LESSON 1-4

• The mission of NSRC is to provide a trained, motivated and organized manpower reserve that can be tapped by the state for DRRM, civic welfare, literacy, national emergency, environmental protection and other similar endeavors in the service of the nation.
• An organization composed of graduates of the Civic Welfare

  Training Service (CWTS) and Literacy Training Service (LTS) components of the National Service Training Program (NSTP) as mandated by Republic Act 9163 (NSTP Act of 2001).

  
  

  National Service Reserve Corps (NSRC)
• What is NSTP?

  National Service Training Program
• RA 10121 otherwise known as the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (PDRRM) Act of 2010
• Section 13 of RA 10121 Implementing Guidelines and Procedures on the Development, Organization, Training, Administration, Utilization, Mobilization, Operation, Accreditation, Protection and Funding of the National Service Reserve Corps (NSRC)
• A person who is a graduate of the CWTS and LTS components of the NSTP program and designated an NSRC serial number.

  NSRC Reservist
• The highest level of organization of NSRC reservists composed of at least five (5) or more NSRC Sections organized at the provincial level and highly-urbanized cities, as well as in Higher Education Institutions (HEls), and Technical-Vocational Education and Training Institutions (TVETs).

  
  

  NSRC Reserve Group (NRG)
• A subordinate unit of the NSRC Reserve Group composed of at least five (5) or more teams.

  
  

  NSRC Reserve Section
• A subordinate unit of the NSRC Reserve Section composed of at least eight (8) but not more than twelve (12) members. Team composition is discussed under Section 5 (Organization).

  
  

  NSRC Reserve Team (NRT)
• A generic term which refers to any level or size of NSRC organization.

  
  

  NSRC Reserve Unit (NRU)
• NSRC units established in different HEls under CHED and TVETs under TESDA.

  School-Based NSRC Units (SBNU)
• NSRC units established in different localities from the provincial down to the barangay level.

  
  

  Community-Based NSRC Units (CBNU)
• The Office under OCD that has responsibility over the development, organization, training, administration, utilization, mobilization, accreditation and operation of the NSRC.

  
  

  NSRC National Directorate Center (NNDC)
• The Office established under the HEls and TVETs that has responsibility over the development, organization, training, administration, utilization, mobilization, accreditation and operation of the NSRC.

  
  

  NSRC School Directorate Office
• The Office established under the LGU/Local DRRMCs that has responsibility over the development, organization, training, administration, utilization, mobilization, accreditation and operation of the NSRC at the community level.

  
  

  NSRC Community Directorate Office (NCDO)
• official act of calling upon NSRC reservists and NSRC units to report to their respective designated mobilization centers and organized to perform duty as disaster responders and other DRRM tasks.

  Mobilization
• The process of determining the suitability and capability of an individual or organization to perform DRRM tasks

  Accreditation
• What is OCD

  Office of Civil Defense
• What is IGP

  Implementing Guidelines and Procedures
• What is ROTC

  Reserve Officers Training Corps
• What is DND

  Department of National Defense
• What is TWG

  Technical Working Group
• The Secretary of National Defense (SND) - as Chairperson of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) thru the Administrator, Office of Civil Defense shall exercise overall responsibility on the development, organization, training, administration, utilization, mobilization, operation, accreditation, protection and funding of the NSRC;
• Chairperson, Commission on Higher Education (CHED) - thru the Higher Education Institutions (HEls) shall be responsible for the issuance of NSRC serial numbers to all graduates of CWTS/L TS components of the NSTP and the Development, Organization, Training, Administration, Utilization, Mobilization, Operation, Accreditation, Protection and Funding of School-Based NSRC Reservists and Reservist Units in HEls under its jurisdiction;
• The Technical Education Services and Development Authority (TESDA) - through Technical-Vocational Education and Training Institutions (TVETs) is responsible for issuing NSRC serial numbers to graduates of CWTS/L TS components of the NSTP and for training in DRRM skills.
• The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) - through LGUs/LDRRMCs, is responsible for the development, organization, training, administration, utilization, mobilization, operation, accreditation, protection, and funding of community-based NSRC units.
• Composition - The NSRC shall be composed of the graduates of the Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS) and the Literacy Training Service (LTS) components of the NSTP.
• Functions:

  1. To assist in the disaster preparedness, mitigation, response and rehabilitation programs;
  2. To serve as an auxiliary to the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Councils (DRRMCs) response units;
  3. To assist in the promotion of civic welfare activities;
  4. To assist in the implementation of literacy programs;
  5. To assist in socio-economic development;
  6. To respond in case of mobilization for national emergency;
  7. To assist in environmental protection; and
  8. To perform other similar endeavors as directed by higher DRRM authorities.
• What act started the National Service Training Program in the Philippines, and who was the president then?

  Commonwealth Act No. 1, during President Manuel L. Quezon term (1935)
• What does Commonwealth Act No. 1 require from college students?

  It requires male college students to undergo two years (or four semesters) of military training to become reserve cadets for national defense.
• On August 8, 1980, Commonwealth Act No. 1 was amended to include Presidential Decree No. 1706, which mandates compulsory national service for all citizens of the country.
• PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1706

  • Civic welfare Training Service (CWTS)
  • Literacy Training Services (LTS)
  • Reserve Officer Training Services (ROTC)
• Presidential decree 1706 suspended national service law except military service after Marcos Sr.'s removal, transforming it into the basic reserve officer training corps (ROTC) effective from 1986-1987.
• In June 27, 1991, under R.A. 7077, the Basic ROTC was expanded to include military subjects in the first year and ROTC, CWTS, and LTS in the second year curriculum. By Corazon C. Aquino
• On March 18, 2001, a dead body, identified as Wilson Chua, was found in the Pasig river, leading to a mass protest against illegal ROTC practices and the formation of the NSTP.
• On January 23, 2002, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo introduced a National Service Training Program to promote the youth's role in nation-building under Ra 9163.
• The study by Custudio, Zhanina U., et al. (2016) found that students' volunteerism levels were high before NSTP, but improvements were observed after comparing levels before and after courses. The study also found that NSTP may develop perspective and empathy in students. Data from focus group discussions and interviews revealed increased volunteerism spirit, personal effectiveness, and awareness of social issues after NSTP.
• R.A. NO. 10121 PHILIPPINE DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT (PDRRM) ACT OF 2010

  • Graduates of the NSTP would be a part of the national service reserve corps
  • NSRC would be utilized for disaster risk reduction management
  • Since the implementation of NSTP in 2001 there have been around
  • 10 million students who completed or are completing the program
• The Constitutional Basis of National Service Training Program (NSTP) was established in 1987, with Article II defining principles and state policies.
• Article 2, section 4: the prime duty of the government is to serve and protect the people. The government may call upon the people to defend the state and, in the fulfillment thereof, all citizens may be required, under conditions provided by law, to render personal, military or civil service.