NSTP Components

The following are the components of the NSTP Law as enumerated in Section 3 of Republic Act
No. 9163:

1. [The] Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) is a program institutionalized under Sections 38 and 39
of Republic Act No. 7077 designed to provide military training to tertiary level students to motivate,
train, organize, and mobilize them for national defense preparedness.

2. [The] Literacy Training Service (LTS) is a program designed to train students to become teachers of
literacy and numeracy skills to school children, out-of-school youth, and other segments of society in
need of their services.

3. [The] Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS) refers to programs or activities contributory to the general
welfare and the betterment of life for the members of the community or the enhancement of its
facilities, especially those devoted to improving health, education, environment, entrepreneurship,
safety, recreation, and morals of the citizenry.

The Department of National Defense (DND), Commission on Higher Education (CHED), and
Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) lead the implementation and monitoring
of NSTP. Their primary function is to oversee if the program being conducted in schools is in consonance
with the newly revised IRR issued on November 13, 2009.

Coverage of the NSTP Law

The coverage of the NSTP Law is provided in Section 4 of the IRR as follows:

1. All incoming freshmen students, male and female, starting School Year (SY) 2002-2003, enrolled in any
baccalaureate and in at least two (2)-year technical-vocational or associate courses, are required to
complete one NSTP component of their choice as a requirement for graduation.

2. All higher educational institutions, including State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) and technical-
vocational education institutions, must offer upon enrollment, all the three NSTP components. However,
state universities and colleges (SUCs) are required to provide and maintain the ROTC component.

3. The Philippine Military Academy (PMA), Philippine Merchant Marine Academy (PMMA), Philippine
National Police Academy (PNPA) [are] exempted from the NSTP in view of the special character of these
institutions. Other state universities and colleges of similar nature will be exempted, subject to approval
of the Department of National Defense.

4. Private higher educational institutions (HEIs) and technical- vocational education institutions with at
least 350 student cadets must establish/maintain a Department of Military Science and Tactics (DMST),
subject to existing rules and regulations.
 NSTP-CWTS Vision

The vision of NSTP-CWTS serves as the practical guide for setting goals and objectives, making
decisions, preparing the course outline, and coordinating and evaluating the course program. The vision
will help in keeping the course focused. In her "National service training program manual," Agcaoili
(2012a) stated the vision of the NSTP-CWTS as follows:

1. to educate students to become pioneers of change and embody respect and preservation of culture
with integrity, competence, and commitment when rendering service to the community

2. to inculcate students with Filipino values, such as loyalty, the desire to serve the country with pride
and integrity, the accountability of nation- building, and sustainability

3. to develop a sense of volunteerism as productive Filipino citizens and members of the National Service
Reserve Corps

NSTP-CWTS Mission

The mission of NSTP-CWTS is to foster the promotion and integration of values education,
transformational leadership, and sustainability of social mobilization for youth development, national-
building, and global solidarity (Agcaoili, 2012a). The mission of NSTP-CWTS is provided as follows:

1. Provide relevant activities that will contribute to the physical, intellectual, spiritual, and social
development of students

2. Inculcate in students the values of leadership, patriotism, and social responsibility

3. Educate students to become community planners, designers, and managers on sustainable community
projects

4. Conduct capability enhancements for the community services geared toward preparing the students
to become results-oriented, social entrepreneurs, community volunteers, and socio-economic mobilizing
forces that serve as value-oriented pioneers in community development

5. Allow students to render services with community organizations at the grassroots level

6. Create an opportunity for students to do community service

 NSTP-CWTS Core Values

The NSTP-CWTS core values will become the basis of a student's performance in the subject. NSTP-CWTS
fosters the following values:

1. Love of God

2. Human dignity

3. Discipline, truth, righteousness, and sustainability

4. Awareness, innovation, and creativity

5. Respect, synergy, and professionalism

6. Excellence and indigenous learning

7. Protection and conservation of the environment

8. Effective community service

NSTP-CWTS Minimum Standards

NSTP-CWTS helps develop self-reliant communities and encourages the cooperation of the
different departments of the national government, which could provide support in facilitating
socioeconomic activities and delivering basic services toward the development of the community. NSTP-
CWTS strategies follow an integrative approach to community development, which unites people, local
government units (LGU), civic leaders, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) at the grassroots
level.

NSTP-CWTS 1 is a three-unit non-academic course required to be taken by every tertiary-level

student. The common and specific modules outlined in the IRR of the NSTP Law provide its minimum
standards.

CHED provides that NSTP-CWTS 1 must have eighty-three (83) training hours for two semesters,
and includes seven topics and scopes of instruction. These are as follows:

1. Filipino core values such as self-awareness and values development that deal with the nature of the
self, personality development, nationalism, patriotism, and good Filipino citizenship

2. The concepts of leadership, human behavior, good communication, individual motivation, time
management, and decision-making

3. Dimensions of development that cover global, national, and local issues on health, education
(enhancement of instructional support materials and faculties), entrepreneurship, recreation, and
morals of the citizenry and other social welfare concerns such as voters' education and poverty
alleviation

4. Community exposure and agency visits that involve the nature, development, and approaches to
community work and community- building

5. Community needs assessments and its process, survey, and execution

6. Programs and services about drug and health education for the youth, medical-dental missions,
community cleanliness drives, livelihood training for women, and values formation

7. Monitoring and evaluation for assessing the impacts of programs on the community

SUMMING UP

NSTP was implemented by the DND, CHED, and TESDA as a graduation requirement. The NSTP
Act of 2001 or Republic Act No. 9163 has made ROTC optional, and introduced LTS and CWTS as
alternatives that led NSTP as a three- pronged program on citizenship training.

As cited in Republic Act No. 9428, Section 3 (a), NSTP provides a policy framework to streamline
volunteerism from different sectors of the country to achieve effective local, national, and international
understanding, partnership, and development. It sets a mechanism to protect the rights and privileges of
the youth in recognition of their roles and contributions to the development of society.
 WORK ON THESE

Name: _____________________________________ Instructor: _______________________

Course and Year: _____________________________ Date: ___________________________

A. APPLICATION

Instruction: Relate the following questions to real-life situations, then write your answers on the spaces
provided.

1. If you were given a chance to inculcate the ideals of patriotism and nationalism in people, what
strategies would you adopt or use?

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2. If you were a soldier required to render service to the victims of a flash flood, would you rescue
your family members in the same area first, or assist the other victims and let the other rescuers
aid your family instead?
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Course and Year: _____________________________ Date: ___________________________

B. REFLECTION

Instruction: Write your reflection on the spaces provided.

1. According to Article II, Section 9 of the 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines, "The state
shall promote a just and dynamic social order that will ensure the prosperity and independence of the
nation." Do you think the state is doing excellently in promoting a just and dynamic social order? Why?
Why not?

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2. How do you think the government can support the youth more, so they can fulfill their roles in nation-
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Course and Year: _____________________________ Date: ___________________________

C. EXERCISE

Instruction: Write the letter that corresponds to the correct answer on the space provided before each
number.

_____1. Which of the following bills recognized the vital role of the Filipino youth in nation-building?

a. House Bill No. 3593 and Senate Bill No. 1824 b. House Bill No. 3953 and Senate Bill No. 1284

c. House Bill No. 3953 and Senate Bill No. 1482 d. House Bill No. 3593 and Senate Bill No. 2184

_____2. Which Act is known as Republic Act No. 9163?

a. ROTC Program b. NSTP Act of 2001

c. Arroyo Law 2001 d. NSTP Act 2002

_____3. Which sections of Republic Act No. 7077 mention the institutionalization of ROTC?

a. Sections 36 and 37 b. Sections 38 and 39

c. Sections 37 and 38 d. Sections 35 and 36

_____4. What is the meaning of IRR?

a. Implementing Rules and Regulations b. Implementing Rules and Rites

c. Important Rules and Regulations d. Implementing Registration and Regulation

_____5. How is the CWTS component of NSTP described?

a. Technical b. Academic

c. Non-academic d. Specialized

_____6. In which specific aspect does an NSTP-CWTS student obtain change?

a. Political b. Religious

c. Social d. Cultural

_____7. Which of the following is not covered by the NSTP Law?

a. PNP b. PNB

c. PSG d. PNPA
_____8. Which Philippine president signed Republic Act No. 9163?

a. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo b. Fidel V. Ramos

c. Corazon C. Aquino d. Joseph E. Estrada

______9. What does the acronym PMA in the context of the NSTP Law stand for?

a. Philippine Military Academy b. Philippine Marine Academy

c. Philippine Merchant Academy d. Philippine Medical Academy

_____10. Which institutions lead the implementation of NSTP?

a. PNP, CHED, TESDA b. DND, CHED, TESDA

c. DND, DepEd, TESDA d. DND, CHED, PMA

_____11. Which of the following is designed to actively involve the students in activities that contribute
to the general welfare and betterment of life?

a. NSTP b. CWTS

c. ROTC d. LTS

_____12. Which component of NSTP is suited to the following activities: out-of-school youth training,
literacy training, and reading comprehension?

a. CWTS b. LTS

c. ROTC d. NSTP

_____13. Which scope of NSTP instruction is matched to the following activities: survey, geographical
evaluation of barangay, actual execution?

a. Community service b. Community engagement

c. Community exposure d. Community assessment

_____14. Which of the following would best complete the statement, "NSTP- CWTS strategies follow an
development"? approach to community

a. efficient b. effective

c. integrated d. interpersonal

_____15. Which of the following is not considered an issue covered by the dimensions of development?

a. Morals of the citizen b. Entrepreneurship

c. Military d. Education