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Chapter 1 - NSTP
Chapter 1 - NSTP
- Literacy Training Service (LTS). To train students in teaching literacy and numeric 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). 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.
● Each component shall be undertaken for the academic period of two semesters
● Each component shall be credited for three (3) units per semester with fifty-four (54) to ninety
(90) training hours a semester
● The NSTP Program is designed to recover the youth’s sense of :
○ Patriotism, and national pride
○ Values and habits of discipline and hard work
○ Integrity
○ Accountability for nation-building
● NSTP Promotes its vision
○ To promote values education
○ Transformational leadership
○ Volunteerism
○ Virtuous social entrepreneurship not only for the students but also to the community
members they will serve.
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, otherwise known as the "National Service Law", was signed into law 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.
The Revised Implementing Rules and Regulation (IRR) Sec. 12 RA#9163. otherwise known as the National
Service Training Program Act of 2001.
As the most valuable resource of the nation, they shall be motivated, trained, organized and
involved in the military, literacy, civic welfare programs and other similar endeavors in the
service of the nation.
Section 4. Coverage
a. All incoming students, male and female, SY 2002-2003, enrolled in any baccalaureate and in two (2)
technical-vocational or associate courses are required to complete one (1) NSTP component of their
choice, as a graduation requirement.
Except:
● Students who already graduated
● Students who already completed any of hte three (3) NSTP Components but considered
freshmen to the course where they transferred or shifted.
● Foreign students of aliens
b. All higher education institutions including State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) and
technical-vocational education institutions must offer enrollment, all three (3) NSTP components.
However SUC's are required to maintain and provide ROTC Components. In case, ROTC cadets with
less 350 students the provision of clustering in Section 7 of NSTP IRR should be followed;
Chapter 1: Organizing students through course orientation
c. Program of study (syllabus) and enrollment forms shall bear the "NSTP" w/o stating therein the three
components: There should be: Orientation; Common module to be used for 25 hours training period.
The subjects covered are: citizenship training; drug education; disaster awareness, preparedness and
management; environmental protection; and other national security concerns
d. The Philippine Military Academy (PMA), Philippine Merchant Marine Academy (PMMA), and
Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) are exempted from the NSTP in view of the special
character of these institutions;
e. Private Higher Education Institution (HEI'S) and technical-vocational institution with at 350 student
cadets, must establish/maintain a Department of Military Science and Tactics (DMST), subject to
existing rules and regulations. For DMST previously approved and activated shall retain the status
regardless of the number of cadets. However, for DMST has been created after approval of this IRR,
there must be a minimum of 350 cadets. In cases where the number of cadets will be lesser that 350,
clustering of ROTCU will be undertaken with the ROTCU of the State University and Colleges within
the nearest environ with the lead role.
a. The NSTP shall have the following components which the students can choose from as defined in
Rule II, Sec. 3 thereof: The Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC), Literacy Training Service (LTS),
and Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS).
b. All Program components, the ROTC in particular, shall give emphasis on citizenship training and
shall instill patriotism, moral virtues, respect for the right of civilians and adherence to the Constitution.
C. The CHED and TESDA, in consultation wiht the DND, and PASUC, COCOPEA and other
concerned government agencies, may design and implement such other concerned non-military
training components as may be necessary in consonance with the provisions of RA 9163.
a. Each of the aforementioned NSTP components shall be undertaken for an academic period of two
(2) semesters. It shall be credited for three (3) units per semester for fifty-four (54) to ninety (90)
training hours per semester.
b. A One (1) Summer Program (OSP) in lieu of the two (2) semester program may be desgined,
formulated and adopted by the DND, CHED, and TESDA, subject to the capability of the school and
the AFP to handle the same.
c. Earned NSTP units shall not be included in the computation of Grade Point Average (GPA) grades
of college students
a. Management
a.1. The school authorities shall exercise academic and administrative supervision over the
design, formulation, adoption and implementation of the different NSTP components. Subject
to the provision of IRR.
a.2. There should be an NSTP Office in each school or college/university headed by an NSTP
Director or its equivalent position responsible for the implementation of the Program. Each of
the NSTP components is considered a distinct and/or separate unit under the NSTP of Office,
the head of the unit shall report directly to the NSTP Director or its equivalent position.
a.3. A functional chart of the NSTP office shall be structured based on the capability of the
institution to sustain the component program being offered based on the number of enrollees.
Section 9. Fees.
No fees shall be collected for any of the NSTP component except basic tuition, which should
not be more than fifty percent (50%) of the charges of the school per academic unit, NSTP
fees collected shall constitute a Trust Fund, which shall be exclusively used for the operation
of the program.