Chapter 1: NSTP Program (RA 9163)
Learning Objectives
At the end of this chapter, the learners are expected to:
1. show understanding of the National Service Training Program (NSTP);
2. recognize the Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS) as the component of NSTP that
aims to help alleviate social problems through the different community services; and
3. express commitment to be actively involved in various community services.
Overview
This chapter introduces NSTP in accordance with its newly revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR). The
NSTP components are the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC), Literacy Training Service (LTS), and CWTS.
NSTP aims to inculcate civic consciousness and defense preparedness in the Filipino youth. It helps develop in them
the ethics of service and patriotism while they undergo training in any of the program’s three components which are specifica lly
designed to enhance the students’ participation in nation-building.
The NSTP Law or Republic Act No. 9163, also known as An Act Establishing the NSTP for Tertiary-Level Students,
Amending for the Purpose Republic Act No. 7077 and Presidential Decree No. 1706 and for Other Purposes, was signed by former
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on January 23, 2002. It is a consolidation of House Bill No. 3593 and Senate Bill No. 1824
passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on December 19, 2001.
The NSTP Law has made ROTC optional since the first semester of school year 2002-2203 and has allowed students
to choose from ROTC, LTS, and CWTS as a requisite for graduation.
NSTP Components
NSTP consists of the following:
1. ROTC, institutionalized under Sections 38 and 39 of Republic Act No. 7077, is designed to provide military
training to motivate, equip, organize, and mobilize the youth for national defense preparedness. It shall instill
in them patriotism, moral virtues, respect
for rights of civilians, and adherence to the Constitution.
2. LTS is designed to train students to teach literacy and numeracy skills to school children, out-of-school
youth, and other segments of society in need of such services.
3. CWTS is designed to involve students actively in activities contributory to the general welfare and the
betterment of life 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 Skills
Development Authority (TESDA) lead in 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 dated November 13, 2009.
Coverage of the NSTP Law
The NSTP Law covers the following:
1. All students, both male and female, enrolled in any baccalaureate degree or two-year technical-vocational
or non-degree courses in public and private schools must complete one NSTP component of their choice
for two semester as a graduation requirement.
2. All higher and technical-vocational institutions, public and private, must offer at least one NSTP component.
3. State universities and colleges (SUCs) must offer ROTC and at least one other NSTP component, namely
LTS or CWTS.
4. 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 not covered by the NSTP Law.
5. Private higher educational institutional (HEIs) and technical;-vocational educational institutions with at least
350 student cadets may offer ROTC and consequently establish and maintain a Department of Military
Science and Tactics, which is still subject to the existing rules and regulations of the Armed Forces of the
Philippines.
NSTP-CWTS Vision
To train students to become innovators of social change with a culture of excellence and leaders with integrity,
competence, and commitment to render service to the community.
To develop in the youth the values of patriotism and national pride, discipline and hard work, integrity and accountability
for nation-building and volunteerism as valuable and effective members of the National Service Corps of CWTS.
NSTP-CWTS Mission
NSTP-CWTS aims to promote and integrate values education, transformational leadership, and sustainable social
mobilization for youth development, community building, national renewal, and global solidarity by:
1. Providing relevant activities that will contribute to the physical, intellectual, spiritual and social
development of students
2. Inculcating in students the values of leadership, patriotism, and social responsibility
3. Training the students to become project planners, designers, and managers of innovative and
sustainable community service-oriented projects
4. Conducting capability enhancements for civic welfare services geared toward preparing the youth to
become results-oriented social entrepreneurs, volunteers, and a socio-economic mobilizing force that
serves communities as value-driven innovators for progress.
5. Working closely with a network of organizations within and outside the higher education institutions
6. Creating opportunities where students can render direct service to the community
NSTP-CWTS Core Values
NSTP-CWTS fosters the following values;
1. Love of God
2. Human dignity.
3. Discipline, truth, goodness, and social responsibility
4. Awareness, innovation, and creativity
5. Respect, synergy, professionalism
6. Excellence and indigenous learning
7. Protection and conservation of the environment
8. Quality service delivery
NSTP-CWTS Minimum Standards
NSTP-CTWS helps develop informed and self-reliant communities by encouraging inter-government agency cooperation
and providing complementary assistance and support to facilitate socio-economic progress, environmental management, and
delivery of basic services, geared toward uplifting the well-being of people.
The NSTP-CWTS strategies follow an integrative approach to community development, which unites the people, local
officials, civic leaders, and non-governmental organizations.
NSTP-CWTS 1 is a three-unit, non-academic course for students who opt to take the CWTS components of NSTP.
NSTP-CWTS 1 spans a total of 83 training hours for two semesters and includes seven topics and a scope of instructions
as follows:
1. Self-awareness and values development deal with the nature of self, personal development, roots of the
Filipino character, nationalism and patriotism, and good citizenship values with core Filipino values.
2. Leadership training discusses the concepts of leadership, human behaviour, communication, motivation,
teamwork, time management, and decision-making.
3. Dimensions of development cover global, national, and local issues on (a) health, (b) education
(enhancement of instructional support materials and faculties), (c) entrepreneurship, (d) recreation, and (e)
morals of the citizenry and other social welfare concerns such as voters’ education and poverty alleviation.
4. Community exposure and agency visits refer to the nature, development and approaches in community
work and community-building.
5. Community needs assessment includes knowing the community and the community needs assessment
process, survey, and actual conduct.
6. Community services dwell on drug education, health education (medical and dental), environmental
education, entrepreneurship, and culture.
7. Program evaluation tackles the fundamentals, development, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of
the program.
Conclusion
NSTP as a graduation requirement is implemented by the DND, CHED, and TESDA. The NSTP Act of 2001 or Republic
Act No. 9163 has made ROTC optional and introduced LTS and CWTS as mew alternatives, thus making NSTP a three-pronged
program on citizenship training.
NSTP provides a policy framework on volunteerism that underscores the fundamental principle to harmonize the broad
and diverse efforts of the volunteer sector of the country into an integrative and effective partnership for local and national
development as well as international cooperation and understanding. It sets as a mechanism to protect the rights and privileges of
the youth in recognition of their roles and contributions to the development of society.
Name: ________________________________________________Course: _____________Date: ___________________
Exercise
A. On the blank before each number, write the letter that corresponds to the correct answer.
_______1. These 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. 3593 and Senate Bill No. 1482
d. House Bill No. 3593 and Senate Bill No. 2184
________2. Republic Act. No. 9163 is also known as
a. ROTC Program
b. NSTP Act of 2001
c. Arroyo Law of 2001
d. NSTP Act of 2002
________3. ROTC was institutionalized in ______ of Republic Act No. 7077.
a. Sections 36 and 37
b. Sections 38 and 39
c. Sections 37 and 38
d. Sections 35 and 36
________4. IRR means
a. Implementing Rules and Regulations
b. Implementing Rules and Rites
c. Important Rules and Regulations
d. Implementing Registration and Regulation
________5. NSTP-CWTS us a three-unit _____ course for students who opt to take the CWTS component of NSTP.
a. technical
b. academic
c. non-academic
d. specialized
________6. NSTP-CWTS shall train students to become innovators of ______ change.
a. political
b. religious
c. social
d. cultural
________7. The PMA, PMMA, and ___ are not covered by the NSTP Law.
a. PNP
b. PNB
c. PSG
d. PNPA
________8. This Philippine President signed Republic Act No. 9163.
a. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
b. Rodrigo R. Duterte
c. Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III
d. Joseph E. Estrada
________9. PMA means
a. Philippine Military Academy
b. Philippine Marine Academy
c. Philippine Merchant Academy
d. Philippine Medical Academy
________10. These institutions lead in the implementation of NSTP.
a. PNP, CHED, TESDA
b. DND, CHED, TESDA
c. DND, DepEd, TESDA
d. DND, CHED, PMA.
B. Write True on the blank if the statement is correct and False if the statement is wrong.
_______1. The NSTP Law is a consolidation of House Bill No. 3593 and Senate Bill No. 1824
_______2. President Joseph E. Estrada signed Republic Act No. 9163 into law.
_______3. Section 35 of Republic Act No. 9163 mandates the ROTC.
_______4. West Point is the premier military training school in the Philippines.
_______5. NSTP aims for civic consciousness and defense preparedness.
_______6. The youth must be active agents of development, responsible leaders, and morally upright individuals.
_______7. The primary task of each of the four government agencies is to supervise the implementation of their respective
programs.
_______8. Service and patriotism are the core values of NSTP.
_______9. NSTP is offered to male students only.
_______10. Private schools are exempt from NSTP.
_______11. All higher and technical-vocational educational institutions must offer one of the NSTP components.
_______12. NSTP-CWTS creates opportunities where students can render direct service to the community.
_______13. The PNPA, the premier school for police officers, is exempt from NSTP.
_______14. The integrative approach of NSTP-CWTS is a strategy for community development.
_______15. NSTP is not a requisite for graduation.
