Introduction to the

RA 9163: National Service

Training Program of 2001
Reginald Gregienor E. Laceda
NSTP Faculty
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NSTP PROGRAM
NATIONAL SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAM
The imposition of the National Program for service and training of the
youth in the Philippines began with the creation of….

HISTORY OF NSTP
As early as 1762 in the University of Santo Tomas, the youth was formally organized and mobilized to be
of service to the country.
1. NATIONAL DEFENSE ACT OF 1935 (C.A. 1)
https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1935/12/21/commonwealth-act-no-1/
2. NATIONAL SERVICE LAW (P.D. 1706)
https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1980/08/08/presidential-decree-no-1706-s-
1980/
3. MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 11
https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1986/06/03/memorandum-order-no-11-s-
1986/
4. Citizen Armed Force or Armed Forces of the Philippines Reservist Act.(R.A 7077)
https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1991/06/27/republic-act-no-7077/
5. National Service Training Program (NSTP) Act of 2001 (NSTP LAW)
https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2002/01/23/republic-act-no-9163/
 COMMONWEALTH ACT NO. 1
NATIONAL DEFENSE ACT OF 1935
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. The purpose of this act was to create
an independent Philippine military, a move interrupted
by the outbreak of the Second World War.
It is a legislative act providing basis for the national
defense of the country, punishing certain violations
thereof, appropriating funds therefore and for other
purposes under the government of
President Manuel L. Quezon.
The law requires college students, particularly
males, to finish two years, equivalent to four
President Manuel
semesters, of military training as a modality
Luis Quezon Molina to institutionalize the reservist system in the
(15 November 1935 – Philippines national defense.
1 August 1944)
 PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1706
NATIONAL SERVICE LAW
The decree provides that each citizen shall render
national service in any of the three main programs.
It was signed into law on 8 August 1980. It made
national service obligatory for all Filipino citizens
It mandated compulsory national service to all
Filipino citizens. It was composed of three main
program components, namely:
Civic Welfare Service (CWS),
Law Enforcement Service (LES), and
Military Service (MS).
President Ferdinand College students were given an option to
choose one from among these
Emmanuel Edralin
components in compliance with this
Marcos Sr. requirement for tertiary education.
(December 30, 1965 –
February 25, 1986)
 Republic Act 7077
Citizen Armed Forces of the Philippines
Reservist Act
The implementation of the National Service Law,
except the provision of the Military Service was
suspended by Presidential Memorandum Order
No. 1 under the incumbency of former President
Corazon Aquino.
Paving the way for the conceptualization of the
basic Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC),
embodied under R.A. 7077, effective school year
1986-1987.
Was enacted by the 8th Congress of the Philippines
on 27 June 1991. The Reservist Act provided for
organization, training and utilization of reservists,
referred to in the Act as "Citizen Soldiers".
The primary pool of manpower for the
President Maria Corazon reservist organization are graduates of the
Reserve Officers' Training Corps basic and
S. Cojuangco - Aquino advance courses.
(25 February 1986 – 30 June
1992)
Citizen Armed Force or Armed Forces of
the Philippines Reservist Act.(R.A 7077)

SEC. 10. Affiliated Reserves.—As the President shall approve upon

recommendation of the Secretary of National Defense, certain private and
government entities, corporations, establishments and organizations at the
national, provincial and municipal levels which provide essential public
services such as water, light, transportation and communications which are
necessary to support the prosecution of national defense plans or to meet
an emergency shall be organized as affiliated units of the Reserve Force.
These affiliated units shall be constituted by appropriate orders to be
issued by the Secretary of National Defense, given unit designations and
assigned to the appropriate reserve components of the Armed Forces of
the Philippines (AFP). The roster of the officials and employees of these
affiliated units shall be included in the orders of constituting the units.
These units shall be so utilized in times of war or emergency to ensure the
continuous and uninterrupted provision of the essential services they are
rendering.
The Expanded Reserve Officers’
Training Corps (ROTC) Program
R.A 7077
The Expanded Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) Program was mandated by the
basic constitutional provisions that the state shall promote and protect the physical,
moral, spiritual, intellectual and social well-being of its citizenry. The Head Quarters of the
Armed Forces of the Philippines directive dated June 1994 established the Expanded
ROTC Program.
The implementation of the Expanded Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) Program
started during the School Year 1996-1997. On February 9, 1996, the Commission on
Higher Education (CHED) issued CHED Memorandum Order No. 10, Series of 1996 on the
“Revised Guidelines in the Implementation of the Expanded ROTC Program. The offering
of the three components of the Expanded ROTC Program namely:
Military Training Service (MTS),
Law Enforcement Service (LES) and
Civic Welfare Service (CWS)
was declared mandatory for all Higher Education Institutions (HEIs).
The Expanded ROTC Program enables the cadets who are in the last year
of the basic military training to choose from the three components.
https://ched.gov.ph/cmo-44-s-1996/
The Expanded Reserve Officers’
Training Corps (ROTC) Program
R.A 7077
Article 3, Section 7 of RA 7077 stated that “the mission of the
Citizen Armed Force, alternately referred to as the Reserve Force,
is to provide the base for the expansion of the Armed Forces of
the Philippines in the event of war, invasion or rebellion, to assist
in relief and rescue during disasters or calamities, to assist in
socio-economic development and to assist in the operation and
maintenance of essential government or private utilities in the
furtherance of overall mission.”
Likewise, the Expanded ROTC Program was established to sustain
the ROTC Program as one of the fertile sources of manpower for
the AFP Reserve Force, to provide the students enrolled in the
initial baccalaureate degree programs with options other
than military training to satisfy the requirement for
graduation thereof and to provide a forum for the
implementation of the National Service Law.
 Republic Act No. 9163
National Service Training Program
(NSTP) Act of 2001
Many, if not all of the higher education institutions,
found the enforcement of NSP confusing and
unmanageable though. Hence, in December 2001,
the NSTP Act, envisioned to address public clamor for
reforms in the ROTC and NSP Programs, was signed
into law by then President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
on January 23, 2002 as an aggressive modality
toward making the former national service training
that is military in nature, relevant to the changing
needs of the time.
The main objective of NSTP is to stress the
President Maria Gloria significant role played by youth, male and
Macaraeg Macapagal Arroyo female alike, in the task .of developing our
nation via national service training.
(January 20, 2001 – June 30, 2010)
 Republic Act No. 9163
National Service Training Program
(NSTP) Act of 2001
As such, it aims to develop the youth to become
civic or military leaders and volunteers through a
modified, re-structured and reinforced training
package who could be called upon by the nation
in cases their services are needed and in the
event of disasters or emergencies.
Compared with ROTC, the NSTP Act ensured
that three components—
Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS),
Literacy Training Service (LTS) and
Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC)
President Maria Gloria are given the same and equal
Macaraeg Macapagal Arroyo implementation in educational
institutions. Moreover, it defined the
(January 20, 2001 – June 30, 2010) different NSTP components, the
duration of the training, coverage and
others.
LEGAL BASES
Section 13; article II of the 1987
constitution “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 Republic Act 9163:
An Overview of the
National Service Training Program
Act of 2001
The National Service Training
Program (NSTP) Act of 2001
• “National Service Training Program (NSTP)” is
a program 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) program components. Its
various components are specially designed
to enhance the youth’s active contribution to
the general welfare.
Three Components of NSTP
• “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.
• “Literacy Training Service” 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.
• “Civic Welfare Training Service” 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 Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS) Component of NSTP:
An Option of KOLEHIYO NG LUNGSON NG DASMARIÑAS (KLD)

KLD, in opting the CWTS, will facilitate the total

integral formation of the human person through a
program designed to prepare the youth, the
students, for their bounden duties as citizens of
the country. KLD recognizes that its students are
valuable resources and are instruments of cultural
change and progress for individuals as well as
society. KLD’s CWTS will provide the students
knowledge and skills that they may contribute to
nation building. It will provide the students
the experience of community
(pakikipagkapwa), for this makes us
Filipinos distinct from any other race in
the world.
The Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS) Component of NSTP:
An Option of KOLEHIYO NG LUNGSON NG DASMARIÑAS (KLD)

The students will become persons:

1. Who actively participate in the affairs pertaining to
community extension programs and become the
instrument in Nation building;
2. Who are committed and respected leaders in society;
3. Who work for the betterment of the marginalized
members of the community; and
4. Whose altruism is manifested in their active concern
for others.
 IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS
OF THE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9163
Section 4. Coverage
a. Incoming first year level students of any baccalaureate degree program or of
at least two (2) year TVET programs in public and private educational
institutions and enterprises shall be required to complete one (1) of the NSTP
components as a requisite for graduation, in accordance with RA 9163.
The above provision however does not cover the following:
1. Students who have completed their NSTP requirement from a baccalaureate degree
or two (2) year TVET program and pursuing or enrolled in another or additional
baccalaureate degree or TVET;
2. Students who completed any of the three (3) NSTP components but have transferred
or shifted to another academic course or educational institution;
3. Pursuant to Section 16(2) of RA 10742, otherwise known as the
"Sangguniang Kabataan Reform Act of 2015", and Joint Memorandum
Circular No. 1 , s. 2019. All Sangguniang Kabataan officials, be exempted
from taking the NSTP-ONTS subjects.
4. Foreign students or aliens.
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OF THE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9163
Section 4. Coverage
b. All HEIs, including SUCs, LUCs, and TVIs must offer at least one (1)
NSTP component.
c. Students enrolled in the first semester of their first year shall
undergo a common module phase for 25 hours training period.
Subjects covered are citizenship training, drug education, DRRM,
environmental protection, and other national security concerns.
d. All PHEIs, LUCs, and TVIs offering the ROTC program component
with at least 350 ROTC cadets, must establish or maintain a
Department of Military Science and Tactics (DMST),
subject to existing rules and regulations.
e. The PMA, PMMA, PNPA and MAAP are exempted from
the NSTP
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Section 6. Duration and Equivalent Course Unit

a. Students for each of the NSTP components shall undergo the
NSTP Program for an academic period of two (2) semesters and
credited for three (3) units per semester. CHED and TESDA shall
determine the equivalent course unit and training hours for HEIS
and TVls, respectively.
b. A One (1) Summer Program (OSP) in lieu of the two (2) semester
program of ROTC, CWTS, and LTS shall be designed, formulated,
and adopted by the DND, CHED, and TESDA, subject to the
capabilities of the school and the AFP.
c. CHED and TESDA shall issue guidelines stating that the
earned NSTP units shall not be included in the computation
of the Grade Point Average (GPA) of graduating students.
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OF THE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9163
Section 11. Organization of NSTP Graduates
a. Graduates of the non-ROTC components of the NSTP shall belong to the
National Service Reserve Corps (NSRC) and may be mobilized by the State
for literacy and civic welfare activities, especially in DRRM, through the joint
efforts of DND, CHED, and TESDA, in coordination with the network and
members of or through the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Councils
at the National, Regional and Local Levels, as well as other concerned agencies,
organizations, and non-government agencies.
b. Within 30 days from the approval of this IRR, the CHED, TESDA, and DND, in
consultation with other concerned government and non-government agencies,
shall issue the necessary guidelines for the establishment, organization,
maintenance, and utilization of the NSRC.
c. Graduates of the ROTC program shall form part of the Citizen Armed Force
pursuant to RA 7077, subject to the requirements and policies of the DND.
d. ROTC graduates shall be organized into School-Based Ready Reserve Units
(SRRU) to sustain training and respond to contingencies with their
campuses as their mobilization centers with the proper and
necessary coordination with HEIS or TVls, in accordance with the
rules, regulations or appropriate orders from the DND and AFP.
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OF THE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9163

Section 12. Certificate of Completion

Certificates of Completion with corresponding Serial
Numbers issued by CHED, TESDA or DND, shall be awarded
by the SUCs, TVls, LUCs, and PHEls to students who have
successfully complied with the program requirements. Such
Serial Numbers shall be indicated in the official Transcript of
Records of each NSTP graduate.
 ASSIGNMENT

• Write your REFLECTION on the assignment tabs.

Use the Word found in the tab.
 ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY
Memorize the following:
KLD VISION AND MISSION
PHILIPPINE PREAMBLE
KLD HYMN