National Service Training Program

PRELIMS
ORIENTATION
NSTP- NATIONAL SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAM
● The National Service Training Program (R.A. 9163),
also known as an act establishing the NSTP for
tertiary level students amending for the purpose
R.A. 77 and Residential Decree 1706 and for other
purposes, was enacted last January 2 to amend the
expanded ROTC.
WHY WAS THE NSTP CREATED?
● It aimed to enhance civic consciousness and
defense preparedness in the youth by developing
the ethics and service of patriotism while
undergoing training of any of the three-program
component.
● It is specifically designed to enhance your active
contribution to the general welfare.
WHO SHALL TAKE THE NSTP?
● The implementing rules and regulations (Section 4)
says that all incoming freshman students who are
enrolled in any baccalaureate and in at least two-
year technical vocational courses or associate
courses are required to complete 1 NSTP
component of their choice, as a graduation
requirement.
WHO ARE EXPEMPTED?
● It is designed to provide military training to motivate,
train, organize, and utilize for the national defense
preparedness.
CWTS- CIVIC WELFARE TRRAINING SERVICE
● Refers to the program component / activities
contributory to the general welfare and betterment
of life for the members of the community of the
enhancement of its facilities, especially those
devoted to improving safety, security, education,
recreation, values proration, moral of the citizen,
industry, entrepreneurship, care for health, and
environment.
SEVEN DIMENSIONS OF DEVELOPMENT OF CWTS
1. S – safety and security
2. E-education
3. R – recreation
4. V- values formation and moral recovery
5. I – industry and entrepreneurship
6. C – care for health
7. E – environment
LITERACY TRAINING SERVICE- LTS
● Focuses on the tutorial of literacy and numeracy.

● Students who finished/graduated from a

baccalaureate degree or two-year
vocational/associate course and pursuing in
another additional baccalaureate degree or two-
year vocational/associate course during the school
year 2003-2004.
● Those students who completed any of the three
components but considered freshmen.
● Students who graduated PMA, PMNA, and PNPA.
● Students who are not Filipino citizens/foreign or
alien students.
OTHER COMPONENTS OF NSTP

● Refers to the service components of the NSTP as

defined wherein the clustering happens (group of
students from different schools taking up the same
NSTP components).
● Cross enrollment
● Nongovernment Organization.

ROTC- RESERVE TRAINING CORPS

● Refers to the program component institutionalized

under Section 38, R.A. 77.

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THE HUMAN PERSON
ESTANOL
● Having physical, spiritual, emotional, and
intellectual attributes. (2007)
ST. THOMAS AQUINAS
● Having physical and spiritual substance because
he/she has a soul and is created by a superior being
with divine purpose.
DICTIONARIES
● Self-conscious animal
CHARACTERISTICS OF A HUMAN PERSON
● Eddie Babor discussed in his book “The Human
Persona, Not Real But Existing” that the human
person have several characteristics among which
are the following:
1. A HUMAN PERSON IS A RATIONAL BEING.
o He / She is free to thinking and has the capacity to
reason and distinguish between right and wrong.
2. A HUMAN PERSON IS BORN FREE.
o He/She has the freedom to door not to do things.
o However, every person is responsible for his /
her own actions.
3. A HUMAN PERSON IS UNIQUE.
o He / She possess an identity that makes him /
her unlike any other person.
o Even if two persons have the same characteristic
and physical features, they are not the same
because each one has her / his own perception,
and a different set of values and priorities in life.
4. EVERY PERSON IS INTRINSICALLY A SOCIAL
BEING AND CANNOT DETACH HIMSELF / HERSELF
FROM OTHER CREATURES IN THE UNIVERSE.
o By nature, he / she is characterized by his / her
relationships with other creatures, objects, or
his/her fellowmen.
5. ALL LIVING THINGS ARE SEXUAL BY NATURE,
BUT THE UNIQUENESS OF EXPRESSION OF A
PERSON’S SEXUALITY MAKES HIM/HER
DIFFERENT.
o The expression of a person’s emotions,
attitudes, feelings, actions, and thoughts in
sexual activity best exemplifies her/her
uniqueness from animals.
BIBLICAL VIEWS
● The human person has superiority and dignity
inherited from the Supreme Being.
GENESIS 1:26-27
● “God created man and woman in His own image
and likeness and made them masters of the fish of
the sea, the birds, the heaven, the earth, the wild
beasts, and all the reptiles that crawl upon the
earth.”
● The Supreme Being entrusted to the human person
the care of creatures on the earth, aware of the
possibilities, challenges, and difficulties he/she will
encounter in his/her life.
AGBUYA (1997)
● “He/She (human person) is designated by God to
exercise dominion over other creatures in his/her
everyday use of freedom, search for happiness, and
openness to the world around him/her. And what
makes him/her human is his/her being true person,
which includes the special gifts and talents of
thinking, loving, longing for happiness, and making
decision. The human nature was patterned after the
image of God."
PLATO
● The perfect human being does not exist in this world
because what is in this world is just an imperfect
copy of humanity’s original self in realm of ideas.
PARMENIDES
● A person has knowledge of something that exists,
for a person who does not exist is nothing.
DIFFERENT PHILOSOPHICAL VIEWS OF THE
HUMAN PERSON
CONSERVATION
• Not entirely positive and non-egalitarian.
LIBERALISM
• More egalitarian view of human nature.
SOCIALISM
• Human beings readily engage in cooperative
social activities when given the opportunity.
FASCISM
• What matters most is the country itself.
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CLASSICAL GRREK VIEWS

● He / She is a material (body) and spiritual (soul)

being.
● As a vegetative creature, the human person needs
to have food to grow, develop, and reproduce.
● As a sentient being, he/she needs sensory
perceptions to gain knowledge.
● As a rational animal, he/she needs the power of
thought, reason, and cognition.

SOCIOLOGICAL VIEWS

● Human persons are social animals.

● The human person’s social behavior is
learned, not instinctive.
● To understand the human person’s behavior,
we have to focus our attention on the groups
to which people belong.
● Sociology is a discipline that looks into the
totality of relationships in an individual’s life.
(economics, politics, history, geography,
psychology)

HIERARCHY OF NEEDS

● It is basically difficult to understand the human

person. He/She is described as having physical,
spiritual, emotional, and intellectual attributes,
capable of knowing, loving, and believing.
● Various biblical, philosophical, classical, and
sociological views and perspectives offers essential
insights into the human nature.
● Nevertheless, it boils down to the human person’s
relational character towards others called “service
to his/her fellowmen.”

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THE PREAMBLE ü Regime- Means system or rules or simply

Overview government.
This chapter deals with various developments for ü Ordain- To enact or establish by law.
good citizenship, including the preamble to the ü Promulgate- To proclaim formally or put into
1987 Constitution, the roots of and philosophy operation.
behind the Filipino values, nationalism and
patriotism and personal development plan. PHILOSOPHY OF VALUES

PREAMBLE Understanding the philosophy of human values is

● Is an introductory and preliminary statement in a necessary in understanding Filipino values such as
document that explains the document’s purpose
and underlying philosophy. family closeness and solidarity (pagkamalapit at
● Comes from the Latin word “preambulare” pagkakaisa ng pamilya), politeness
meaning to walk before. (pagkamagalanag through the use of po or ho),
hospitality and gratitude (utang na loob).
THE PREAMBLE
We, the sovereign Filipino people, imploring the aid
Good Citizenship Values
of Almighty God, in order to build a juts and humane
1. Love for God (Pagkamaka-Diyos)
society and establish a Government that shall
2. Love for Fellowmen (Pagkamaka-Tao)
embody our ideals and aspirations, promote the
3. Love for Country (Pagkamaka-Bayan)
common good, conserve and develop our
4. Love for Environment (Pagkamaka-Kalikasan)
patrimony, and secure to ourselves and to our
posterity the blessings of independence and
GOOD CITIZENSHIP ENGENDERS LOVE OF
democracy, under the rule of law and a regime of COUNTRY
truth, justice, freedom, love, equality, and peace, do ● Good citizenship, no matter how small, contributes
ordain and promulgate this Constitution. to nation building. Through good citizenship: (1)
Even the poor can contribute to nation building, (2)
Even children can contribute to nation building.
ü Preamble- the prologue or introduction to the ● Through good citizenship, we show our love for our
Constitution. It contains the origin and the country.
purpose of the Constitution. It also serves as an ● Through good citizenship, we develop our sense of
aide in determining the meaning of the. nationhood, which has heretofore eluded us as
people.
Propositions in the Constitution.
ü Sovereign- Filipinos are independent people ROOTS OF THE FILIPINO CHARACTER
who can exercise supreme or permanent
• The family and the home environment.
authority in their nation.
• The social environment.
ü Imploring- Filipinos are begging for help or
• Culture and language.
mercy.
• History.
ü Just- the Philippine society should be guided
• The educational system.
by fairness, reason and truth.
ü Humane Society- a society with tenderness, • Religion.
compassion and sympathy for all people. • The economic environment.
ü Embody- to express or organize. • The political environment.
ü Ideals- the standard of perfection or excellence. • Mass media.
ü Aspirations- strong desire. • Leadership and role models.
ü Patrimony- The properties or qualities we
inherited from our ancestors or our heritage.
ü Prosperity- Succeeding our future generations,
our descendants.

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REPUBLIC ACTS & IRRS

Session 1.4
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8491
NATIONALISM Flag Heraldic Code of the Philippines

● Generally used to describe two things:

o The attitude of the members of a nation which
includes the concepts of national identity, origin,
ethnicity, and cultural ties.
o The action that the members of a nation take
when seeking to achieve or sustain full
statehood with complete authority over domestic
and international affairs.

DIFFERENT WAYS TO EXPRESS FILIPINO

NATIONALISM
1. Respect the Philippine flag and value the Filipino
identity.
2. Be a productive citizen.
3. Be aware of the issues in our country.
4. Stand proud for every Filipinos achievement.
5. Patronize and support our own products.
6. Preserve the Filipino culture.
7. Respect everyone and value our traditions.
8. Speak out our own language.
9. Remember and commemorate our heroes’
sacrifices for our country.
10. Love our family, our neighbors, and our
companions.

PROPER DISPLAY OF THE FLAG

PATRIOTISM
ü The flag, if flown from a flag pole should have
● Love of and devotion to one’s country its blue field on the top in time of peace and red
field on time of war. If in a hanging position, the
blue field should be to the left (observer’s point
of view) in time of peace and the opposite in
time of war.

ü By law, the National flag shall be displayed in

all public buildings, official residences, public
plazas, and institutions of everyday learning
throughout the year. It shall be permanently
hoisted, day and night, throughout the year, in
front of the following:

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§ Malacañang Palace ü Section 12. When the Philippine flag is flown

§ Congress of the Philippines buildings: with another flag, the flags, if both are national
Ø Senate of the Philippines building flags, must be flown on separate staff of the
Ø House of Representatives of the same height and shall be of equal size. The
Philippine building ( Batasang Pambansa Philippine flag shall be hoisted first and lowered
Complex) last.
§ Supreme Court building
§ Rizal Monument in Luneta
§ Bonifacio Monument in Caloocan City
§ Emilio Aguinaldo Shrine in Kawit
§ Barasoain Church Historical Landmark in
Malolos Bulacan
§ Marcela Agoncillo Historical Landmarkl in
Taal
§ Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers
§ Libingan ng mga Bayani in Makati City ü If the other flag is not a national flag, it may be
§ Mausoleo de los Veteranos de la flown in. The same liner does the Philippine
Revolucion in N.Cemetery flag, but below the latter, and it cannot be of
§ and all International Ports of entry greater size than the Philippine flag.
§ All other places as may be designated by
the National Historical Institute
§ The National Flag of these sites shall be
properly illuminated at night.

ü If planted on the ground, the flagpole shall be at

a prominent place and shall be of such height
as would give the National Flag commanding
position in relation to the buildings in the
vicinity.

ü The flagpole must not be of equal height or

higher than the Independence Flagpole at Rizal
Park, Manila (107ft).

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ü If the National Flag is displayed indoors on a

flagpole, it shall be placed at the left of the
observer as one enters the room or flat against
the wall.

The National Flag shall be flown at half-mast as a

sign of mourning on all the buildings and places
where it is displayed, as provided, on the day of the
official announcement of the death of any of the
following officials:
1. The President or a former President, for ten
(10) days
2. The Vice-President, the Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court, the President of the Senate
and the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, for seven (7) days;.
3. Cabinet Secretaries, Associate Justices of the
ü If the flag is hanging vertically, the sun and Supreme Court, Members of the Senate and
stars should be on top while the blue field House of Representatives, the Chief of Staff of
should be on the left in times of peace and on the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the
the right in times of war. In times of peace, red
is right.

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Director-General of the Philippine National

Police, or equivalent in rank, for five (5) days;
4. Heads of National Government Agencies,
including Government Owned and Controlled
Corporations and Government Financial
Institutions, or equivalent in rank, for three (3)
days.
5. The Commanding Generals of the Philippine
Air Force and the Philippine Army and the
Flag Officer in Command of the Philippine
Navy, or equivalent in rank, for three (3) days.
6. Governors, Vice-Governors, city and
municipal Mayors, city and municipal Vice-
Mayors, for three (3) days
7. Members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan,
Sangguniang Panglungsod and Sangguniang
Bayan, on the day of interment.
8. Veterans of the previous wars, Barangay
Chairmen and the Barangay Councilmen, on
the day of interment.
9. Former National or Local Government
Officials, appointed or elected, other than
those specified above, on the day of
interment, within their former respective
territorial jurisdictions and by resolution of their
respective Sanggunian.
10. Regional Directors, Superintendents,
Supervisors, Principals, Teachers and other
school officials, on the day of interment and by
order of the proper school authorities
concerned
11. Recipients of medals, national orders and
decorations, on the day of interment and by
order of the President or the Congress.
12. Other persons to be determined by the
Institute, for a period of less than seven (7)
days.
The National Flag shall also be flown at half-mast
during the death anniversary of heroes and
heroines, calamities or grave adversity of national
or international solemnity as ordered by the Office
of the President, as may be recommended by the
Institute.
The National Flag shall be permanently hoisted at
half-mast day and night throughout the year and in
all memorial cemeteries dedicated to war veterans.
The National Flag of these declared sites shall be
properly illuminated at night.
Ø Mausoleo de los Veteranos de la Revolucion,
North Cemetery, Manila
Ø Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Libingan ng
mga Bayani, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig, Metro
Manila
The National Flag may be used to cover the
caskets of the honored dead of the military;
veterans of previous wars; national artists; and of
civilians who have rendered distinguished service
to the nation, as may be determined by the local
government unit concerned.

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When positioning the flag, the white triangle must
be at the head of the casket, while the blue field
must cover the right side.
To prevent the flag from falling off, a black band
may be wrapped along the side of the casket.
Before lowering the casket, the flag must be folded
and handled to the heirs of the deceased.
The National Flag must not be lowered into the
grave or be allowed to touch the ground.
Session 1.4
VALUES DEVELOPMENT FOR
CITIZENSHIP TRAINING
NATIONALISM AND PATRIOTISM
1. What is nationalism and patriotism?
2. How do you express nationalism and
patriotism?
NATIONALISM
The term nationalism is generally used to describe
two things.
ü The first is the attitude of the members of a
nation which includes the concepts of national
identity, origin, ethnicity, and cultural ties.
ü The second is the action that the members of
a nation take when seeking to achieve or
sustain full statehood with complete authority
over domestic and international affairs.
DIFFERENT WAYS TO EXPRESS FILIPINO
NATIONALISM
● Respect the Philippine flag and value the Filipino
identity.
● Be a productive citizen
● Be aware of the issues in our country
● Stand proud for every Filipinos achievement
● Patronize and support our own products
● Preserve the Filipino culture
● Respect everyone and value our traditions
● Speak out our own language
● Remember and commemorate our heroes’
sacrifices for our country
● Love our family, our neighbors, and our compatriots
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