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Evolution of National Service Training Program

The document traces the evolution of national service training in the Philippines from the Commonwealth Act of 1935, which established military training requirements for students, to the current National Service Training Program established under RA 9163 in 2001. It outlines the three components of the current NSTP: Reserve Officers' Training Corps, Literacy Training Service, and Civic Welfare Training Service. All incoming college students must complete one of these components, with some exemptions. Graduates join the National Service Reserve Corps or become members of the citizen armed forces, depending on their completed NSTP component.

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Evolution of National Service Training Program

The document traces the evolution of national service training in the Philippines from the Commonwealth Act of 1935, which established military training requirements for students, to the current National Service Training Program established under RA 9163 in 2001. It outlines the three components of the current NSTP: Reserve Officers' Training Corps, Literacy Training Service, and Civic Welfare Training Service. All incoming college students must complete one of these components, with some exemptions. Graduates join the National Service Reserve Corps or become members of the citizen armed forces, depending on their completed NSTP component.

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Evolution of National Service Training

Program

The Commonwealth Act


The purpose of this commonwealth Act no 1 or know as National Defense Act of
1935 was to create a regular army force, reserve army, offshore patrol, and Philippine army
air corps independent Philippine military passed by the Philippine National Assembly on
December 21, 1935.
1. College student specifically Males
2. All school girls shall receive such instruction and training as the Chief of Staff may
deem necessary for auxiliary service
3. Finish 2 years military training to be a reserve cadets of the National defense of the
country

Presidential Decree
On August 8, 1980, President Ferdinand Marcos signed into law the Presidential
Decree No. 1706, otherwise known as the "National Service Law" amending
commonwealth act no 1. This made the national service obligatory for all Filipino citizens
at the tertiary level as part of the degree requirement. The three components as follows:
civic welfare service, law enforcement service, and military service

Presidential Memorandum Order 1


After the Marcos regime, the implementation of the National defense act was
suspended except the provision of the military service. With the presidential memorandum
order 1, it became basic Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) effectivity for School
Year 1986-1987.

Implementing Rules and Regulation of RA 7077

In 1991 the implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic act 7077 modified the
Basic Reserve Officers Training Corps to Expanded Reserve Officers Training Corps the
modification was composed of Military Subjects in the first years before taking up Military
Service Training, Law enforcement Services and Civic Welfare Services Training in the
second year.
In 2001
Because of the controversial death of a student at the University Sto Thomas, that
he was brutally killed by the ROTC student’s cadet corps because of exposing anomalies
in the ROTC. A massive protest escalated by college students and concerned parents
against the implementation of the expanded ROTC. This urge the congress to amended the
RA 7077 which became RA 9163 and signed into law by President Gloria Macapagal
Arroyo
RA 9163 is known as An Act Establishing the National Service Training Program
(NSTP) For Tertiary Level or known as the “National Service Training Program (NSTP)
Act of 2001 implemented for the school year 2002-2003

The constitutional basis in the articulation National


Service training Program: 1987 Philippine constitution Article 2
Section 4 States that “The prime duty of the Government is to serve and protect the
people. The Government may call upon the people to defend the State and, in the fulfillment
thereof, all citizens may be required, under conditions provided by law, to render personal
military or civil service”
Section 5 states that “The maintenance of peace and order, the protection of life,
liberty, and property, and the promotion of the general welfare are essential for the
enjoyment by all the people of the blessings of democracy.”

Section 13 states that “The State recognizes the vital role of the youth in nation-
building and shall promote and protect their physical, moral, spiritual, intellectual, and
social well-being. It shall inculcate in the youth patriotism and nationalism, and encourage
their involvement in public and civic affairs”

The National Service Training Program is intended to develop and enhance the
student’s physical, moral, spiritual, intellectual and social well-being, boost consciousness
and defense preparedness among the Filipino youth by developing the ethics of service,
nationalism, patriotism and improve their community and civic affairs while training in any
of its three components.

The Three Components of National Service Training Program


As stipulated in the Republic Act 9163
(a) “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
in order to motivate, train, organize and mobilize them for national defense preparedness.

(b) “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 service.

(c) “Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS)” refers 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.

Who will enroll NSTP subject


All incoming first-year students, male and female who are enrolled in any of the
baccalaureate degrees of an institution or a two (2) year technical-vocational or associate courses
needto complete one (1) NSTP component of their choice, as a prerequisite for graduation.
Private colleges and Universities are not mandated to offer ROTC but mandated to offer
atleast one (1) components CWTS or LTS. Private institutions may offer ROTC with a condition
that they must have at least 350 student cadets. On the other hand,State Universities and Colleges
(SUCs) shall offer ROTC Component in regardless of the number of students cadets enrolled and
at least one (1) another NSTP component
(ROTC ONLY) ROTC Commandants shall allow the students to cross enroll with any
other ROTC units most accessible to them regardless of branch of service provided that the
students concerned shall seek a written permission from the school registrar and ROTC
Commandant for record purposes

Coverage
NSTP components shall be taken for two semesters and have a credit of 3 units each
semester. For every semester the subject must comply fifty-four (54) to ninety (90) training hours.
An alternative way to comply is to be taken for one (1) summer Program OSP but it shall complete
the number of hours spend one hundred eight (108) hours to one hundred eighty (180) hours.

Who are exempted to take NSTP


1. The Philippine Military Academy (PMA), Philippine Merchant Marine Academy
(PMMA), Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) and other SUCs of similar nature,
in view of the special character of these institutions, are exempted from the NSTP.
2. Sangguniang Kabataan Official provided that the need to comply with the CHEDs
guidelines

What will become of NSTP Graduates


Graduates of the Literacy Training Serves (LTS) and Civic Welfare Training Serves
(CWTS) will be a member of the National Service Reserve Corps (NSRC) and could be recruited
by the state for literacy and civic welfare activities especially during the time of calamities through
the effort of the Department of National Defense, Commission on Higher Education and Technical
Vocational and Skill Development Authority. On the other hand, the graduates of the Reserve
Officer Training Corps shall be a member of the AFP Citizen Armed Force subject to the DND
requirements.

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