LESSON 1: NATIONAL SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAM

Core Values of NSTP

• Unity

• Patriotism

• Faith in God

• Respect for Life

• Truth

• Justice

• Freedom

• Equality

• Peace

• Concern for Family

• Concern for the Environment

• Volunteerism

CWTS

Refers to programs or activities contributory to the general welfare and betterment of life for community members

CWTS

Focuses on improving health, education, environment, entrepreneurship, recreation, and morals of the citizenry

Meaning of CWTS

Civic Welfare Training Service

LTS

A program designed to train students to become teachers of literacy and numerical skills to school children, out-of-school youth, and other segments of society in need of service

Meaning of LTS

Literacy Training Service

ROTC

Designed to provide military training to tertiary level students to motivate, train, organize, and mobilize them for national defense preparedness

ROTC

A program institutionalized under Sections 38 and 39 of Republic Act No. 7077

Meaning of ROTC

Reserve Officers Training Corps

Components of NSTP

• Literacy Training Services (LTS)

• Reserve Officer’s Training Corps (ROTC)

• Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS)

National Service Training Program (NSTP) Act of 2001

Republic Act No. 9163, otherwise known as

NSTP

a civic education and defense preparedness program for students instituted by the government of the Philippines on November 13, 2009

both male and female college students of any bachelor's degree course or technical vocational course in public or private higher educational institutions

obliged to undergo one of three program components for an academic period of two semesters.

• Aims to develop civic consciousness and defense preparedness of youth.

• Aims to enhance the ethics services & patriotism of young Filipinos.

Objectives of NSTP

Under the Commonwealth Act No. 1

known as the "National Defense Act", 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.

Presidential Decree No. 1706,

known as the "National Service Law", was signed into law on August 8, 1980. It made national service obligatory for all Filipino citizens and specified three categories of national service: civic welfare service, law enforcement service and military service.

epublic Act 7077

known as the "Citizen Armed Forces of the Philippines Reservist Act", was enacted by the 8th Congress of the Philippines on June 27, 1991. The Reservist Act provided for organization, training and utilization of reservists, referred to in the Act as "Citizen Soldiers". The primary pool of manpower for the reservist organization are graduates of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps basic and advance courses

Republic Act No.9163

known as the National Service Training Program (NSTP) Act of 2001, was enacted on January23,2002 and implemented starting the 2002–2003 academic year. This law requires all college and technical-vocational students in the Philippines to complete two semesters of civic or defense-oriented training as a graduation requisite.

Republic Act No.9163,

The law was in part a reform response triggered by the 2001 death of University of Santo Tomas student Mark Welson Chua, who was murdered after exposing corruption in the university ROTC unit. His death sparked nationwide calls to make ROTC voluntary—a pivotal factor leading to the enactment of RA9163

National Service Reserve Corp.

• Students finished LTS & CWTS are automatic become a member of

• They will be called to be teachers of literacy in collaboration of DND, CHED & TESDA

Citizens Armed Forces (RA 7077)

Students graduate of ROTC will become

part of

When should NSTP be taken?

What if I cannot take the NSTP during the regular semester?