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    The National Service Training Program (NSTP) was established through a series of presidential decrees and laws starting in 1935. It originally mandated military training for male college students but later allowed choice between military, civil welfare, and law enforcement training. In 2002, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo signed the NSTP into law, comprising the Civic Welfare Training Service, Literacy Training Service, and Reserve Officer Training Corps to encourage youth civic participation and national defense preparedness. The NSTP aims to develop ethics of service, patriotism, and leadership in youth through its various training components.

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    The National Service Training Program (NSTP) was established through a series of presidential decrees and laws starting in 1935. It originally mandated military training for male college students but later allowed choice between military, civil welfare, and law enforcement training. In 2002, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo signed the NSTP into law, comprising the Civic Welfare Training Service, Literacy Training Service, and Reserve Officer Training Corps to encourage youth civic participation and national defense preparedness. The NSTP aims to develop ethics of service, patriotism, and leadership in youth through its various training components.

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    The History of National Service Training Program (NSTP)

    In 1935, the President Manuel L. Quezon established the National Defense


    Act or Commonwealth Act No. 1 which obliged student in college to undergo a
    four semesters of Military Training to prepare for National Defense.
    Commonwealth Act No. 1 requires College Students, specifically males and
    Finish 2 years or 4 semesters of Military Training to be reserved cadets of the
    national defense of the country.
    In 1980, the President Ferdinand E. Marcos has announced the National
    Service Law or Presidential Decree No. 1706. It mandates compulsory national
    service to all citizens of the country. It also allowed students to have a freedom to
    choose between the three main components to comply as a requirement of
    tertiary education. This are the the three main components: Civil Welfare Service,
    Law Enforcement Service and Military Service.
    Moreover, in 1986 due to the Martial Law, the President Corazon C. Aquino
    has announced a Presidential Memorandum Order No. 1 (1986-1987) which
    tackles about the suspension of Civil Welfare Service and Law Enforcement
    Service except the Military Service and it became Basic Reserve Officer Training
    Corps (ROTC).
    In 1991, the Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act 7077
    modified the Basic ROTC Course to Expanded ROTC Program as mandated.
    The modification is composed of military subject in the first year and any of the
    following components: MTS, CWTS, and LES in the second year curriculum.
    In 1995, President Fidel V. Ramos extended the Reserve Officers’ Training
    Corps (ROTC) Program and was categorized into two curriculums. In 1st
    Curriculum Year, the student are still ought to undergo the Military Service while
    the 2nd Curriculum Year would be optional (whether to continue Military Service
    or other components).
    In 2001, the President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has suspended the ROTC
    Program for temporary due to the protest about irregularities in ROTC particularly
    the death of Mark Welson Chua, 19 years old and an Engineering Student from
    University of Santo Tomas (UST). He was found wrapped in a carpet and floating
    in the Pasig River. His face was wrapped in packing tape and the face were
    bounded. He was reportedly a victim of illegal ROTC practices lead to a massive
    protest of the college student and concerned parents against the ROTC program.
    Furthermore, in January 23, 2002 the Expanded ROTC Program morphed
    into National Service Training Program (NSTP) or Republic Act (RA) 9163 and
    was signed into law by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. It was an Act
    Establishing The National Service Training Program (NSTP) for Tertiary Level
    Students, enabling the government to create a program that will encourage the
    youth to actively participate in civic welfare and literacy initiatives as well as
    defend the country in times of war. It comprises of three program components:
    Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS), Literacy Training Services (LTS) and
    Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC). Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC)
    which designed to provide military training to tertiary level student in order to
    motivate, train, organize and mobilize.Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS)
    which consist of projects and activities designed to encourage the youth to
    contribute in the improvement of general welfare and the quality of life of the local
    community and its various institutional components, more particularly in terms of
    health, education, safety, recreation and morale of the citizenry. Literacy Training
    Services (LTS) which is designed to teach literacy and numeracy skills to school
    children, Out-of-School youth and other segments of society need of their
    services.

    Background of National Service Training Program (NSTP)


    National Service Training Program is the meaning of NSTP. ROTC, CWTS
    and LTS are some of its programs. It aims to promote and integrate values
    education, transformational leadership, spirit of patriotism, nationalism and
    sustainable social mobilization for youth development, community building and
    national security. National Service Training Program (NSTP) is a program aimed
    at enhancing civic consciousness and defense preparedness in the youth by
    developing the ethics of service and patriotism while undergoing training in any of
    its three program components. These various components are specially designed
    to enhance the youth’s active contribution to the general welfare. It is a curriculum
    requirement for all college students under Republic Act (RA) No. 9163. the law
    provides an opportunity for the youth to directly contribute in nation building.

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