03 Precedents to the NSTP Act of 2001

The National Defense Act

Commonwealth Act No. 1 is also known as

Commonwealth Act No. 1 (National Defense Act)

Was enacted by the National Assembly of the Philippines on December 21 1935

Commonwealth Act No. 1 (National Defense Act)

Provided for obligatory military service for ll male citizens of ages 18 to 30

National Service Law

The other name for Presidential Decree No. 1706

Aug 8, 1980

The date the Presidential Decree No. 1706 (National Service Law) was passed

Presidential Decree No. 1706 (National Service Law)

Made national service obligatory for all Filipino citizens

Civic Welfare Service, Law Enforcement Service, and Military Service

The three specified categories of national service stated in Presidential Decree No. 1706 (National Service Law)

Republic Act 7077

Otherwise known as Citizen Armed Forces of the Philippines Reservist Act

Republic Act 7077 or Citizen Armed Forces of the Philippines Reservist Act

Provided for organization, training, and utilization of reservists, referred to in the Act as “Citizen Soldiers”

Republic Act 7077 or Citizen Armed Forces of the Philippines Reservist Act

Primary pool of manpower for the reservist organization are graduates of the Reserve Officers Training Corps basic and advance courses

8th Congress of the Philippines on June 27, 1991

Who enacted and when was the Republic Act 7077 or the Citizen Armed Forces of the Philippines Reservist Act enacted?

Republic Act 9163

Otherwise known as the National Service Training Program Act of 2001

Section II

What section of the NSTP Act of 2001 states that the prime duty of the government is to serve and protect its citizens. In turn, citizens are responsible to defend the security of the country which requires each citizen to render personal, military, or civil service