Unit 1
The 3 Components of
NSTP and its
law.
What is National Service Training Program
(NSTP)?
According to Section 3 of Implementing Rules and
Regulations of RA 9163 stated that, this 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 the three (3) Program components,
specifically designed to enhance the youth’s active
contributory to the general welfare.
The 3 Components of NSTP.
•Civic Welfare Training Service
•Reserve Officers’ Training
Corps.
•Literacy Training Service
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3Components of NSTP
Civic Welfare Training Service
(CWTS) – refer to the
Program component or
activities contributory to the
general welfare and the
betterment of life for the
members of the community
Especially those devoted to
education,health,
improving
entrepreneurship,
environment, safety,
recreation and moral of the
citizenry and other social
welfare services;
3Components of NSTP
Reserve Officers’ Training Corps
(ROTC)
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3Components of NSTP
Literacy Training Service (LTS) –
refers to the Program component
designed to train the students to teach
literacy and numeracy skills to school
children, out-of-school youths and other
segments of society in need of their
services.
•The Republic Act 9163
was signed by
former Philippine President
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
The origin or backbone of RA
9163 is the Republic Act 7077.
The National Service Training
Program has a 3 program
component. Furthermore, some
sections will be discussed for
REVISED
IMPLEMENTING RULES
AND REGULATIONS OF
THE NATIONAL SERVICE
TRAINING PROGRM
(NSTP)
RULE I
GUIDING
PRINCIPLES
Section 1. Guiding Principles –
While it is the prime duty of the
government to serve and protect
its citizens, in turn it shall be
the responsibility of all citizen to
defend the security and promote the
general welfare of the State, and in
•Section 2. Role of the Youth –
In
recognition of the vital role of
the youth in nation building , the
State shall promote civic
consciousness among them and
inculcate
shall develop ideas of
their physical,
patriotism,
moral,
the nationalism,
spiritual, and and
intellectual
involvement
advance in public
social welltheir
– being. and
It shall
civic affairs.
RULE II
DEFINITION OF
TERMS
• A. “National Service Training Program”
(NSTP) –
• B. “Reserve Officers’ Training Corps.”
(ROTC) –
• C. “Literacy Training Service” (LTS) –
RULE II
DEFINITION OF
TERMS
• E. “Program to
components of NSTP as defined
Component” – herein;
service
• refers
F. “Clustering” – refers to the
grouping of students enrolled to
different schools and taking up the
same NSTP component into one (1)
group under the management and
supervision of a designated school;
• G. “Cross Enrollment”
– refers to a system of
enrolment where a student is officially
enrolled in
an academic program of an origin
school but is allowed to enroll in the
same NSTP component of another
accepting school;
• H. Non – Government
Organization” (NGO) – refers to any
private organization duly accredited
by CHED or recognized by TESDA.
RULE II
PROGRAM
IMPLEMENTATION
• Section 4. Coverage
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 course, are required to
complete one (1) NSTP component of
Exempted
• Students who finish or graduated
from a baccalaureate degree or
two year technical vocational or
associate course and pursuing or
enrolled in another or
additional baccalaureate degree or
two – year technical – vocational or
associate course SY 2003 –
Exempted
•Student who completed any of
the three NSTP component
but considered freshmen to
the course where they
transferred or shifted;
Exempted
•Foreign students or
aliens.
•All higher educational
institutions
(SUCs)
including Statetechnical–
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and vocational
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compone three (Howev (3) NST
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Colleges
(SUCs) are required to provide Stat
and maintain e
the ROTC
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students of first
semester the freshman
year to shall
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Institution
(HEIs) and technical vocational
education
institutions with at least 350
or will
student cadets. In be
case where
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Duration and Equivalent
Course Unit
• 2 Semester
• 3 Units
• 54 – 90 hours per
semester included in
computation of Grade the
• NSTP
Point
units shall not
Average GPA grades of
RULE V
ORGANIZATION OF NSTP
GRADUATES
•Organization of NSTP
graduates
The graduates of the non –
ROTC components of the NSTP
shall belong to the National
RULE V
ORGANIZATION OF NSTP
GRADUATES
•The graduates of the ROTC
program shall from part of the
Citizen Armed Force pursuant
to RA 7077, subject to the
requirements of DND.
RULE VI
MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
•Certificate of Completion
Certificate of Completion with
correspondi serial number
ng
CHED, issuedb
TESDA or DND, shall be
awarded to students who have
successfully complied with the
