INTRODUCTION

TO NSTP
Specific Learning Outcomes:
At the end of the lesson, you shall be able to:
1.Discuss the legal basis and rules governing the
conduct of NSTP
2.Visualize and express possible gains while involving
themselves and participating in all community-
engagement activities.
The National Service Training
Program (NSTP) is a mandated
program in the curricula of all
baccalaureate programs and in
at least two (2) years of
technical-vocational or
associate courses in all state
universities and colleges
(SUCs), and private higher and
technical-vocational education
institutions.
 All incoming male and female students, starting
school year (SY) 2002-2008 have been required to
complete one (1) NSTP component of their choice for
graduation in compliance with Section 4 of Republic Act No.
9163, otherwise known as the National Service Training
Program Act of 2001 and Section 4, Rule III of the
Implementing Rules and Regulations. This law started to be
implemented in all colleges and universities in 2002.
The 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) components. Its various components
are specially designed to enhance the youth’s
active contribution to the general welfare.
Three Components of NSTP

1. ROTC (Reserve Officers Training Corps)

- 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.

2. (Literacy Training Service)

-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 welfare services.
3. CWTS (Civic Welfare Training Services)

- the component which designs activities that will contribute to the

general welfare and betterment of life for the community, as well
as enhance its facilities and improve the health condition of its
members. This can be done by focusing on providing the
community members with basic skills on health, environmental
sanitation, entrepreneurship, safety, recreation, and enhancing
their moral values.
 Generally, the NSTP program is designed to
recover the youth's sense of patriotism and national pride,
values and habits of discipline and hard work, integrity,
and accountability for nation-building. To achieve this
vision, the NSTP through its capability enhancement
activities seeks to promote values education,
transformational leadership, volunteerism, and virtuous
social entrepreneurship not only to the students but also
to the community members they will serve.
The Revised Implementing Rules
and Regulation of RA 9163
• Pursuant to Section 12 of Republic Act No. 9163 otherwise known
as the National Service Training Program (NSTP) Act of 2001
• The Commission on Higher Education (CHED)
• Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)
• Department of National Defense (DND)
• Philippine Association of State Universities and Colleges (PASUC)
• Coordinating Council of Private Educational Associations of the
Philippines (COCOPEA)
• Non-Government Organizations (NGOs)
 Rule 1 GUIDING
PRINCIPLES

Section 1. Guiding Principle

While it is the prime duty of the government to serve and protect its
citizens, in turn it shall be the responsibility of all citizens to defend
the security and promote the general welfare of the State, and in
fulfillment thereof, the government may require each citizen to render
personal military or civil service.
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Section 2. Role of the Youth
a. In recognition of the vital role of the youth in nation building,
the State shall promote civic consciousness among them and
shall develop their physical, moral, spiritual, intellectual and
social wellbeing. It shall inculcate the ideals of patriotism,
nationalism, and advance their involvement in public and civic
affairs.

b. As the most valuable resource of the nation, they shall be

motivated, trained, organized and
involved in military, literacy, civic welfare programs and other
similar endeavors in the service of the nation.
 Rule II DEFINITION OF
TERMS
Section 3.
As used in the Implementing Rules and Regulation (IRR), the
following terms shall mean:

a. "National Service Training Program" (NSTP)

- refers to the 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 contribution to the general welfare.
b. "Reserve Officers' Training Corps" (ROTC)
- refers to the Program component,
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.
c. "Literacy Training Service" (LTS)
- refers to the Program component
designed to train student to teach literacy
and numeracy skills to school children, out-
of-school youths and other segments of
society in need of their services
d. "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 welfare services
e. "Program Component”
- refers to the service components of NSTP as defined herein;

f. "Clustering“
- taking up the same NSTP component into one (1) group
under the management and supervision of a designated
school; grouping of students enrolled to different schools into
g.“Cross-Enrollment"
- refers to a system of enrollment where a student is officially enrolled in an
academic program of an origin school but is allowed to enroll in the NSTP
component of another accepting school;

h. "Non-Government Organization” (NGO) - refers to any private

organization duly accredited by CHED or recognized by TESDA

i. "Student Cadet" - refers to a student enrolled in the ROTC component.

 Rule III PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION

Section 4. Coverage
a. 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 courses, are required to
complete one (1) NSTP component of their choice, as a
graduation requirement.
 a.1 Students who finished or graduated
The above provision from a baccalaureate degree or two-
however does not year technical-vocational or associate
course and pursuing or enrolled in
cover the following: another or additional baccalaureate
degree or two-year technical-vocational
or associate course in SY 2003-2004

a.2 Students who completed any of the

three NSTP component but considered
freshmen to the course
 a.3 Foreign students or aliens.
b. All higher educational institutions including State Universities and
Colleges (SUCs) and technical-vocational education institutions must
offer upon enrolment, all the three (3) NSTP components.
(However,)State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) are required to
provide and maintain the ROTC component.

c. Program of study (syllabus) and enrolment forms shall bear the “NSTP”
without stating therein the three components. There shall be an
orientation for all NSTP enrollees to be jointly conducted by the ROTC,
CWTS, and LTS coordinators/implementers. Students enrolled in the
first semester of the freshman year shall be made to undergo a
common module phase for 25 hours training; drug education; disaster
awareness, preparedness and management; environmental protection;
and other national security concerns.
d. The Philippine Military Academy (PMA), Philippine Merchant Marine
Academy (PMMA),Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) is exempted
from the NSTP in view of the special character of these institutions.

e. Private Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) and technical vocational

education institutions with at least 350 student cadets, must establish/maintain
a Department of Military Science and Tactics(DMST), subject to existing rules
and regulations. DMST previously approved and activated shall retain the
status regardless of the number of cadets.
 Section 5. Program Components

a. The NSTP shall have the following components which the students
can choose from as defined in
Rule II, Section 3 hereof: The Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC),
Literacy Training Service (LTS),and Civic Welfare Training Service
(CWTS).

b. All program components; the ROTC in particular, shall give emphasis

on citizenship training and shall instill patriotism, moral virtues,
respect for the rights of civilians and adherence to the Constitution.
c. The CHED, TESDA in consultation with the DND, and
PASUC, COCOPEA and other concerned government agencies,
may design and implement such other non-military training
components as may be necessary in consonance with the
provisions of R.A. 9163.

d. Within thirty (30) days from the approval of this revised

IRR, the CHED, TESDA, and the DND shall jointly issue the
minimum standards for the three (3) NSTP components which
shall form part of these guidelines.
 Ev o l
ution
Section 6. Duration and Equivalent Course
Unit
a. Each of the aforementioned NSTP components shall be undertaken for an
academic period of two(2) semesters. It shall be credited for three (3)
units per semester, for fifty-four (54) to ninety (90) training hours per
semester.

b. A One (1) Summer Program (OSP) in lieu of the two (2) semester program
may be designed, formulated and adopted by the DND, CHED and TESDA,
subject to the capability of the school and the AFP to handle the same.

c. Earned NSTP units shall not be included in the computation of Grade Point
Average (GPA) grades of college graduating students.
 Overvie
Section 7.Clustering and Cross-Enrollment w
a. Clustering of students from different education institutions during
semestral or summer periods may be done for any of the NSTP
component, taking into account logistics, branch of service and
geographical locations.

b. The school must allow any NSTP student to cross-enroll in any

CHED/TESDA recognized institution. In cases that the enrollment of
ROTC Cadets is less than 350 then, the provisions of Clustering in
Section 7 of NSTP IRR should be followed.

c. Students intending to cross-enroll shall be subject to the existing

rules and regulations of the school of origin and the accepting
school.
 Section 8. Monitoring and
Evaluation

a. Management
a.1. The school authorities shall exercise academic and administrative supervision over the
design, formulation, adoption, and implementation of the different NSTP components in
their respective schools. Subject to the provision of this IRR.

a.2. There should be an NSTP Office in each school or college university headed by an NSTP
Director or its equivalent position responsible for the implementation of the Program.

a.3. A functional chart of the NSTP Office shall be structured based on the capability of the
institution to sustain the component program being offered based on the number of
enrollees.
a.4. In the case of ROTC, the school authorities and DND, subject to
the policies, regulations and programs of DND on the military
component of the training, shall exercise joint supervision over
its implementation.

a.5. NGOs contacted by the school must secure a joint accreditation

from CHED, DND, and TESDA to formulate and administer training
modules for CWTS and LTS components. CHED, DND, and TESDA
shall jointly exercise such academic and administrative supervision
with those NGOs.

a.6. The DND shall formulate and administer training modules for the
ROTC program.
b. Monitoring
b. 1. An NSTP Joint Committee at provincial, regional and national level shall be created by
'Tripartite agreement for monitoring all the program components in the various institutions.

b.2. CHED/TESDA Regional Offices, and DND-AFP (through the Major Service Reserve
Commands), shall oversee and monitor the implementation of the NSTP under their
respective jurisdiction, to determine if the trainings conducted are in consonance with the
Act. These offices shall submit periodic reports to the NSTP Joint Coordinating Committee.

b.3. An Annual NSTP Performance Evaluation (ANPE) shall be conducted towards the end of
the school year to evaluate and determine the achievement of training objectives of the
NSTP three components program.

b.4. At the end of every school year, the Higher Education Institution shall submit an
Annual Report to the CHED Regional Office copy furnished the Office of the Student Services
in electronic template, indicating the following:
b.4.1. Names who finished under each NSTP component,

b.4.2. The programs, projects and activities, undertaken pictorials and

documentation as much as possible, and with

b.4.3. Financial statements on the funds collected and utilized.

The annual report on NSTP by the university or college shall be made available to
faculty, students and the general public NSTP Office.

In regions with universities and colleges having two or more campuses, the
university concerned shall consolidate the report before submission to CHED
Regional Offices.

b.5. In cases of violations of guidelines, warnings and/or sanctions shall be

imposed to schools and accredited NGOS' pursuant to pertinent rules and
regulations.
 Rule IV FEES AND INCENTIVES

Section 9. Fees
No fees shall be collected for any of the NSTP component
except basic tuition, which should not be more than 50% of
the charges of the school per academic unit. NSTP fees
collected shall constitute a Trust Fund, which shall be
exclusively used for the operation of the program.
 Section 10. Incentive, Insurance
and Protection
A. Incentives
1. A program of assistance/incentives for ROTC students shall be provided and
administered by DND, in accordance with existing laws and regulations and
subject to the availability of funds.

2. A Special Scholarship Program and other forms of assistance and incentives for
qualified NSTP students shall be administered by CHED and TESDA, with funds for the
purpose to be included in the annual regular appropriations of the two agencies,
subject to the availability of funds.
3. The college or university may provide scholarship and
other forms of assistance and incentives to qualified and
deserving NSTP students, the funding of which shall come
from available NSTP funds of the school.

4. Personnel involved in the NSTP shall be provided

honorarium and other incentives based on the standard
policy set forth by the HEIs
B. Insurance and Protection

1. School authorities concerned, CHED and TESDA shall ensure that health
and accident group insurances are provided for students enrolled in any of
the NSTP components.

2. Schools that already provide health and accident group insurance and
collect the necessary fees for the purpose from their students as of the
effectivity of this Rules, are deemed to have complied with this requirement.
 Rule V ORGANIZATION OF NSTP
GRADUATES

Section 11. Organizations of NSTP Graduate

Graduates of the non-ROTC components of the NSTP shall belong to the

National Service Reserve Corps (NSRC) and could be tapped by the State
for literacy and civic welfare activities, especially in times of calamities
through the joint efforts of DND, CHED, and TESDA, in coordination with
DILG, DSWD and other concerned agencies/associations. .
Rule VI MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Section 12. Certificate of Completion.

Certificate of Completion with corresponding serial

number issued by CHED, TESDA or DND, shall be
awarded to students who have successfully complied
with the program requirements.
 Section 13. Information Dissemination.

The CHED, TESDA and DND shall provide

information on these Act and IRR to all
concerned publics through different modes of
disseminating information.
 Section 14. Amendatory
Clause
a. Section 35 of Commonwealth act No.1, Executive Order No. 207 of
1939, Section 2 and 3 of presidential Decree No. 1706,and
Sections 38 and 39 of Republic Act No. 7077, as well as all laws,
decrees, orders, rules and regulations and other issuances
inconsistent with the provisions of the Act are hereby deemed
amended and modified accordingly.

b. This Rules may be amended, modified, or replaced jointly by CHED,

TESDA and DND, in consultation with PASUC, COCOPEA, NGOs and
recognized student organizations.
 Section 15. Separability
Clause.

If any section or provisions of this IRR shall

be declared unconstitutional or invalid, the
other sections or provisions not affected
thereby shall remain in full force and effect.
 Section 16. Effectivity

This rules shall take effect 15 days

after publication in a newspaper of
general circulation and shall remain in
force and effect until revoked or
amended.
INTRODUCTION
TO NSTP