LEARNING MODULE SURIGAO STATE COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY

MODULE I

Objectives

1. Define and discuss the National Service Training Program Act (RA 9163).
2. Enumerate the different program components of NSTP.
3. Discuss the Implementing Rules and Regulation (IRR) of the NSTP.

The NSTP Law

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.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in

Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. Short Title – this Act shall be known as the “National Service Training Program
(NSTP) Act of 2001.”

SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy – it is hereby affirmed the prime duty of the Government
to serve and protect its citizens to defend the security of the state and in Fulfillment thereof,
the government may require each citizen to render personal, military or civil service.

Recognizing the youth’s vital role in nation building, the state shall promote civic
consciousness among the youth and shall develop their physical, moral, spiritual, intellectual
and social well-being. It shall inculcate in the youth patriotism, nationalism, and advance their
involvement in public and civic affairs.

In pursuit of these goals, the youth, the most valuable resource of the nation shall be
motivated, trained, organized and mobilized in military training, literacy, civic welfare and
other similar endeavors in the service of the nation.

SECTION 3. Definition of Terms – For purposes of this Act, the following are hereby defined
as follows:

a. “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.

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b. “Reserve Officers Training Corps” (ROTC) is a program institutionalized under Section 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) is a program designed to train students to become

teachers of literacy and innumeracy skills to school children, out of school youth, and
other segments of Society in need of their service.

d. “Civic Welfare Training Service” (CWTS) refers to program of 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 citizenry.

e. “Program Component” shall refer to the service components of the NSTP as enumerated in
Section 4 of this Act.

SECTION 4. Establishment of the National Service training Program – There is hereby

established a National Service Training Program (NSTP), which shall form part of the
curricula of all baccalaureate degree courses and of at least (2) year technical-vocational
courses and are requisite for graduation, consisting to the following service components.

1. The Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC), which is hereby made optional and voluntary
upon the effectively of this Act;

2. The Literacy Training Service;

3 The Civic Welfare Training Service.

The ROTC under the NSTP shall instill patriotism, moral, virtues, and respect for rights
of civilians, and adherence to the constitution, among others. Citizenship training shall be given
emphasis in all three (3) - program Components.

The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and Technical Education and Skills
Development Authority (TESDA), in consultation with the Department of National Defense
(DNA), Philippine Association of State Universities and Colleges (PASUC) and other
concerned government agency may design and implement such other program components as
maybe necessary in consonance with the provisions of this Act.

SECTION 5. Coverage- Students, male and female, of any baccalaureate degree course or at
two (2)-Year technical vocational courses in public and private educational institution shall be
required to complete one (1) of the NSTP components as requisite for graduation.

SECTION 6. Duration and Equivalent Course Unit – Each of the aforementioned NSTP
program components shall be undertaken for an academic period of two (2) semesters.

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In lieu of the two (2) –semester program for any of the components of the NSTP, a one
(1) summer program may be designed, formulated and adopted by the DND, CHED and
TESDA.

SECTION 7. NSTP Offering in Higher and Technical- Vocational Education Institutions.

–All higher and technical- vocational institutions, public and private, must offer at least one of
the program components: provided, that the State Universities and colleges shall offer the
ROTC component and at least one other component as provided herein: Provided, further that
the private higher and technical – vocational education institution may also offer the ROTC if
they have at least three hundred and fifty (350) cadet students.

In offering the NSTP whether during the semester or summer periods, clustering of
affected students for different educational institutions maybe done, taking into account
logistics, branch of service and geographical considerations. Schools that do not meet the
required number of students to maintain the optional ROTC and of the NSTP components shall
allow their students to cross enroll to other schools irrespective of whether or not the NSTP
components in said schools are being administered by the same or Another branch of service
of the Philippines (AFP), CHED and TESDA to which schools are identified:

SECTION 8. Fees and Incentives. – higher and Technical vocational institutions shall not
collect any fee for any of the NSTP components except basic tuition fees, which shall not be
more than fifty percent (50%) of what is currently charged by schools per unit.

In the case of the ROTC, the DND shall formulate and adopt a program of the
assistance and/or incentive to those students who will take the said component.

The school authorities concerned, CHED ad TESDA shall ensure that group insurance
for health and accident shall be provided for students enrolled in any of the NSTP components.

SECTION 9. Scholarships. – There is hereby created Special Scholarship Program for the
qualified students taking the NSTP which shall be administered by the CHED and TESDA.
Funds for the purpose shall be included in the annual regular appropriations of the CHED and
TESDA.

SECTION 10. Management of the NSTP Components- 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: provided that in
case CHED or TESDA accredited, non- government organization (NGO) has been contracted
to formulate and administer a training module for any of the NSTP components, such academic
and administrative supervision shall be exercised jointly with the accredited NGO. Provided,
further, that such training module shall be by accredited by the CHED and TESDA.

The CHED and TESDA regional offices shall oversee and monitor the implementation
of the NSTP under their jurisdiction to determine if the trainings are being conducted in
consonance with the objectives of the Act. Periodic reports shall be submitted to the CHED,
TESDA and DND in this regard.

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SECTION 11. Creation of the National Service Reserve Corps – There is hereby created a
National Service Reserve Corps, to be composed of the graduates of the non-ROTC
components. Members of this Corps may be tapped by the State for literacy and civic welfare
activities through the joint effort of DND, CHED and TESDA.

Graduates of the ROTC shall part of the Citizens Armed Force pursuant to Republic
Act No. 7077.

SECTION 12. Implementing Rules.- The DND, CHED and TESDA shall have the joint
responsibility for the adoption of implementing rules of this Act within sixty (60) days from
the approval of this Act.

These three (3) agencies shall consult with other concerned government agencies, the
PASUC and COCOPEA, NGO’s recognized student organizations in drafting the
implementing rules.

The implementing rules shall include guidelines for the adoption of the appropriate
curriculum for each of the NSTP components as well as the accreditation of the same.

SECTION 13. Transitory Provisions. – Students, who have yet to complete the basic ROTC
except those falling under Section 14 of this Act, may either continue in the program
component they are currently enrolled or shift to any of program components of their choice.

Provided, that in case he shifts to another program component, the Basic ROTC courses
he has complete shall be counted for the purpose of completing the NSTP requirement.
Provided, further, that once he has shifted to another program component he shall complete the
NSTP in that component.

SECTION 14. Suspension of ROTC Requirement. – The completion of ROTC training as a

requisite for graduation is hereby set-aside for those students who despite completing all their
academic units as of the affectivity of this act have not been allowed to graduate.

SECTION 15. Separability clause. – if any section or provision of this Act shall be declared
unconstitutional or invalid, the other sections or provisions not affected thereby shall remain
in full force and effect.

SECTION 16. Amendatory clause. – section 35 of Commonwealth Act no. 1, Executive

Order no. 207 of 1939, Sections 2 and 3 of Presidential Decree No. 1706, an Sections 38 and
39 of Republic Act No 7077, as well all laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations and other
issuances inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby deemed amended and modified
accordingly.

SECTION 17. Effectivity. – this Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in
two (2) newspaper of national circulation, but the implementation of this Act shall commence
in the school year 2002 – 2003

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IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS

OF THE NATIONAL SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAMS (NSTP)

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 and development Authority (TESDA), and Department of
National Defense (DND), in consultation with concerned government agencies, the Philippine
association of State Universities and Colleges (PASUC), Coordinating Council of Private
educational associations of the Philippines (COCOPEA), Non- Government organizations
(NGOs) and recognized student organizations, hereby jointly issue, adopt and promulgate the
following implement the provisions of the Act.

RULE I

Guiding Principles

SECTION 1. Guiding Principle. While it is the prime duty of the government to serve and
protect its citizens to defend the security of the state, and in fulfillment thereof, the government
may require each citizen to render personal military or civil service.

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 well-being. It shall inculcate the deals of patriotism, nationalism,
and advance their involvement in public and civic affairs.

b. At 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 this implementing Rules and Regulations (IIR), 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 officer’ Training Corps” (ROTC) – refers to the program component,

institutionalized under sections 38 and 39 of the republic act No. 7077, designed to

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provide military training to tertiary levels students in order to motivate, train, organize,
and mobilize them for national defense preparedness;

c. “Literacy Training Program” (LTS) – refers to the program component designed to train
students to teach literacy and innumeracy 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 member of the
community or the enhancement of its facilities, especially those 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 the NSTP as defined herein;

f. “Clustering”- refers to the groping of student enrolled in 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 enrollment where a student is officially enrolled

in an academic program of school but is allowed to enroll in the NSTP component of
another school; and

h. “Non-Government Organization” (NGO) – refers to any private organization duly

accredited by the CHED or recognized by the TESDA.

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 an at least two (2) year technical-vocational or
associate course, are required to complete one (1) NSTP component of their choice, as
a graduation requirements;

b. All higher and technical-vocational education institutions

must offer at least one (1) of the NSTP Components.

c. State Universities and colleges (SUCs), shall offer the

ROTC component and at least (1) other NSTP component.

d. 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 the
NSTP.
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e. Private higher and technical-vocational education institutions with at least 350 student’s
cadets may offer the ROTC component and consequently establish/maintain a
Department of Military Science and Tactics (DMST), subject to the existing rules and
regulations of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).

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 and 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. CHED Regional Offices, TESDA Provincial / District Offices and DND- AFP
(through the Major Service Reserve Commands), shall oversee and monitor the
implementation of the NSTP under the respective jurisdiction to determine if the
trainings conducted are in consonance with the

Act. These Offices shall submit periodic reports to the Central Offices of CHED,
TESDA and DND.

RULE IV

Fees and Incentives

SECTION 9. Fees. No fees shall be collected for any of the NSTP component except basic
tuition fees which should not be more than fifty (50%) percent of the charges of the school per
academic unit.

SECTION 10. Incentives

a. 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.

b. 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.

c. School that already provide health and accident group insurances and collect the
necessary fees for the purpose from their students as of the effectively of this Rules, are
deemed to have complied with this requirements.

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d. A Special Scholarship Program for qualified NSTP students shall be administered by

the 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.

RULE V

Organization of NSTP Graduates

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 could be tapped by the State for literacy and civic Welfare
activities, through the joint efforts of DND, CHED and TESDA, in coordination with
DILG, DSWD, and other concerned agencies / associations.

b. The CHED, TESDA, and DND, in consultation with other concerned government and
non-government agencies, shall issue the necessary guidelines for establishment,
organization. Maintenance and utilization of the National Service Corps.

c. Graduates of the ROTC program shall form part of the Citizen Armed Force pursuant to
RA7077, subject to the requirements of DND

RULE VI

Transitory Provisions

SECTION 12. Suspension of ROTC Requirement. – The completion of ROTC training as a

requisite for graduation is set-aside for students who have completed all their academic
requirements for their respective courses as certified by the school on or before the effectively
of the NSTP Act of 2001, which is March 23, 2002. The concerned students may apply for
graduation with their respective schools.

SECTION 13. Transitory Provisions

a. Male students who are not covered by Section 12 of this Rule and are currently enrolled
but have not taken any of the Military Service (MS), Civic Welfare Service (CWTS) or
law Enforcement Service (LES) programs shall be covered by the NSTP Law.

b. Male students who have completed two semesters of the Expanded ROTC (E-ROTC)
/ National Service Program (NSP) are deemed to have complied with the NSTP
requirements.

c. Male students who are not covered by Section 12 of this Rule and have taken only one
(1) semester of Basic ROTC or E-ROTC/NSTP shall take one more semester of any of
the NSTP components to qualify for graduation.

d. Students who want to qualify for enlistment in the Reserve Force or attend the
Advance ROTC program shall undertake a special program for this purpose.

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RULE VII

Miscellaneous Provisions

SECTION 14. 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 15. Amendatory Clause.

a. Section 35 of commonwealth Act No. 1, Executive Order No. 207 of 1939, Section 2 and
3 of Presidential Degree 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 students organizations.

SECTION 16. 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 17. Effectivity. This Rule shall take effect immediately upon. Adoption and
issuance.

Activity

Write your answers in the activity page.

1. What is the NSTP Law RA 9163?

2. As a youth in your community what is your role in accordance with the NSTP program
implementation.

3. Who is covered in the NSTP program implementation?

4. Enumerate and discuss the different program components of the NSTP.

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