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NATIONAL SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAM II

MODULE LECTURE

MIDTERM PERIOD

TO THE NSTP STUDENTS

In this module, you will have a review of the principles, components, and policies and guidelines of NSTP
II.

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Overview

This module deals with the latest IRR of RA 9163, otherwise known as the National Service
Training Program (NSTP) Act of 2001, which was issued on November 13, 2009. The Commission of
Higher Education (CHED), Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), and
Department of National Defense (DND), in cooperation with other concerned government agencies, the
Philippine Association of State Universities and Colleges (PASUC), the Coordinating Council of Private
Educational Associations of the Philippines (COCOPEA), non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and
other well-known organizations, jointly issued, adopted, and promulgated the aforementioned IRR for the
NSTP.

History and Legal Bases

Section 12 of Republic Act of No. 9163, otherwise known as the National Service Training Program
(NSTP) Act of 2001, the (CHED), (TESDA) and (DND) in consultation with concerned government
agencies, the Philippine Association of State Universities and Colleges (PASUC), the coordinating Council
of Private Education Association of the Philippines (CoPEA), Non-Government Organization and
recognized student organization, hereby jointly issue, adopt and promulgate the following implementing
rules and regulations to implement the provision of the Act.

● The National Service Training Program (NSTP) started with the passage of Commonwealth

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Act No. 1 also known as National Defense Act to provide national defense of the Philippines.

● This was under the government of President Manuel L. Quezon (1935). It requires students,
specifically males, to finish 2 years or 4 semesters of Military Training to be reserved cadets of
the National Defense of the country.

● In August 8, 1980, the Commonwealth Act No. 1 was amended to give existence to
Presidential Decree No. 1703 or National Service Law which mandates compulsory national
service to all citizens of the country

● It is composed of three main component programs namely Civic Welfare Service (CWS), Law
Enforcement Service (LES), and Military Service.

● After the ouster of President Marcos, the implementation of the National Service Law except
the provisions of Military Service was suspended by Presidential Memorandum Order No. 1 of
President Corazon C. Aquino. It became the Basic Reserve Officer Training Corps. (ROTC)
that took effect on SY 1986-1987.

● On March 18, 2001, a dead body was found wrapped in a carpet and floating in the Pasig
River. The face was wrapped in packing tape and the hands and face were bounded body was
identified as Mark Welson Chua, 19-year-old, Engineering Student University of Santo Tomas
(UST), reportedly a victim of illegal ROTC practices lead to a massive protest of the college
students and concerned parents against the ROTC Program. Since then, Expanded ROTC
program morphed into the National Training Service Program (NSTP).

Rationale of the National Service Training Program (NSTP)

● The conceptualization and the establishment of the NSTP for tertiary level students is
amended in the Republic Act 7077 and Presidential Decree No. 1706. This was enacted by the
Senate and House of Representatives in Congress, which is known as the National Service
Training Act of 2001.

● NSTP is program aimed at enhancing the civic consciousness and defense preparedness in the
youth by developing the ethics of service and patriotism, undergoing training in any of the
three program components, especially designed to enhance the youth active contribution to the
general welfare

● 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 which are considerably in need of their services.

● Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS) – in this program the students would undergo
lectures and activities contributory to the general welfare and the betterment of life or the
members of the community and to render services particularly the enhancement of
instructional support materials and facilities in the following areas: (1) Improving health (2)
Education (3) Environment (4) Entrepreneurship (5) Safety (6) Recreation (7) Morale of the

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citizenry, and (8) Other social services.

● In the 2nd Semester, the students will undergo actual community service involvement. Projects
and activities are designed to encourage the youth to contribute in the improvement of the
general welfare and the quality life for the local community applying various institutional
components.

● The teaching is focused on the development of the youth to become assets of the community,
society and to the nation as a whole. Thus, asking them to be aware of their great role as
individuals to the development of the nation.

● The topics of activities to be considered would be nurturing the importance and role of positive
virtues, the attitudes, and development of service oriented characteristics individuals as well as
their responsibility towards mankind and the environment.

● The importance of CWTS & LTS as a whole is geared towards the development and re-
direction of positive values and attitude among students. This is by giving them the chance to
see that they can create a difference in their own way. Thus, making them appreciate their role
and responsibilities not only as students but also as an individual that they can contribute to the
betterment of life be it in their family, community and to the nation as a whole.

THE PRINCIPLE BEHIND RA 9163

Section 1. Guiding Principles

What is the prime duty of the government to its citizens?

While it is the prime duty of the government to serve and protect its citizens, in turn it shall be the
responsibility of all citizens to defend the security of the state, and in fulfillment thereof, the government
may require each citizen to render personal, military or civil service.

The NSTP on the Role of the Youth

Section 2. Role of the Youth

1. “In recognition of the vital role 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 ideals of patriotism, nationalism, and advance their involvement in public and
civic affairs.”

2. “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 nation.”

As mandated by the government, City College of Angeles (CCA) shall implement Republic Act
(R.A.) 9163 also known as the NSTP or National Service Training Program through the Community
Extension Office (CEO). One of the thrusts of the program is the enhancement of civic consciousness and
defense preparedness among Filipino youths by inculcating among them the ethics of service and patriotism
through any of its three program components: Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC), Literacy Training
Service (LTS) and Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS). For the initial year of operation, the CEO will
focus on the implementation of the CWTS and LTS program components with concerned government
agencies in the next three years.

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The Community Extension Office (CEO) implements the NSTP within the CCA’s mission-vision of
forming socially responsible individuals and agents of change. It also envisions not just producing world-
class and globally competitive professionals but also individuals who will serve as future leaders for
community development and nation building.

VISION

The City College of Angeles envisions itself as an Institution of Hope, a premier educational institution
producing world-class and globally competitive professionals as well as technically capable individuals
who will serve as future leaders for community development and nation building.

MISSION

The City College of Angeles is responsively committed in providing quality education for the holistic
development of future professionals who can collaboratively work locally and globally.

National Service Training Program (NSTP) – refers to the 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 the three (3) Program Components, specifically designed to enhance the
youth’s active contribution to the general welfare;

A. 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 tertiary level students
in order to motivate, train, organize and mobilize them for national defense preparedness.

B. 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 youths and other segments of society in
need of their services.

C. 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.

Coverage of the NSTP Law

1. All incoming freshmen students, male and female, starting School Year (SY) 2002-2003, enrolled in any
baccalaureate and in at least two (2) years technical and vocational or associate courses, are required to
complete one (1) NSTP component of their choice, as a graduation requirement.

2. All higher and technical-vocational education institutions must offer at least one (1) of the NSTP
Components;

3. Universities and Colleges (SUCs), shall offer the ROTC component and at the least one (1) NSTP
Component;

4. The Philippine Military Academy (PMA), Philippine Merchant Marine Academy (PMMA), Philippine
National Police Academy (PNPA), and other SUC of similar nature, in view of the special character of these
institutions, are exempted from the NSTP;

5. Private higher and technical 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),

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subject to the existing rules and regulations of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)

Duration and Equivalent Course Unit

A. Each of the aforementioned NSTP components shall be undertaken for an academic period of two
(2) semesters. It shall be credited for three (3) units per semester, for fifty-four (54) to ninety (90)
training hours per semester.

B. A one (1) summer program in lieu of the two (2) semester program be designed, formulated and
adopted by the DND, CHED and TESDA, subject to the capability of the school and the AFP to handle
the same.

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