Lesson 1:

Implementing Rules
and Regulations of
the National Service
Training Program
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“Every champion was
once a contender that
didn’t give up.”

– Gabby Douglas
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Topic
Discussio
n
Overview of the National Service Training
Program
• It refers to the
program aimed

National at enhancing
civic

Service consciousness
and defense
• It is designed to
enhance the
preparedness in youth’s active
Training the youth by contribution to
the general
developing the
Program ethics of service
welfare

and patriotism
(NSTP) while
undergoing
training in any
of its three (3)
program
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National Service Training Program Act
of 2001

RULE I - Guiding Principles

Section 1.
 What is the prime duty of the
government to its citizens?
 To serve and to protect

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 Section 2: Role of the Youth
 How does the government recognize the role of the
youth in nation building?
 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 the ideals of patriotism, nationalism,
and advance their involvement in public and 6
 Rule II – Definition of Terms

 Literacy Training Service (LTS)

 Refers to the program component
designed to train students to teach
literacy and numeracy skills to
school children, out-of-school youths
and other segments of society which
is considerably in need of their
services.
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 Rule II – Definition of Terms
 Civic Welfare Training Services (CWTS)
 refers to the program component of activities
contributory to the general welfare and the
betterment of life for the members of the
community or the enhancement of their
facilities, especially those devoted to
improving health, education environment,
entrepreneurship, safety, recreation and moral
of the citizenry and other social welfare
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services.
 Rule II – Definition of Terms
 Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC)
 refers to the program component,
institutionalized under section 38 and 39 of
Republic Act No. 7077, designed to prove
military training to tertiary level students in
order to motivate, train, organize and mobilize
them for national defense preparedness

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 Rule II – Definition of Terms
 Program Component
 Refers to the services components of the NSTP as
defined herein.
 Non-Government Organization
 Refers to any private organization duly accredited by
CHED or recognized by TESDA
 Clustering
 Refers to the grouping of students enrolled in the
different schools and taking up the same NSTP
component into one (1) group under the
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 Rule II – Definition of Terms

 Cross Enrollment
 Refers to the system of enrollment where a student is
officially enrolled in an academic program of a school
but allowed to enroll in the NSTP component of other
school.

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 Rule III – Program
Implementation
Section 4. Coverage
 All incoming freshmen students, male and female, starting School
Year (SY) 2002-2003, enrolled in any baccalaureate and 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) 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.
 b) State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) shall offer the ROTC
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 c) 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. Other
State Universities and Colleges of similar nature will be exempted subject
to the approval of the Department of National Defense.
 d) Private Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) and technical vocational
education 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 the existing rules and
regulations of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).

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 Rule III – Program
Implementation
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.

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 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 for
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.

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 Rule III – Program
Implementation
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.

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 Rule III – Program
Implementation
Section 7. Clustering and Cross-
Enrolment
 a) Clustering of students from different education institutions
during semestral or summer periods may be done for any of the
NSTP components, taking into account logistics, the branch of
service and geographical locations. The host school shall be
responsible in managing the Program.
 b) Schools that do not meet the required number of students to
maintain the optional ROTC and any of the NSTP components, or
do not offer the component chosen by the students, shall allow
their students to cross-enroll to other schools, irrespective or
whether such school is under CHED or TESDA; 17
 and in the case of students taking the ROTC component, irrespective of
whether the two semesters shall be taken from different schools whose
ROTC are administered/managed by different branches of service of the
AFP.
 c) Students intending to cross-enroll shall be subject to the existing rules
and regulations of the school of origin and the accepting school.

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 Rule III – Program
Implementation
Section 8. Management and
Monitoring
 a) 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.
 b) 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.

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 c) Schools that have contracted CHED-accredited or TESDA-recognized
NGOs to formulate and administer training modules for any of the NSTP
components shall jointly exercise such academic and administrative
supervision with those NGOs. Within forty-five(45) days from approval
and issuance of this IRR, the CHED, TESDA, and DND shall issue the
necessary guidelines for accrediting non-government organizations
(NGOs) and training modules to be utilized by these NGOs.
 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 their respective
jurisdiction to determine if the training conducted is in consonance with
the Act. These Sub Offices shall submit periodic reports to the Central
Offices of CHED, TESDA, and DND.
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 RULE IV – Fees and Incentives

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

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 RULE IV – Fees and Incentives

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) Schools that already provide health and accident group
insurance and collect the necessary fees for the purpose of their
students as of the effectivity of this Rules are deemed to have
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 d) 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.

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 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 (NSPC) 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.
 b) The CHED, TESDA and DND, in consultation with other concerned
government and non-government agencies, shall issue the necessary
guidelines for the establishment, organization, maintenance and
utilization of the National Service Reserve Corps.
 c) Graduates of the ROTC program shall form part of the Citizen Armed
Force pursuant to RA 7077, subject to the requirements of DND. 24
 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
Effectivity of NSTP Act of 2001, which is March 23, 2002. The concerned
students may apply for graduation with their respective schools.

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 Rule VI – Transitory Provisions

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),
Civil Welfare Service (CWS) or Law Enforcement Service (LES) program
shall be covered by the NSTP Law.
 b) Male students who have completed two semesters of Expanded ROTC
(E_ROTC)/ National Service Program (NSP) are deemed to have complied
with the NSTP requirement.
 c) Male students who are not covered by section 12 of this rule and have
taken only one (1) semester of Basic ROTC or EROTC. NSP shall take one
more semester of any of the NSTP components to qualify for graduation.
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 Rule VI – Transitory 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.

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 Rule VI – Transitory Provisions
Section 15. Amendatory Clause
 a) Section 35 of Commonwealth act No.1, Executive Order No. 207 of1939,
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.

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 Rule VI – Transitory Provisions
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

 These rules shall take effect immediately upon adoption and issuance.

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 Rule VI – Transitory Provisions
Section 15. Amendatory Clause
 a) Section 35 of Commonwealth act No.1, Executive Order No. 207 of1939,
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.

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 Adopted and Issued:
Signed By:

Secretary, DND
Secretary, CHED Director General, TESDA

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 References
 Caspillo, I. (2013). Irr nstp2006
Ret: https://www.slideshare.net/eng67/irr-nstp2006
 Dela Cruz, D. G., Lazo, E. D., & Mapue, P. M. (2005). National Service Training
Program: Literacy Training Service 1. Quezon City: Lorimar Publishing Co., Inc.
 Lee, S. J. (2013). National Service Training Program: Civic Welfare Training
Service (CWTS); Literacy Training Service (LTS) 1 . Quezon City: C & E
Publishing, Inc.

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Any questions?
You can find me at:
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