NSTP Citizenship

Training

Robert Clarence Lee, CPA

Roel V. Rafer
NSTP Implementer
 OBJECTIVES OF THE TOPIC
• Enlighten the students about the Preamble, Bill
of Rights,and Responsibilities of Filipino
Citizens;
• Know by heart and mind about the salient
features of Flag Heraldic Code of the
Phillippines;
• Develop the 4 core values in Values Formation;
and
• Uplift the spirit of volunteerism of the students.
1987 Philippine
Constitution
 What is a Constitution?
• the basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or
social group that determine the powers and duties
of the government and guarantee certain rights to
the people in it.
• a written instrument embodying the rules of a
political or social organization.
• supreme law of the Republic of the Philippines
• Philippine Constitution has 18 articles
Preamble
 What is a Preamble?
• derived from the Latin word “preambulare” which means
“to walk before”.
• A prologue to the Constitution
• In law, it is the introductory part of a statute or deed,
stating its purpose, aims, and justification.
• A preamble is an introductory and expressionary
statement in a document that explains the document's
purpose and underlying philosophy.
 Object and Value of Preamble
Sets down origin the purpose It tells us who are the authors of
of the Constitution the Constitution and for whom it
has been promulgated.

States the general purposes

and the government established
under it, and certain basic
principles

May serve as an aid in its The general purposes may be

resorted to as an aid in determining
interpretation the meaning of the vague or
ambiguous provisions of the
Constitution proper
 Bill of Rights
• No person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without
due process of law, nor shall any person be denied the equal
protection of the laws. (Art. III, Sec. 1)
• The privacy of communication and correspondence shall be
inviolable except upon lawful order of the court, or when public
safety or order requires otherwise as prescribed by law. (Art. III,
Sec. 3 (1))
• No law shall be passed abridging the freedom of speech, of
expression, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably
to assemble and petition the government for redress of
grievances. (Art. III, Sec. 4)
 Bill of Rights (cont...)
• No law shall be made respecting an establishment of religion, or
prohibiting the free exercise thereof. The free exercise and
enjoyment of religious profession and worship, without
discrimination or preference, shall forever be allowed. No
religious test shall be required for the exercise of civil or political
rights. (Art. III, Sec.5)
• The liberty of abode and of changing the same within the limits
prescribed by law shall not be impaired except upon lawful order
of the court. Neither shall the right to travel be impaired except in
the interest of national security, public safety, or public, as may
be provided by law. (Art. III, Sec.6)
 Bill of Rights (cont...)
• The right of the people to information on matters of public
concern shall be recognized. Access to official records, and to
documents, and papers pertaining to official acts, transactions,
or decisions, as well as to government research data used as
basis for policy development, shall be afforded the citizen,
subject to such limitations as may be provided by law. (Sec. 7)
• The right of the people, including those employed in the public
and private sectors, to form unions, associations, or societies for
purposes not contrary to law shall not be abridged. (Sec. 8)
• Private property shall not be taken for public use without just
compensation. (Sec. 9)
 Bill of Rights (cont...)
• Free access to the courts and quasi-judicial bodies and
adequate legal assistance shall not be denied to any person by
reason of poverty. (Sec.11)
• Any person under investigation for the commission of an offense
shall have the right to be informed of his right to remain silent
and to have competent and independent counsel preferably of
his own choice. If the person cannot afford the services of
counsel, he must be provided with one. These rights cannot be
waived except in writing and in the presence of counsel. (Sec.
12 (1))
 Bill of Rights (cont...)
1. No person shall be held to answer for a criminal offense without
due process of law.
2. In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall be presumed
innocent until the contrary is proved, and shall enjoy the right to be
heard by himself and counsel, to be informed of the nature and
cause of the accusation against him, to have a speedy, impartial,
and public trial, to meet the witnesses face to face, and to have
compulsory process to secure the attendance of witnesses and
the production of evidence in his behalf. (Sec. 14)
 Bill of Rights (cont...)
• No person shall be compelled to be a witness against
himself. (Sec. 17)
• 1.No person shall be detained solely by reason of his
political beliefs and aspirations; 2. No involuntary
servitude in any form shall exist except as a punishment
for acrime whereof the party shall have been duly
convicted. (Sec. 18)
• No person shall be imprisoned for debt or non-payment of
a poll tax. (Sec.20)
 Responsibilities of a Filipino Citizen
• According to Article V of the 1987 Philippine Constitution,
Suffrage may be exercised by all citizens of the
Philippines not otherwise disqualified by law, who are at
least eighteen years of age, and who shall have resided
in the Philippines for at least one year and in the place
wherein they propose to vote for at least six months
immediately preceding the election. No literacy, property,
or other substantive requirement shall be imposed on the
exercise of suffrage.
 Responsibilities of a Filipino Citizen
• The Congress shall provide a system for securing the
secrecy and sanctity of the ballot as well as a system for
absentee voting by qualified Filipinos abroad.
• The Congress shall also design a procedure for the
disabled and the illiterates to vote without the assistance
of other persons. Until then, they shall be allowed to vote
under existing laws and such rules as the Commission on
Elections may promulgateto protect the secrecy of the
ballot.
• Is suffrage for the Filipino
citizens, a right or a
priviledge?
• It is a priviledge.
FLAG HERALDIC
CODE OF THE
PHILIPPINES
 Republic Act No. 8491
• This law is also known as “Flag and Heraldic Code of the
Philippines”. (Sec. 1)
• The flag of the Philippines shall be blue, white and red with an
eight-rayed golden-yellow sun and three five-pointed stars, as
consecrated and honored by the people. (Sec. 4)
• The flag shall be displayed in all public buildings, official
residences public plazas, and institutions of learning everyday
throughout the year. (Sec. 5)
• The flag shall be permanently hoisted, day and night throughout
the year. The flag shall be properly illuminated at night. (Sec. 6)
 RA 9481 (cont...)
• The flag shall also be displayed in private buildings and
residences or raised in the open flag-staffs in front of said
buildings every April 9 (Araw ngKagitingan); May 1
(Labor Day); May 28 (National Flag Day) to June 12
(Independence Day); last Sunday of August (National
Heroes Day); November 30 (Bonifacio Day); and
December 30 (Rizal Day); and on such other days as
may be declared by the President and/or local chief
executives. (Sec. 7)
 RA 8491 (cont...)
• All government offices and educational institutions shall henceforth
observe the flag-raising ceremony every Monday morning and the flag
lowering ceremony every Friday afternoon. The ceremony shall be
simple and dignified and shall include the playing or singing of the
Philippine National Anthem. (Sec. 18)
• SECTION 21. During the flag-raising ceremony, the assembly shall stand
in formation racing the flag. At the moment the first note of the anthem is
heard, everyone in the premises shall come to attention; moving vehicles
shall stop. All persons present shall place their right palms over their
chests, those with hats shall uncover, while those in military, scouting,
security guard, and citizens military training uniforms shall give salute
prescribed by their regulations, which salute shall be completed upon the
last note of the anthem.
 RA 8491 (cont...)
• SECTION 22. During the flag lowering, the flag shall be lowered solemnly
and slowly so that the flag shall be down the mast at the sound of the last
note of the anthem. Those in the assembly shall observe the same
deportment or shall observe the same behavior as for the flag-raising
ceremony.
• SECTION 24. The 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 maybe
determined by the local government unit concerned. In such cases, the
flag shall be placed such that the white triangle shall be at the head and
the blue portion shall cover the right side of the caskets. The flag shall not
be lowered to the grave or allowed to touch the ground, but shall be
folded solemnly and handed over to the heirs of the deceased.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO PHILIPPINE FLAG
Ako ay Pilipino
Buong katapatang nanunumpa
Sa watawat ng Pilipinas
At sa bansang kanyang sinasagisag
Na may dangal, katarungan at kalayaan
Na pinakikilos ng sambayanang
Maka-Diyos
Maka-tao
Makakalikasan at
Makabansa
• Such pledge shall be recited while standing with the right
hand palm open raised shoulder high. Individuals whose
faith or religious beliefs prohibit them from making such
pledge must nonetheless show full respect when the
pledge is being rendered by standing at attention. (sec.
25)
• The period from May 28 to June 12 of each year is
declared as Flag Days, during which period all offices,
agencies and instrumentalities of government, business
establishments, institutions of learning and private homes
are enjoined to display the flag. (Sec. 26)
 PROHIBITED ACTS
• a. To mutilate, deface, defile, trample, on or cast contempt any act or
omission casting dishonor or ridicule upon the flag over its surface;
• b. To dip the flag to any person or object by way of compliment or
salute;
• c. To use the flag:
– 1. As a drapery, festoon, tablecloth
– 2. As covering for ceilings, walls, statues or other objects;
– 3. As a pennant in the hood, side, back and top of motor vehicles;
– 4. As a staff or whip;
– 5. For unveiling monuments or statues; and
– 6. As trademarks or for industrial, commercial or agricultural labels or
designs.
 PROHIBITED ACTS
• d. Display the flag:
1. Under any painting or picture;
2. Horizontally face-up. It shall always be hoisted aloft and be
allowed to fall freely;
3. Below any platform; or
4. In discotheques, cockpits, night and day clubs, casinos,
gambling joints and places of vice or where frivolity prevails.
• e. To wear the flag in whole or in part as a costume or uniform;
• f. To add any word, figure, mark, picture, design, drawings,
advertisements, or imprint of any nature on the flag;
PROHIBITED ACTS
• g. To print, paint or attach representation of the flag on
handkerchiefs, napkins, cushions, and other articles of
merchandise;
• h. To display in public any foreign flag, except in
embassies and other diplomatic establishments, and in
offices of international organizations.
• i. To use, display or be part of any advertisement of
infomercial; and
• j. To display the flag in front of buildings or offices
occupied by aliens.
 RA 9481 (cont...)
• SECTION 38. When the National Anthem is played at a public
gathering, whether by a band or by singing or both, or reproduced
by any means, the attending public shall sing the anthem. The
singing must be done with fervor.
• As a sign of respect, all persons shall stand at attention and face
the Philippine flag, if there is one displayed, and if there is none,
they shall face the band or the conductor. At the first note, all
persons shall execute a salute by placing their right palms over
their left chests. Those in military, scouting, citizen’s military
training and security guard uniforms shall give the salute
prescribed by their regulations. The salute shall be completed
upon the last note of the anthem.
VIOLATIONS UNDER RA 8491
 VALUES
FORMATION
 MAKADIYOS
• Faith in Almighty God
• Respect for Life
• Order
• Work
• Concern for the family and future
generations
 1. Faith in Almighty God
• “The only limit to realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of
today; let us move forward with strong and active faith.” -Franklin
D. Roosevelt
• Faith can move mountains.
• Faith in the Almighty is an innate trademark Filipino value.
• Our faith is a call to conversion; from graft and
corruption,indolence, our desire for convenience, rather than
hardwork, growing adherence to materialism at the expense of
the loss of our values and integrity, and our sense of
helplessness when confronted with adversity.
 My Personal Faith Evaluation and Resolution
STATEMENT YES NO RESOLUTION
1. I believe in the power of Faith and Prayer.
2. My faith in God is one of my greatest strengths and priorities.
3. I maintain a strong personal prayer life.
4. My family maintains a strong prayer life.
5. By my example, others are inspired to live a life of faith and prayer.
6. I encourage others to be faithful and turn prayer in times of personal
setbacks and when faced with moral questions.
7. I continually seek for ways to strengthen my own faith.
8. My choices and decisions are fruits of prayerful reflections and
discernment.
9. I believe that all my blessings are brought about by God's providence
and not merely by my own words.
10. I live out my faith everyday.
 The Rescue Boats by Fr. Bel San Luis, SVD
• Mang Juan was a devout Christian but rather bull-headed. When a flood hit their town,
he climbed to the roof of his house. A rescue boat came by but Mang Juan begged off
their help. “No thanks. I have in the Lord. He will save me.”
• The waves rose and Mang Juan climbed to the tip of the roof. Another boat came by to
save him, but he waved it off possessing his faith for the Lord.
• When the waves began slapping at his feet, he clambered up the chimney. A
helicopter swooped down to save him, but he still begged off, trusting in God's
providence. You can guess what happened afterwards. Poor Mang Juan drowned.
• When he stood before the Lord, he complained. “Lord, I had such faith in you. Why did
you fail me?” To which the Lord said reprimanding him, “What more did you want? I
sent two boats and a helicopter! But you did not use them.”

• Reflection: Are we using enough our God-given talents, our natural resources to
succeed as a nation and as an individual? “God helps those who help themselves.”
 2. Respect for Life
• Life is raw material. We are artisans.We can sculp our
existence into something beautiful, or debase it into
ugliness. It's in our hands. -Cathy Better
• Every person's life is a precious gift, no individual has the
right to harm or destroy it.
• We should uphold and recognize each other's dignity as
persons and grow to appreciate it's other growth.
• Every person should be given the opportunity to lead a
purpose-driven life.
 How much is life worth to me?
ISSUE AGREE DISAGREE
1. Death Penalty/Capital Punshment is a good
deterrent against crimes.Thus, it should be
regarded as an acceptable punishment.
2. Abortion should be a choice accorded to
every woman.
3. Drugs are threat to society.
4. Military and rebel offensives in Mindanao
are justified by the goals and aspirations of
both parties.
5. Parents should inflict physical harm on their
children to properly discipline them.
6. Prostitution is an acceptable profession.
7. It is acceptable to have our elders cared for
in nursing homes and other institutions in the
elderly.
 3. Order
• Order is the sanity of the mind, the health of the body, the peace of
the city, the security of the state. As the beams of the house, as the
bones of the body,so is to order to all things. - Southey
• God is our number one value, foremost priority, and source of all
inspirations and motivations.
• Learn to be orderly in your work by establishing a system and
routine.
• Basic values like diligence and cleanliness stem from the value of
orderliness.
• Order entails the discipline of mind, emotion and action. Value of
order are prudence, temperance, discipline, humility, deligence,
patience and resilience.
 The Order of Your Life
• This sheet is meant to serve as your personal evaluation and reminder of The Order of
Your Life. May you be inspired always to remain faithful and hopeful while you
constantly put your life in order.
• A. As a Child D. As a Filipino Citizen
– 1. 1.
– 2. 2.
– 3. 3.
• B. As a Sibling
– 1.
– 2.
– 3.
• C. As a Student
– 1.
– 2.
– 3.
 Your Own House First by Bro. Andrew Maria, MMHC
• Cassius the Zealot entered the monastery because he wanted to atone for the sins of
of men. As a monk, he practiced all sorts of rigorous penances and sacrifices for this
single purpose.
• “Lord”, he often prayed, “I offer my life for the atonement of the sins of the world.” One
night, Cassius had a dream. He saw himself in a certain village were all the houses
were dilapidated. Driven by zeal and kindness, he started rebuilding one house after
the other. After he had rebuilt all the houses, he was approached by the Lord.
• “Cassius” said the Lord,”I mean to stay in your house.” Cassius pointed to his house
while he walked with the Lord. “Master”,he said, “That is my house.” The Lord stopped
when he saw how dilapilated Cassius' house was. “I cannot stay in such a house,” the
Lord told him. “Your house is ready to fall down.”
• “But my Lord,” Cassius defended himself, “I was not able to fix my house because I
spent all my time rebuilding other people's houses.” The Lord said to Cassius, “Before
you build my dwelling place in other men's hearts, be sure that I have one in yours.”
• Moral: Charity begins at home.
 4. Work
• Give fish to a man and he will have a food to eat for a day; teach him how
to fish and he shall have food to eat throughout his lifetime. - Confucius
• Man is destined to work, it is in his nature.
• Achievement is getting things done well while activity is a matter of merely
staying busy.
• Our country will progress if every Filipino puts value in honest hardwork.
• Every Filipino should thrive towards self-reliance.
• Learn to invest your God-given talent in your work.
• Well-done is better than well-said.- Benjamin Franklin
• Living within means is a key element of success and progress as it
encourages the values of discipline, frugality, prudence and the virtue od
temperance.
 The 1- Million Question
Items Amount
1. Life Insurance
2. House and Lot
3. Educational Plan
4. Travel
5. Shopping (clothes, jewelry,
houseware)
6. Time deposit
7. Business investment
8.Health (medical care,medication)
9. Charity work
10. Social Life/Leisure
11. Others
5. Concern for the Family and Future Generations
• The future of humanity passes by the way of the family.
• We should be vigilant and possess the resolve to always
value our family as our most important precious gift after
our own lives.
• A family is strengthened by the love, understanding, and
mutual respect among its members.
• Our family is worth more than any worldly gain.
• The family can survive the challenges of the times only if
it is armed with sound principles and values that promote
love and life.
 The Family Angle: A Reflection of Modern Day
Family Realities
For each situation, imagine yourself as the actual person involved. Cite some effects and
implications of every situation and some other scenarios that may arise that you think
from the issue.
1. You are the family breadwinner and you decide to work abroad so you
earn more money for your family.
2. You are a child whose parents are working abroad.
3. You and your spouse decided to separate.
4. Your parents are separated.
5. You decide to put your aging parents in the home for the aged.
6. As a parent you deeply believe in the principle of liberalism and the full
advantage of allowing your children to have full access to the internet
and the media.
 The Love of a Mother by Fr. Benigno Beltran, SVD
• Once there lived a poor mother and her son. When he grew up, the son fall in
love with a woman who was not serious with him. He told her he would do
anything he asked if only she would marry him. Half in jest, she told him: “I will
marry you only if you cut out you're mother's heart and bring it to me. Only in
this way can you prove your love.”
• In the dark of the night, he went into the mother's room, took from his belt a
knife from his mother's kitchen,and plunged into her breast. He cut out her
heart and ran with bloodstained hands towards the home of his loved one. As
he ran with the heart of his mother in his hands, he stumbled and fell. His
mother's heart said to him, “Be careful my son. You might hurt yourself.”

• Reflection: The love of our parents cannot be measured by any conceivable

means. They love us in ways only they can; in ways only they know how. Love
them, take care of them, and honor them.
 MAKATAO

1.Love
2.Freedom
3.Peace
4.Truth
5.Justice
 WHAT IS LOVE?
• Love is patient and kind; love is not jealous or boastful; Love is not ill
mannered or selfish or irritable; love does not keep a record of the
wrongs; love is not happy with evil but delights in the truth. Love never
fails. Love is eternal.. There are faith, hope and love and the greatest of
these is love. - 1 Corinthian 13
• Love is the will to extend oneself for the purpose of nurturing one’s own or
another’s spiritual growth . – M. Scott Peck
• Love is the value from which the other values that form a good person
develop.
• Love is the key to our nation’s progress. It will encourage our people to be
committed to serve and be concerned for each other’s well being, making
true the pledge of mamamayan muna bago sarili…mamamayang hindi
makasarili.
 Pay it forward… with LOVE
• Make a plan to make a specific good deed for at least three
people. You may do more good deeds for more people if you
wish. As this is private, include all the details you need including
a time frame if possible to make your plans work.
1. My family (parents/spouse/sibling/relative)
2. A special friend
3. Someone who I don’t know but who can use my help.
 FREEDOM
• The great gift of a human being lies in our freedom to continually right our
wrongs and make new persons of ourselves. – Wang Yang Ming
• Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do
what we ought. –Pope John Paul II
• The value of Freedom is never without the virtue of responsibility.
• Freedom is a gift freely given, thus, it should be something freely shared.
• Freedom should be practiced with a clear understanding of its bounds, a
sense of discipline, and the virtue of charity.
• The basis of freedom lies in the individuality of human person who is
capable of thinking, caring, and relating with other human beings.
• The dream of freedom is not just of one man but should be of every
human heart.
 Bird in the Hand
• One day, a boy was walking at the park and found a bird lying on the ground. He
picked up the bird and went to an old man sitting peacefully under the shade of a tree.
• Hoping to trick the old man and display his youthful “wisdom”, he approached him,
held out his clenched fists and asked, “old man, old man, tell me: is the bird in my
hand, dead or alive?”
• The old man thoroughly looked at him and answered, “Little boy, if I tell you that the
bird in your hand is alive, you can easily crush the bird and say that it is dead; but if I
tell you that the bird in your hand is dead, you can easily open your hand and set the
bird free and say that it is alive. Therefore, little boy, the answer to your question is in
your hands.”

Moral Lesson: God gave us our lives. He also gives freedom to choose what we want to
make of them. Indeed, the answer to all our dreams is in our hands. We have the power
to make them happen… but only if we choose to.
 PEACE
• Since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men
that the defenses of peace must be constructed. -UNESCO
Constitution
• Peace cannot be attained through violence or other ways that do
not promote order.
• 4 pillars of Peace: Love, Freedom, Truth and Justice
• Peace cannot be attained and sustained when people develop a
deep consciousness of their faith in God, concern for their
fellowmen, loyalty to their country and respect for the
environment.
 Living in PEACE: A Practical Guide
1. What situations can you think of in everyday life as illustrating the lack of
peace?
a. in our hearts?
b. in our homes?
c. in our office?
d. in our community?
e. in our country?
2. Let us reflect on some concrete steps we can take to promote process:
a. With regards to our relationship
b. With regards to our finances
c. With regards to orderliness in our possessions
d. with regards to improving communications
 Living in PEACE: A Practical Guide
3. Four pillars of Peace
a) Truth - we will build peace if every individual sincerely acknowldges
not only his rights but also his own duties to others
b) Justice - we will build peace if in practice everyone respects the rights
of orders & actually fulfill his duties towards them
c) Love - we will build peace if people feel the needs of others as their
own share what they have with others, specially the values of mind
and spirit they possess.
d) Freedom - we will build peace and make it thrive if, in the choice of
the means to that end, people act according to reason and assume
responsibility for their own actions.
 Living in PEACE: A Practical Guide
4. Developing habits of Peace
a) Awareness of the importance of keeping and fostering peace, internalizing the
basic value of peace, and upholding the four pillars of peace as among one's
basic values.
b) Resolutions to the conscious of the behavior which disturbs one's peace and that
of others.
c) Identifying obstacles to peace in everday's life
d) Consciously speaking to act in a peaceful way and to seek peaceful, non-violent,
unitive solutions to conflict.
5. Being an example of peacemaker
i. Being willing to share with others about one's commitment to build peace;
ii. Talking about the significance of having peace as basic value;
iii. Helping members of one's family, specially one's children, to imbibe the basic
value of peace.
 TRUTH
• The truth can be hidden for a time, but it cannot be overtime. -St.
Augustine
• Truth entails transparency, honesty, integrity, sincerity and
humility.
• The truth entails sacrifices and effort but it is worthy cause that
highlights our own capacity as persons to do good and live with
integrity.
• Honesty should be applied in all our roles in life, be it as spouse,
parent, child, sibling, teacher, colleague, etc.
• In the end, the truth always prevail.
 LIES, TRUTH, TRUTH about LIES
LIES TRUTH TRUTH about
LIES
Lying is done with words If you tell the truth, you don't There are no half-truth or
and also with silence. have to remember anything. white lies...It's either you
-Mark Twain say the truth or tell a lie!
-Adrienne Rich
It is better to be defeated on If you do not tell the truth Lies are said in the place
principle than to win on lies. about yourself you cannot of truth... Why not prefer to
- Arthur Calwell tell it about other people. tell the TRUTH than settle
-Virginia Woolfe for a LIE!
Repetition does not Where there is dignity In the end, we find but a
transform a lie into the unless there is honesty? single truth about lies: that
truth. there is no truth and no
- Cicero
-Franklin D. Roosevelt good in lies
 JUSTICE
• Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice
everywhere. - Martin Luther King, Jr.
• Justice consists in the firm and constant will to
give God and neighbor their due.
• Justice delayed is justice denied.
• Justice is the key to progress, the foundation of
freedom, and the bedrock principle of unity and
equality among all men.
 JUSTICE STARTS WITH ME
ROLES ACT OF COURSE OF
INJUSTICE ACTION
Child

Siblings

Relative

Colleague/Friend
 MAKABANSA
1.Unity
2.Equality
3.Respect for Law
and Government
4.Patriotism
5.Promotion of the
Common Good
 UNITY
• Remember upon the conduct of each depends the fate of
all. -Alexander the Great
• Unity is about sharing a common vision and working
together towards the same dream of social justice,
prosperity and happiness.
• The implication of unity is diversity.
• Be united with the nation, with the people, with your local
community, organization of work and family.
 EQUALITY
Now is the time to open the doors for opportunity to all God's
children. Now is the time to lift our nation from quick sands of
injustice to solid rock of brotherhood. - Martin Luther King, Jr
Every person should be given equal opportunity to develop
himself, be a better person and pursue happiness in his lifetime.
No man is over and above the law.
The value of equality should move every citizen to look after and
care for the less fortunate, the poor and the oppressed.
 Story: SKULLS
One day, a group of skulls in a cemetery had a conversation.
“Hey”, said a skull to another, “who were you when you were alive?”
“I was a king”,answered the skull with an air of pride. “Yes, I was once his
slave”, replied another skull. “He was tyrant, ruthless and merciless king.”
“How dare you speak to me like that!”countered the king-skull. “I am your
king, remember?”
“Shut up!” shouted the slave-skull. “You are no longer my king nor I am not
your slave anymore! We are the same now - rotten skulls!”

Moral: Each man may differ in worldly stature, but each one bears the same
amount of dignity as another and all share one common destiny.
 RESPECT FOR LAW AND GOVERNMENT
• The law is not meant to curtail freedom; it is meant to ensure
that every citizen acts responsibly while exercising freedom.
• The law and government should not serve the interests of
few, especially those who are in the positions of power and
authority.
• The nature of laws is to provide sanctions for the irreponsible
practice of freedom.
• Our own respect for law and government should stem from
the ultimate law of the heart: that of mutual respect,charity
and love for others.
 PATRIOTISM
• Patriotism is not a short outburst of emotions but a lifetime of
dedication. - Adlai E. Stevenson
• Patriotism is every person's sense of duty and responsibility
to contribute in the development of his country, the protection
of integrity, and upholding of the rights and dignity of the
people.
• Love your country, patronize your country and its works, be
proud of your personal and national identity, being vigilant
and proactive citizen, and be a law-abiding citizens are some
of the actions that we can do to have this patriotism.
 PROMOTION FOR THE COMMON GOOD
• Put the welfare of the greater number of people over
one's own.
• The value of Promotion for the Common Good should
move us to share and reach out to others in need.
• National interest should prevail over individual interests.
• Food, shelter, education, work, opportunity to improve
one's self, ability to free from fear, insecurity and injustice,
and an athmosphere of sharing and charity are some of
the elements needed for the holistic and progres of the
common good.
 MAKAKALIKASAN

• Concern for
the
Environment
 Concern for the Environment
• We should develop a sense of urgency in the
way we treat the environment. Respect for the
integrity of creation.
• Every person's mission of stewardship
demands that he be more conscious of his
actions when he relates with the environment.
• Treat your Mother Nature as your mother.
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9418
VOLUNTEER ACT OF 2007
 RA 9418
• “An act Institutionalizing a Strategy for Rural
Development, Strengthening Volunteerism and for
Other Purpose”
• Declaration of Policy
• Promote the participation of various sector of the
Filipino Society and international and foreign
volunteer organization in public and civic affairs
• BAYANIHAN to foster social justice, solidarity and
sustainable development
 Goals and Objectives (RA 9418)

• Provide policy framework on volunteerism

• Provide a conducive and enabling
environment for volunteers
• Provide an effective institutional mechanism to
strengthen the role of Philippine National
Volunteer Service Coordinating Agency
(PNVSCA)
 Key Concepts
• Volunteerism- refers to an act involving a wide range of
activities, including traditional forms of mutual aid and
developmental interventions that provides an enabling
and empowering environment both on the part of the
beneficiary receiving and the volunteer rendering the act,
undertaken for reasons arising from socio-
developmental, business or corporate orientation,
commitment or conviction for the attainment of the public
good and where monetary and other incentives or reward
are not primary motivating factors.
 Key Concepts (cont...)

• Volunteer – refers to an individual or group from

their socio-developmental, business and corporate
orientation, commitment or conviction, contribute
time, service and resources whether on full-time or
part-time basis to a just and essential social
development cause, mission or endeavor in the
belief that their activity is mutually meaningful and
beneficial to public interest as well as to
themselves.
 Key Concepts (cont...)

• Volunteer Service Organization – refers to a local

or foreign groups that recruits, trains, deploys and
supports volunteer workers to programs and
projects implemented by them or by other
organizations or any group that provides services
and resources, including but not limited to,
information, capability building, advocacy and
networking for the attainment of common good.
 Key Concepts (cont...)

• Voluntary Sector – refers to those

sectors of Philippine Society that
organizes themselves into volunteers to
take advocacy and action primarily for
local and national development
VOLUNTEERISM IN THE PHILIPPINES
 REFERENCES
• 1987 Philippine Constitution
• CMO No. 26 s, 2005
• Republic Act No. 8491
• Republic Act No. 9418
• Internet Sources