LEARNING ELEMENT 1

LEARNING TITLE:

NATIONAL SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAM

According to the Chairperson of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), “the
National Service Program (NSTP) Act of 2001 (RA9163) has been signed into law by
Her Excellency, Pres. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, in response to the public clamor for
reforms in the Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) Program.” Thus the law was
implemented in the Academic year 2001-2002.

LEARNING OUTCOME
At the end of the session, the students should be able to:
1. Familiarize their common interests and identify their expectations form
co-students, faculty and from the course.
2. Assess the plight of the country.
3. Determine the vital role of the youth in nation building; and
4. Explain the salient points and provision of RA 9163 and the guidelines for the
establishment of the National Service REserve Corps.

CONTENT
1. Orientation of the syllabus
2. Lecture on R.A 9163, the National Service Training Program and Establishing of
the National Service Reserve Corps (NSRC)

The declaration of Policy

It is hereby affirmed 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 of the state and
in fulfillment thereof, the government may require its citizens to render personal, military
or civil service.

Recognizing the youth’s vital role in national 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.

The Component of the National Service TRaining Program

1. Reserve Officers TRaining Corps (ROTC)
(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.
 2. Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS)
Refer to the program of activities contributory to 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 citizenry.

3. Literacy Training Service (LTS)

I​s a program designed to train students to become teachers of literacy and
numeracy skills to children, out of school youth, and other segments of society in
need of service.

Implementing Rules and Regulations

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), 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, adapt and promulgate the
following implementing rules and regulations to implement the provisions of the Act.

Program Implementation

Coverage
1. ​All incoming freshmen students, male and female, starting School Year (SY) 200
- 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.
1.1 Students who finished or graduated from a baccalaureate degree or two year
technical- vocational or associate course and pursuing or enrolled in
another or additional baccalaureate degree or two-year
technical-vocational or associate course in SY 2003-2004, and;
1.2 Students who completed any of the three NSTP components but considered
freshmen to the course where they transferred or shifted.
1.3 Foreign students or aliens.
2. ​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.
3. 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 1. ​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. Upon completion
of the common module phase, the student must select the specific NSTP
program component that he/she will pursue.
4. The Philippine Military Academy (PMA), Philippine Merchant Marine Academy
(PMMA), Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) are 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 approval
of the Department of National Defense.
5. 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. However, for DMST that has been created after approval of this
IRR, there must be a minimum of 350 cadets. In cases where the number of cadets will
be lesser than 350 clustering or ROTCU will be undertaken with ROTCU of the State
University and Colleges within the nearest environment with the lead role.

Program Components

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).
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.

Duration and Equivalent Course Unit

1. 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.
2. ​A One (1) Summer Program (OSP) in lieu of the two (2) semester programs 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.
3. Earned NSTP units shall not be included in the computation of Grade Point
Average (GPA) grades of college graduating students.
Clustering and Cross-Enrollment

1. 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, branch of service and geographical locations. The host school
shall be responsible in managing the Program.
2. The school must allow any NSTP student to cross-enroll in any CHED/TESDA
recognized institution. In cases that enrolment of ROTC Cadets is less than 350
then, the provisions of clustering in Section 7 of NSTP IRR (RA9163) should be
followed
3. Students intending to cross-enroll shall be subject to the existing rules and
regulations of the school of origin and the accepting school.

​Monitoring and Evaluation

1. ​ ​Management

1.1 ​The school authorities shall exercise academic and administrative

supervision over the design, formulation, adoption and respective schools, Subject to
the provision of this IRR.

1.2 There should be an NSTP Office in each school, college, or university

headed by an NSTP Director or its equivalent position responsible for the
implementation of the Program. Each of the NSTP components is considered a distinct
and/or separate unit under the NSTP office, and the head of the unit shall report directly
to the NSTP Director or its equivalent position.

1.3 ​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.

1.4 In the case of ROTC, the school authorities and DND, subject to the policies,
regulations and program of DND on the military component of the training, shall
exercise joint supervision over its implementation.

1.5 ​NGOs contracted by the school must secure 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. Within forty - five (45) days from approval
and issuance of this IRR, the CHED, TESDA and DND shall issue the necessary
guidelines for the accreditation of non-government organizations (NGOs) and training
modules to be utilized by these NGOs.

1.6 The DND shall formulate and administer training modules for the ROTC
Program.
2. Monitoring

2.1 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.

2.2 ​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 training conducted are in consonance
with the Act. These offices shall submit periodic reports to the NSTP Joint Coordinating
Committee.

2.3 ​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.

CHED, TESDA and DND (through Major Service Reserve Commands) shall formulate
respective evaluation parameters on program administration and implementation which
shall jointly form part of the minimum standards.

2.4 ​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

2.4.1 Names who finished under each NSTP component,

2.4.2 The programs, projects and activities undertaken with pictorials and
documentation as much as possible, and

2.4.3 Financial statements on the funds collected, allocated and utilized.

The annual report on NSTP by the university or college shall be made

available to faculty, students and the general public in the 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.

2.4.4 In case of violations of guidelines, warnings and/or sanctions shall

be imposed to schools and accredited NGOs pursuant to pertinent rules and
regulations.
FEES AND INCENTIVES

Fees

1. 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. NSTP tuition collected shall constitute a Trust Fund, which
shall be exclusively used for the operation of the Program.
2. The NSTP fees collected shall constitute a Trust Fund, 70% of which shall be
exclusively used for the operation of the Program. The remaining 30% retained
by the school shall serve as contingency fund especially in support to
un-programmed activities not originally included in the program of expenditures
prepared by the ROTC Commandant or CWTS/LTS Coordinator and approved
by the school head.
3. NSTP funds derived from NSTP-related operations shall serve as augmentation
to sustain un-programmed activities of the NSTP.
4. The unexpected fund balance shall be carried over to the next semester,
provided however, NSTP funds shall not be converted into savings at the
expense of the proper implementation of the program.
5. ​Subsidies from the government, any legal agency or institution appropriated for
NSTP shall be included in the preparation of the program of
expenditure and report on the utilization of funds.
expenditures/disbursement shall be subjected to periodic audits by the proper
school authorities and concerned NSTP Offices.
6. NSTP Component (ROTC/CWTS/LTS) coordinators shall submit a
comprehensive report on the utilization of the NSTP Funds to their respective
NSTP Directors two (2) weeks after the end of every semester. ROTC
Commandants shall submit the same report to their respective Major Service
Reserve Commands.
7. The NSTP Director or its equivalent shall submit a consolidated comprehensive
report on the utilization of the NSTP Funds by program component to the school
head, within 30 calendar days after the end of every semester.
8. Rental space of school and other similar expenses shall not be charged to NSTP.

Incentive, Insurance and Protection

1.​ ​Incentives

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.

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 to the availability
of funds.

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.

Personnel involved in the NSTP shall be provided honorarium and other incentives
based on the standard policy set forth by the HEIs.

2. Insurance and Protection

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

Schools that already provide health and accident group insurance and collect the
necessary fees for the purpose from their students as of the effectiveness of these
Rules, are deemed to have complied with this requirement.

ORGANIZATION OF NSTP GRADUATES

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Graduates of the ROTC program shall form part of the Citizen Armed Force
pursuant to RA 7077, subject to the requirements of DND.

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

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.

​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.
Amendatory Clause

1. 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.
2. This Rules may be amended, modified, or replaced jointly by CHED, TESDA and
DND, in consultation with PSUC, COCOPEA, NGOs and recognized student
organizations

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.

Effectivity

This rule shall take effect 15 days after publication in a newspaper of general circulation
and shall remain in force and effect until revoked or amended.

AVELINO CRUZ, JR. CARLITO S. PUNO, DPA Secretary, DND Chairman, CHED Sec.
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AGUSTO ‘’BOBOY’’SYJUCO Director General, TESDA

 ASSESSMENT

TASK ACTIVITIES No. 1

Name: ____________________________________________ Score:__________

Course, Year & Section:______________________________ Date: ___________

Time: ____________________________________________

1. What is the present condition of our country?

1.1 What is the significant role of the youth in building a nation?
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1.2 ​ ​How can you improve our society?

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1.3 ​ ​What is your reaction for the closure of the ABS – CBN?
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2. ​ ​Give the names of the Commissioner / Secretary / Director of the ff:
CHED: __________________________________________________________
NDCC: __________________________________________________________
TESDA: _________________________________________________________
DND: ___________________________________________________________

3. Give the guidelines of CHED on the exemption of SK Officials in taking the National
Service Training Program (NSTP). _______________________________________
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4. What is the Covid 19 Advisory No. 6 Advisory Guidelines for the Prevention, Control
and Mitigation of the Spread of Covid 19 in Higher Education Institutions?
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5. Discuss briefly the Community Quarantine Guidelines for the management of Covid
19 over the entire Luzon.
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