LEGAL BASIS

MILITARY SCIENCE (MS-1)

2LT ARCAN O LATAYAN PA (RET)
Instructor
 Introduction

Republic Act 9163 is an act establishing the National

Service Training Program (NSTP) for the tertiary
level students, amending for the purpose of
Republic Act No. 7077, Presidential Decree No.
1706, and for other purposes.
Specific Provisions of the Fundamental
Law Pertinent to R. A. 9163

Sec 2. R. A 9163 hereby affirms the

prime duty of the government to serve
and protect its citizens. In turn, it shall be
the responsibility of all citizens to defend
security of the state and in the fulfillment
thereof, the government may require
each citizen to render personal, military
or civil services.
Specific Provisions of the Fundamental
Law Pertinent to R. A. 9163

Sec. 4. R. A. 9163 there is hereby

established a National Service Training
Program (NSTP), which shall form part
of the curricula of all baccalaureate
degree courses and at least two (2)
year technical – vocational courses and
is a requisite for graduation, consisting
of the following service components.
Specific Provisions of the Fundamental
Law Pertinent to R. A. 9163

 Components of NSTP
 The Reserve Officer’s Training Corps
(ROTC), which is hereby made optional
and voluntary upon the effectivity of this
Act.

 The Literacy Training Services (LTS);

and

 The Civic Welfare Training Service

(CWTS)
Specific Provisions of the Fundamental
Law Pertinent to R. A. 9163

Sec. 15 (4) of Batas Pambansa Bilang

323 likewise provides that it is the duty
and responsibility of students to
participate actively in civic affairs and be
involved in the promotion of the general
welfare of the people particularly in the
social, economic and cultural
development of the community and in
the attainment of a just, compassionate
and orderly society.
Specific Provisions of the Fundamental
Law Pertinent to R. A. 9163

Pursuant to Section 12 Republic Act

No. 9163 otherwise known as the
National Service Training Program
(NSTP) Act of 2001, CHED, TESDA, and
DND in consultation with concerned
government agencies, the Philippine
Association of State Universities and
Colleges (PASUC), Coordinating Council
of Private Educational Association of the
Philippines (COCOPEA), NGOs,
promulgate the following IRR to
implement the provisions of this Act.
Specific Provisions of the Fundamental
Law Pertinent to R. A. 9163

Sec 1, Rule I, IRR to R. A. 9163

(Guiding Principle). While 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 the
fulfillment thereof, the government may
require each citizen to render personal
military or civil service.
Specific Provisions of the Fundamental
Law Pertinent to R. A. 9163

Sec 2. Rule I, IRR to R. A. 9163

( 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 being. It shall inculcate the ideals
of patriotism, nationalism, and advance
their involvement in public and civic
affairs
Specific Provisions of the Fundamental Law Pertinent
to R. A. 9163

2. As the most valuable resources 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.
Specific Provisions of the Fundamental
Law Pertinent to R. A. 9163

Sec. 4, Rule III, IRR to

R. A. 9163 (Coverage)
1. All incoming freshmen students,
male and female, starting School Year
(SY) 2002 –2003, enrolled in any
baccalaureate and at least two (2) year
Technical – Vocational or associate
courses, are required to complete one
(1) NSTP component of their choice as a
graduation requirement.
Specific Provisions of the Fundamental
Law Pertinent to R. A. 9163

2. All higher and technical-vocational

education institutions must offer at least
one (1) of the NSTP components.
a. State Universities and Colleges
(SUCs), shall offer the ROTC Program
and at least one (1) other NSTP
component.
Specific Provisions of the Fundamental Law Pertinent
to R. A. 9163

b. The Philippine Military Academy

(PMA), Philippine Merchant Marine
Academy (PMMA), Philippine national
Police Academy (PNPA), and other
SUCs of similar nature, in view of the
special character of these institutions,
are exempted from the NSTP.
Specific Provisions of the Fundamental
Law Pertinent to R. A. 9163

c. Private higher and technical-

vocational education institutions with at
least 350 students cadets, may offer the
ROTC Program and consequently
establish/maintain a Department of
Military Science and Tactics (DMST),
subject to the existing rules and
regulations of the Armed Forces of the
Philippines (AFP).
Specific Provisions of the Fundamental
Law Pertinent to R. A. 9163

2. A one (1) summer program in lieu of

the two (2) semester program may 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.
Specific Provisions of the Fundamental
Law Pertinent to R. A. 9163

Sec. 11, Rule V, IRR to R. A. 9163

(Organization of NSTP Graduates):
1. Graduates of the ROTC
components of the NSTP shall belong to
the National Service Reserve Corps
(NSRC) and could be tapped by the
state for literacy and civic welfare
activities, through the joint efforts of
DND, CHED and TESDA, in
coordination with DILG, DSWD and
other concerned agencies/ associations.
Specific Provisions of the Fundamental
Law Pertinent to R. A. 9163

2. The CHED, TESDA and DND, in

consultation with other concerned
government agencies, shall issue the
necessary guidelines for the
establishment, organization,
maintenance and utilization of the
National Reserve Corps.
Specific Provisions of the Fundamental
Law Pertinent to R. A. 9163

3. Graduates of the ROTC program

shall form part of the Citizen Armed
Force, pursuant to R. A. 7077, subject to
the requirements of DND
Specific Provisions of the Fundamental
Law Pertinent to R. A. 9163

Sec. 13, Rule VI, IRR to R. A. 9163

(Transitory Provisions):
1. Students who are currently
enrolled but have not taken any of the
Military Service (MS), Civic Welfare
Service (CWS) or Law Enforcement
Service (LES) programs shall be
covered by the NSTP law.
Specific Provisions of the Fundamental
Law Pertinent to R. A. 9163

2. Students who have completed two (2)

semesters of the Expanded ROTC (E-
ROTC. National Service Training
Program) are deemed to have complied
with the NSTP law.
Specific Provisions of the Fundamental
Law Pertinent to R. A. 9163

3. Students who are not covered by

Section 13 of this Rule and have taken
only one (1) semester or Basic ROTC or
E-ROTC/ NSTP, shall be take one more
semester of any NSTP components to
qualify for graduation purposes.
END OF LECTURE

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