 in accord with the rhythm and harmony of nature.
The State shall give priority to Education, Science and Technology, Arts, Culture, and Sports to
Article II,
foster patriotism and nationalism, accelerate social progress, and promote total human liberalism
Section 17
and development.
Article II, The State affirms labor as primary social economic force. It shall protect the right of workers and
Section 18 promote their welfare.
Article II, The State shall develop a self-reliant and independent national economy effectively controlled
Section 19 by Filipinos.
Article II, The State shall recognize the indispensable role of the private sector, encourage private
Section 20 enterprise, and provide incentives to needed investments.
Article II, The State shall promote comprehensive rural development and agrarian reform.
Section 21
Article II, The State recognizes and promotes the rights of indigenous cultural communities within the
Section 22 framework of national unity and development.
Article II, The State shall encourage non-governmental community-based or sectorial organizations that
Section 23 promote the welfare of the nations.
Article II, The State recognizes the vital role of communication and information in nation-building.
Section 24
Article II, The State shall ensure the autonomy of the local government.
Section 25
Article II, The State shall guarantee equal access to opportunities to public service and prohibit political
Section 26 dynasties as may be defined by law.
A public office is a public trust.
Article XI,
Section 1

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Article II, The State shall maintain honesty and integrity in the public service and take positive and effective
Section 27 measures against graft and corruption.
Article II, Subject to reasonable conditions prescribed by law, the State adopts and implements a policy
Section 28 of full disclosure of all its transactions involving public interest.

LEARNING ACTIVITIES
Activity #1
Create a graphic organizer which shows or summarizes key points or salient features of NSTP. Also, write a
four-paragraph essay on how NSTP will help you become a key agent for community development and
empowerment and how will it will help you become an educator.

This rubric will guide you in crafting your essay.

Features 4 3 2 1
Expert Accomplished Capable Beginner
Quality of Piece was written in an Piece was written in an Piece had little style or Piece had no style or
Writing extraordinary style and interesting style and voice voice voice
voice
Somewhat informative and Gives some new Gives no new information
Very informative and organized information but poorly and very poorly organized
well-organized organized

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Grammar, Virtually no spelling, Few spelling and A number of spelling, So many spelling,
Usage & punctuation or punctuation errors, minor punctuation or punctuation and
Mechanics grammatical errors grammatical errors grammatical errors grammatical errors that it
interferes with the
meaning

Source: https://www.thoughtco.com/essay-rubric-2081367

Activity #2

Read and digest the materials or information on the Basic Premises of Philippine Constitution. Then, answer the following
questions. You may have other references, but express your thoughts/ideas in your own words. No limitation in terms of
the length of your answers, for as long as you are able to explain well your claims. You may also substantiate your points
with authorities.

1. What are the manifestations of civilian supremacy over the military?

2. What is the prime duty of the government to the people?

3. What is the reciprocal duty of the people to the State?

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REFERENCES:

Coloma, Teresita M., and Herrera, Mauricia M (2004). Towards a Relevant and Responsive National Service Training
Program in the Schools: Focus on Community Organization and Development. Mega-Jesta Prints, Inc.

Dela Cruz, S.G. (2005). National Development via National Service Training Program (CWTS and ROTC). Mandaluyong
City. Books Atbp. Publishing Corp.

Dela Cruz, S.G. (2005). National Development via National Service Training Program (CWTS 2). Mandaluyong City. Books
Atbp. Publishing Corp.

Lee, Sergio J., and Lee, Serge-Albert C. (2007). National Training Service Program, CWTS I and LTS I: A Source Book 2nd
Edition. C & E Publishing, Inc.

Floresta, Ma. Lourdes et. al. (2005). Literacy Training Service: Book 1 Basic Training Module. C & E Publishing, Inc.

Quilang, Alexander et. Al. (2012). The National Service Training Program.

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