Historical and Legal Basis of the National Service Training Program (NSTP)

Vocabulary flashcards covering key terms, laws, programs, and historical events related to the development of civic and military service in the Philippines leading to the NSTP.

Civic Responsibility

Defined as the "responsibility of a citizen". Actions and attitudes associated with democratic governance and social participation, including community involvement, advocacy, and public service.

Civic

Relating to a city, citizen, citizenship, municipal or civil society.

Responsibility

The state of being accountable for a duty, obligation, or burden.

Citizen

A person owing loyalty to and entitled by birth or naturalization to the protection of a state.

Citizenship

Being a productive, responsible, caring, and contributing member of society.

University of Santo Tomas (UST) 1762 Training

First instance of military training in the Philippines led by Fr. Domingo Collantes to repel British invaders.

Father Domingo Collantes

UST priest who organized and trained students for military defense in 1762.

Royal Cédula

Royal decree granted by the King of Spain to UST for its 1762 defense efforts.

Regalia

Title of honor awarded to the troop trained by Fr. Collantes in 1762.

Muy Leal

Seal of loyalty bestowed on the UST troop for their service in 1762.

Polo y Servicios

Spanish-era compulsory civil labor requiring Filipino males to work forty days a year on public projects.

Falla

Fine paid to avoid mandatory labor under polo y servicios.

Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC)

Formal military program established at the University of the Philippines in 1912 to train college students for national defense.

Commonwealth Act No. 1 (National Defense Act)

1935 law giving ROTC legal basis and declaring national defense the responsibility of all citizens.

Preparatory Military Training (PMT)

Mandatory training under the National Defense Act for citizens aged 20-21 before joining reserve categories.

Executive Order No. 207 (1939)

Order by President Quezon making ROTC compulsory in colleges with 100 or more male students.

Hunter’s ROTC Guerrillas

Filipino resistance group formed by ROTC cadets to fight the Japanese during WWII.

Executive Order No. 59 (Marcos Era)

Mandated ROTC in all colleges and universities with 250 or more male enrollees.

Presidential Decree No. 1796 (1980)

‘Decree Providing Compulsory National Service’ with three programs: military, law enforcement, and civil welfare.

Republic Act No. 7077

‘Armed Forces of the Philippines Reservist Act’ creating the Citizen Armed Force and Basic Citizen Military Training (BCMT).

Basic Citizen Military Training (BCMT)

Program under RA 7077 to train out-of-school youth and non-ROTC citizens for the reserve force.

1st Category Reserve

AFP reservists aged 18-35 under RA 7077.

2nd Category Reserve

AFP reservists aged 36-51 under RA 7077.

3rd Category Reserve

AFP reservists aged 51 and above under RA 7077.

ROTC Crisis of 2001

Public outcry over the death of Mark Welson Chua that almost led to ROTC abolition.

Mark Welson Chua

UST student whose death exposed ROTC abuses, prompting NSTP reforms.

Republic Act No. 9163 (NSTP Act of 2001)

Law creating the National Service Training Program with ROTC, LTS, and CWTS components.

National Service Training Program (NSTP)

Program to enhance youth civic consciousness and defense preparedness through three component courses.

NSTP Components

ROTC, Literacy Training Service (LTS), and Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS).

Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) – NSTP

Component providing military training to motivate, train, organize, and mobilize students for national defense.

Literacy Training Service (LTS)

NSTP component that trains students to teach literacy and numeracy to schoolchildren and out-of-school youth.

Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS)

NSTP component focusing on community programs that improve health, education, environment, safety, and morals.

Section 7 of RA 9163

Allows students from different schools to combine or cross-enroll to complete an NSTP component.

Serial Number (NSTP)

Unique code assigned to each NSTP graduate indicating component, region, series, and year of completion.

National Service Reserve Corps (NSRC)

Organization of CWTS and LTS graduates trained for disaster response, civic welfare, literacy, and other national service.

Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Councils (DRRMCs)

Government bodies that NSRC units assist during disaster preparedness, response, and rehabilitation.

NSRC National Directorate Center (NNDC)

Office under the OCD supervising NSRC development, training, and mobilization nationwide.

NSRC School Directorate Office (NSDO)

Unit in each HEI/TVET responsible for managing school-based NSRC activities.

Monitoring and Evaluation (NSTP)

Section 8 of RA 9163 assigns schools, CHED/TESDA, and DND-AFP to oversee NSTP design, implementation, and annual reporting.