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RA 9163

Section 1- Short Title

• This act shall be known as the National


Service Training Program (NSTP) Act of 2001
Section 2- Declaration of
Policy
• Prime duty of the Government- serve and
protect its citizen.
• All citizens to defend the security of the
State
• Government may require each citizen to
render personal military or civil service
Section 3- Definition of Terms

• A program aimed at enhancing


civic consciousness and defense
preparedness in the youth
• ThreeProgram Components of
NSTP: ROTC, LTS, CWTS,
RESERVE OFFICER’S
TRAINING PROGRAM (ROTC)

•A program institutionalized under


sections 38 and 39 of RA 7077
• Designed to promote military training to
tertiary level students in order to
motivate, train, organize, and mobilize
them for national defense preparedness.
LITERACY TRAINING SERVICE
(LTS)
• Designed to train students to become
teachers of literacy and numeracy skill
to school children, out of school youth,
and other segments of society in need
of their service.
CIVIC WELFARE TRAINING
SERVICE
• Refers to the programs or activities contributory
to the general welfare and betterment of life for
the members of the community
• Enhancement of facilities, especially those
devoted to improving health, education,
environment, entrepreneurship, safety, recreation
and morals of the citizen.
Program Component

• Itshall refer to the service


components of the NSTP as
enumerated in Section 4 of this Act
Section 4- Establishment of
the NSTP
• NSTP is part of the curricula both for
baccalaureate and technical vocational courses
• ROTC- optional and voluntary
• LTS or CWTS
• ROTC shall instill patriotism, moral values,
respect for rights of civilians, and adherence to
the constitution
Section 4- Establishment of
the NSTP
• Coordination with CHED, TESDA, Department of
National Defense (DND)), Philippine Association
of State Universities and Colleges (PASUC),
Coordinating Council of Private Educational
Associations of the Philippines (COCOPAP) to
design and implement the program
Section 5- Coverage
• Students enrolled in any baccalaureate or at
least two- year technical vocational course in
Public or Private institution must complete
one NSTP component
Section 6- Duration and
Equivalent Course Unit
• Each NSTP component must be taken in two
semesters
• In lieu of the two-semester program, One
summer program may be designed, adopted
and promulgated by the DND, CHED and
TESDA
Section 7- NSTP Offering in Higher
and Technical Educational Institution
• All higher and technical- vocational institutions (public or
private) must offer at least one of the program
components;
• Provided that the state universities and colleges shall
offer the ROTC components and at least one other
components as provided herein
• Provided further that private higher and technical
vocational education institutions may have ROTC if they
have at least three hundred Fifty (350) cadet students
Section 7
• In offering the NSTP whether during the
semestral or summer period, clustering of
affected students from different educational
institutions may be done, taking into account
logistics, branch of service, and geographical
considerations.
• Schools who do not meet the required number of
students to maintain the optional ROTC and any
of the NSTP students shall allow their students
to cross enroll to other school irrespective of
whether or not the NSTP components in said
schools are being administered by the same
other branch of service the AFP, CHED and
TESDA to which schools are identified.
Section 8- Fees and Incentives
• HEI and TECH-VOC institutions shall not collect
any fee for any of the NSTP components, except
basic tuition fees, which shall not be more than
50% of what is currently charged by schools per
unit.
• In case of ROTC, the DND shall formulate and
adopt a program of assistance and or incentive to
those students who will take the said component
• The school authorities concerned, CHED, and
TESDA shall ensure that group insurance for
health and accident shall be provided for
students enrolled in any of the NSTP
component.
Section 9- Scholarship
• Special scholarship program for qualified
students taking NSTP which shall be
included in the annual regular
appropriations of CHED and TESDA

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