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The National Service Training Program (NSTP) Law established the NSTP for tertiary students to develop civic consciousness, defense preparedness, and patriotism. The three components of the NSTP are Reserved Officers' Training Corps (ROTC), Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS), and Literacy Training Service (LTS). All college freshmen enrolled in baccalaureate and two-year technical or vocational programs must complete one NSTP component. Each component is undertaken for two semesters, with 54-90 hours per semester, and is equivalent to 3 course units per semester.

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The National Service Training Program (NSTP) Law established the NSTP for tertiary students to develop civic consciousness, defense preparedness, and patriotism. The three components of the NSTP are Reserved Officers' Training Corps (ROTC), Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS), and Literacy Training Service (LTS). All college freshmen enrolled in baccalaureate and two-year technical or vocational programs must complete one NSTP component. Each component is undertaken for two semesters, with 54-90 hours per semester, and is equivalent to 3 course units per semester.

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LESSON I

INTRODUCTION
What is the legal basis of the national Service Training Program
(NSTP)?

The National Service Training Program (NSTP) Law or RA


9163 also known as “An Act Establishing the National Service
Training Program (NSTP) for tertiary level students, amending
for the purpose of Republic Act No. 7077 and Presidential
Decree No. 1706 and for other purposes, “was enacted last
January 2002 to amend the expanded ROTC. This program
aimed to enhanced 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 specifically designed to enhance the youth’s active
contribution to the general welfare.
What are the components of NSTP?
Reserved Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC)
refers to the program component,
institutionalized under Section 38 and 39
of Republic Act No. 7077, designed to
provide military training to motivate,
train, organize and mobilize them for
national defense preparedness.
Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS)
refers to the program component 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 moral of the citizenry
and other social services.
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
youth and other segments of
society in need of their service.
Who are covered by NSTP Law? All
college freshmen students, male,
female, starting school year 2002-2003,
enrolled in any baccalaureate and at
least two (2) year technical-vocational
associate courses, are required to
complete one (1) NSTP component of
their choice must at least offer one (1)
of the NSTP component.
All higher and technical-vocational
education institutions must at least
offer one (1) of the NSTP
component. State universities and
colleges (SUCs), shall offer the ROTC
component and at least one (1)
other NSTP component.
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 exempted from
NSTP.
Private higher education and
technical-vocational institutions with
at least 350 student cadets may offer
the ROTC component and
consequently establish/maintain a
Department of Military Science and
Tactics (DMST), subject to existing
rules and regulations of the Armed
Forces of the Philippines (AFP).
What is the duration and
equivalent course unit of each of
the NSTP component?
Each of the NSTP components shall
be undertaken for an academic period
of two (2) semesters for 54 to 90
hours per semester. It shall be
credited for three (3) units per
semester.

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