NATIONAL SERVICE

TRAINING PROGRAM
( NSTP )
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Rose Ann Cabading- Bololato, RN

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NATIONAL SERVICE TRAINING

PROGRAM (NSTP)

DEFINITION:
It refers to the program aimed at
enhancing civic consciousness and
defense preparedness in the youth by
developing the ethics of service &
patriotism while undergoing training in
any of its three program components.
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HISTORICAL AND LEGAL BASIS

OF THE NSTP
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COMMONWEALTH ACT NO. 1

( NATIONAL DEFENSE ACT OF 1935)
Under the government of
President Manuel L. Quezon

-- it was enacted by the National

Assembly of the Philippines on December
21, 1935. it provided for obligatory
military service for all male citizens of
ages between 18 and 30.
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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1706

(NATIONAL SERVICE LAW)
Under the government of
President Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr
August 8, 1980

-- it mandated compulsory national

service to all Filipino citizens. College
students were given an alternative to
select from among the three (3)
fundamental program components.
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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1706
(NATIONAL SERVICE LAW)
Under the government of
President Ferdinand Marcos Sr

Fundamental program components:

1. Civic Welfare Service ( CWS )
2. Law Enforcement Service ( LES )
3. Military Service ( MS)
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R.A. 7077
Citizen Armed Forces of the
Philippines Reservist Act of 1991

-- it was enacted by the 8th Congress of

the Philippines on June 27, 1991. The
primary pool of manpower for the
reservist organization are graduates of
the Reserve Officers’ Training Cor
(ROTC). They are being called as
“CITIZEN SOLDIERS”
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R.A. 7077
Citizen Armed Forces of the
Philippines Reservist Act of 1991

-- The objective of the said program was

to train all able- bodied tertiary students
for military capabilities in case of war.
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R.A. 9163
National Service Training Program
(NSTP) Act of 2001
Under the government of
President Gloria Macapagal- Arroyo
January 23, 2002

-- the primary objective is to stress the

significant role played by youth, in the
task of developing our nation by means
of national service training.
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R.A. 9163
National Service Training Program
(NSTP) Act of 2001

Three Components of NSTP:

1. Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS)
2. Literacy Service Training ( LST)
3. Reserve Officer Training Corp ( ROTC)
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R.A. 9163
National Service Training Program (NSTP)
Act of 2001

Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS)

-- refers to programs/ activities contributory
to the general welfare and the betterment of
life for the members of the community or the
enhancement of its facilities, especially
devoted to improving health, education,
environment, entrepreneurship, safety,
recreation and morals of the citizenry.
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R.A. 9163
National Service Training Program (NSTP)
Act of 2001

Literacy Training Service (LTS)

-- a program designed to train students to
become teachers of literacy and numeracy
skills to school children, out of school youth,
and other segments of society in need of their
service.
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R.A. 9163
National Service Training Program
(NSTP) Act of 2001

Non- Military Components:

1. Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS)
2. Literacy Service Training ( LST)
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R.A. 9163
National Service Training Program
(NSTP) Act of 2001

Objectives of Non- Military Components:

1. Strengthen the values & traits of the
youth.
2. Improve their skills & knowledge on
various endeavors;
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R.A. 9163
National Service Training Program
(NSTP) Act of 2001

Objectives of Non- Military Components:

3. Develop their interest in community
service
4. Make the responsible for peace &
development to make sure harmony &
growth in the Filipino communities.
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R.A. 9163
National Service Training Program (NSTP)
Act of 2001

Reserve Officers’ Training Corp (ROTC)

-- a program institutionalized under Sections
38 & 39 of R.A. No. 7077 designed to provide
military training to tertiary level students in
order to motivate, train, organize and
mobilize them for national defense
preparedness.
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MAIN FEATURES

 ALL incoming freshmen students

enrolled in any baccalaureate and in at
least two- year technical- vocational
or associate courses are REQUIRED to
complete one NSTP component of their
choice as a GRADUATION
REQUIREMENT.
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MAIN FEATURES

 Each of the NSTP components shall be

undertaken for an academic period of
TWO (2) SEMESTERS and credited for
three (3) units per semester.

 State Universities & Colleges (SUCs)

will offer the ROTC component and at
least one (1) other NSTP component.
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MAIN FEATURES

 The Philippine Military Academy

(PMA), Philippine Merchant Marine
Academy (PMMA), Philippine National
Police Academy( PNPA) and other
similar nature are exempted from the
NSTP.
 ROTC component will be maintained &
handled by the Department of Military
Science and Tactics (DMST)
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LEAD AGENCIES/ IMPLEMENTERS

 Commission on Higher Education

(CHED)
 Technical Education & Skills
Development Authority (TESDA)
 Department of National Defense (DND)
 Philippine Association of State
Universities and Colleges (PASUC)
 Coordinating Council of Private
Educational Association of the
Philippines ( COCOPEA)
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NATIONAL SERVICE TRAINING CORPS
(NSRC)

-- It will be composed of graduates of

NON- ROTC components. Members of
this Corps may be tapped by the State
for literacy and civic welfare activities.
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AFP Citizen Armed Force

-- It will be composed of graduates of

ROTC component subject to DND
requirements.
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