HANDOUT NO.1.

NSTP PROGRAM (RA 9163)

NSTP VISION

To develop social entrepreneurs serving communities as value driven innovators for progress.

NSTP MISSION

To protect and enhance the Filipino youth’s physical, mental, spiritual, and socio – emotional
well – being, inculcate patriotism, nationalism, and encourage their involvement in public and civic
affairs.

NSTP GOAL

To promote and integrate values education, transformational leadership, and sustainable social
mobilization for youth and family development, community building, national renewal, and global
solidarity.

OVERVIEW:

RA 9163 (National Service Training Program Act of 2001)

 Signed on January 23, 2002 into law by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

 It 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
(3) components:

 Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC)

 Designed to provide military training to tertiary level students in order to

motivate, train, organize, and mobilize them for national defense
preparedness.

 Literacy Training Service (LTS)

 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.

 Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS)

 It 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.

 Section 7. All higher and technical – vocational institutions, public and private, must
offer at least one of the program components: provided that State Universities and

NSTP 1 (CWTS 1)
PREPARED BY: NARLYN P. DELA CRUZ,LPT 1
 Colleges shall offer the ROTC component and at least one other component as
provided herein: provided further, that private higher and technical – vocational education
institutions may also offer the ROTC if they have at least 350 cadet students.

 Section 11. Mandates the creation of the National Service Reserve Corps to be composed
of the graduates of the non – ROTC components. Members of this corps may be tapped by
the State for literacy and civic welfare activities through the joint effort of the DND, CHED,
and TESDA.

THE NATIONAL SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAM (RA 9163)

Specific Provision of the 1987 Philippine Constitution
Article II, Section 2.
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.
The Evolution of the National Service Training Program
YEAR PRESIDENT WHO TITLE OF THE CONTENT
SIGNED LAW
 Known as the National Defense Act
 It provided for the establishment of a
1935 Pres. Manuel L. Commonwealth national defense for the country
Quezon Act No. 1  Under this law, Filipinos were mandated
to undergo military training while in high
school or college

 Known as the National Service Law

 It amended the National Defense Act
 It focused on the enhancement of the
citizen’s respect for the law and lawfully
constituted authorities
1980 Pres. Ferdinand E. Presidential  It was composed of 3 main programs
Marcos Decree No. 1706 namely:
1. Civic Welfare Service (CWS)
2. Law Enforcement Service (LES)
3. Military Service (MS)
 College students were given an option to
choose one from among the 3
components in compliance with the
requirement for tertiary education
1986 Pres. Corazon C. Presidential  Suspension of Civic Welfare Service and
Aquino Memorandum Law Enforcement Service except Military
Order No.1 Service
1986 Pres. Corazon C. Republic Act No.  Also known as the Citizen Armed Force
Aquino 7077 or the Armed Forces of the Philippines
Reservist Act
 Section 38. The military training for
students enrolled in colleges, universities
and similar institutions of learning is
mandatory pursuant to the provisions of
National Defense Act and the 1987
Constitution.

NSTP 1 (CWTS 1)
PREPARED BY: NARLYN P. DELA CRUZ,LPT 2
  Section 39. Establishment of ROTC
Units in colleges and universities in the
Philippines.
 It was designed to initiate the ROTC
trainees in:
1. The rudiments of soldiership
2. Instilling in them discipline
3. Correct deportment
 The objective of the said program was to
train all able – bodied tertiary students for
military skills in case of war.
1995 Pres. Fidel Ramos  ROTC was made optional under the
National Service Program (NSP),
conceiving the so – called Expanded
ROTC (E-ROTC)
 Expanded ROTC (E-ROTC):
characterized by deviation from the rigid
tactical training offering alternatives like
rendering civil auxiliary sources in the
form of helping maintain law and order,
assisting socio – economic development
projects and delivery of basic health
services or aiding in addressing local
insurgency.
 1st Curriculum Year – Military Service ;
2nd Curriculum Year would be optional
(whether to continue Military Service for
other components)
2001 Pres. Gloria  Due to protest about irregularities in
Macapagal – Arroyo ROTC particularly the death of UST
ROTC cadet officer Mark Welson Chua,
implemementation of ROTC was
temporarily suspended
2002 Pres. Gloria Republic Act No.  Also known as the National Service
Macapagal – Arroyo 9163 Training Program (NSTP) Act of 2001

NSTP 1 (CWTS 1)
PREPARED BY: NARLYN P. DELA CRUZ,LPT 3