EVOLUTION OF THE NATIONAL SERVICE TRAINING

PROGRAM (NSTP)
PHILI The Government's primary responsibility is to serve and protect the people.
PPIN The Government may call upon the people to protect the State and, in so
E doing, all citizens may be necessary, under the conditions laid down by law,
CONS to make personal, military or civil service.
TITUT
ION
COMM
ONWE For the national events of our country, punishing certain violations,
ALTH
ACT
appropriate funds and other purposes.
NO. 1
(NATIO
NAL
PRESI
DEFENC
DENT
E ACT It required a compulsory national service
1935)
IAL for Filipino citizens. There are three
DECR components of this tertiary education provision for college students.
EE components: Civic Welfare Service (CWS), Law Enforcement Service
NO. (LES), Military Service (MS)
REPU
1706
BLIC
(NATIO
ACT
NAL The mandate of the constitution to
NO.
SERVICE
LAW
7077 establish a strong civilian base to support
1980)
(THE the trained military in the nation's defense system.
CITIZEN components: ROTC- MILITARY SKILLS, EROTC- MS, CWS,LES
ARMED
FORCES
OF THE
PHILIPP
REPU
INE
An active approach to making the former
REVERV
BLIC national service training of a military nature important to the
IST LAW
ACT
1986-
needs of the moment.
NO.
1987) components: Civic Welfare Training Service(CWTS), Literacy Training
9163 Service (LTS), Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC)
(NSTP
ACT OF
2001)