GRACE MISSION COLLEGE

Catiningan, Socorro, Oriental Mindoro

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Fear of the Lord is the foundation of true knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.

-Proverbs 1:7

Module 1 in NSTP – CWTS 1

INTRODUCTION TO NSTP PROGRAM

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 module 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 specifically 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 tor 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 2002-2003 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 NSTP
motivate, equip, organize, and mobilize the youth for national
defense preparedness. It shall instill in them patriotism, moral
virtues, respe ct for rights of civilians, and adherence to the ROTC CWTS LTS
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 and Skills Development Authority (TESDAJ lead in the implementation and monitoring of NSTP. Their
primary function is to oversee it 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 semesters 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 L'TS 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 MISION

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 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 institution

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, and professionalism

6. Excellence and indigenous learning

7. Protection and conservation of the environment

8. Quality service delivery

NSTP-CWTS MINIMUM STANDARDS

NSTP-CWTS 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.

The NSTP-CWTS 1 is a three-unit, non-academic course for students who opt to take the CWIS component of
NSTP

The minimum standard for NSTP is the development of the common and specific modules set forth in the IRR.

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 behavior, 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 voter’s 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.

NSTP DIMENSIONS OF DEVELOPMENT

S – afety and Security

This area involves disaster preparedness during fire, earthquake or other calamity that need immediate
response from any trained civilians during emergency situations. Basic life-saving seminar, fire drills and
the like are some of the examples.
E – ducation
This area involves enhancement of institutional support material and facilities for the community and
school such as providing materials containing basic literacy skills for preschoolers, alternative learning
system for out-of-school-youths and adults, mathematics and science tutorials (face-to-face or on-line) and
extended service of skilled students.
R – ecreation
This area involves sports fest, parlor games for street children and painting that enrich youth’s
capacities to relate with one another in the community.
V – alues Formation and Moral Recovery
This involves the development of youth to be good leaders, responsible individuals imbued with good
moral values and active agent of development of the community.
I – ndustry and Entrepreneurship
This area includes programs and activities that are revital to economic growth. CWTS students
demonstrates technical skills in communities like meat processing, silkscreen making and how to establish
small business.
C – are for Health
This area aims to give knowledge on medical-related fields and extend health services needed in the
community. It includes medical services like first aid operation, vaccination, info dissemination, basic
lifesaving seminars, health/nutrition technical assistance and training of youth to be first aid assistants.
E – nvironment
This area inculcates environmental awareness and its contribution to health and related fields. It
involves management of waste, environmental protection, dissemination and application of technologies
supportive of the community needs and livelihood activities related to environment and other related fields
supportive of the national thrust.

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 new 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 a mechanism to protect the rights and privileges of the youth in recognition of their roles and
contributions to the development of society.
ACTIVITY

A. Direction: Answer the following questions:

1. How can you contribute in achieving the mission-vision of NSTP-CWTS in your school?
2. If you would be given a chance to choose among the three components, what would it be and why?
3. Why NSTP is important to you as a student and as a Filipino citizen?
4. As NSTP student, on what way can you serve the community where you belong?
B. Direction: 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.

REFERENCES:

 Villasotto, Herminigildo S., et. al. 2018. Human Person Gearing Towards Social Development: NSTP-CWTS 1
Worktext for College Students, Second Edition. Quezon City: C&E Publishing, Inc.
 https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2002/01/23/republic-act-no-9163/