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    The National Service Training Program (NSTP) is a civic education and defense preparedness program instituted in 2000 that requires all college students in the Philippines to undergo one of three program components for two semesters: Civic Welfare Training Service, Literacy Training Service, or Reserve Officers' Training Corps. Graduates of ROTC join the Citizen Armed Force, while graduates of the other programs join the National Service Reserve Corps. The NSTP Act built upon previous laws from 1935, 1980, and 1991 that made various forms of national service obligatory for Filipino citizens, including military service and civic welfare programs.

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    The National Service Training Program (NSTP) is a civic education and defense preparedness program instituted in 2000 that requires all college students in the Philippines to undergo one of three program components for two semesters: Civic Welfare Training Service, Literacy Training Service, or Reserve Officers' Training Corps. Graduates of ROTC join the Citizen Armed Force, while graduates of the other programs join the National Service Reserve Corps. The NSTP Act built upon previous laws from 1935, 1980, and 1991 that made various forms of national service obligatory for Filipino citizens, including military service and civic welfare programs.

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    The National Service Training Program (NSTP), is a civic education and defense

    preparedness program students instituted by the Government of the Philippines on 5 January 2000 by
    virtue of Republic Act 9163, otherwise known as the "National Service Training Program (NSTP) Act
    of 2001."

    Coverage
    Under the NSTP Program, both male and female college students of any baccalaureate
    degree course or technical vocational course in public or private educational institutions are obliged
    to undergo one of three program components for an academic period of two semesters. The students,
    however, are free to choose which particular program component to take. The three NSTP Program
    components are:

     Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS)


    This program component is designed to provide students with activities contributory to the
    general welfare and betterment of life of the members of the community especially those
    developed to improve social welfare services.

     Literacy Training Service (LTS)


    This program component is designed to train students in teaching literacy and numeracy skills
    to schoolchildren and out-of-school youths. The hope is to continue learning on a peer - to -
    peer interaction.

     Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC)


    This program component is designed to provide military education and training for students to
    mobilize them for national defense preparedness. This is also a glimpse for young people to
    see how military life is and encourage them into service.

    Graduates of the ROTC program component are organized into the Citizen Armed Force, while
    graduates of the LTS and CWTS program components are organized into the National Service
    Reserve Corps (NSRC) administered by the Department of National Defense, the Commission on
    Higher Education and Technical Education and Skills Development Authority.

    Precedents
    There have been several legal precedents to the National Service Training Program (NSTP)
    Act of 2001. These include:

    Commonwealth Act No. 1


    Main article: National Defense Act of 1935
    Commonwealth Act No. 1, otherwise known as the "National Defense Act", was enacted by
    the National Assembly of the Philippines on 21 December 1935. It provided for obligatory military
    service for all male citizens of ages between 18 and 30.
    Presidential Decree No. 1706
    Presidential Decree No. 1706, otherwise known as the "National Service Law", was signed by
    President Ferdinand Marcos on 8 August 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.

    Republic Act 7077


    Republic Act 7077, otherwise known as the "Citizen Armed Forces of the Philippines Reservist Act",
    was enacted by the 8th Congress of the Philippines on 27 June 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.

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