NATIONAL SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAM

• Philippine Constitution of 1987

  Article II. Declaration of Principles and State Policies
• The prime duty of the government is to serve and protect people. The government may call upon the people to defend the State and in fulfillment thereof, all citizens maybe required under conditions provided by law, to render personal or military services. 


  Section 4
• The state recognizes the vital role of the youth in nation building and shall promote and protect their physical, moral, spiritual, intellectual and social well-being. It shall inculcate in the youth patriotism, nationalism, and encourage their involvement in public and civic affairs. 


  Section 13
• Philippine Constabulary started conducting Military Training in UP 


  1912
• First ROTC Unit was established in UP


  1922
• Was signed giving the ROTC instruction a legal basis .

  All ROTC Units were placed under the Philippine Army’s Supervision and control. 


  Commonwealth Act No. 1 (National Defense Act) of 1935
• President Manuel Quezon issued the National Defense Act through Executive Order No. 207. ROTC will be a compulsory course in all Colleges and Universities


  1939
• Significant number of ROTC graduates played an important role in the defense of the country during World War II 


  1944
• Issued by President Ferdinand E. Marcos on August 08, 1980


  Presidential Decree No. 1706 (National Service Law) of 1980
• The decree made it obligatory for all citizens to render national service in any of the programs: Civic Welfare Service, Law Enforcement Service, or Military Service (Section 2, PD No. 1706), provided that such service shall be credited in his favor for the purpose of fulfilling educational requirements established by law. 


  Presidential Decree No. 1706 (National Service Law) of 1980
• suspended the implementation of the National Service Law except the provision of Military Service. It became the Basic Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) effective school year 1986-1987. 


  President Cory Aquino
• The Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of RA No. 7077 modified the ROTC Course into the Expanded ROTC Program as mandated.


  Republic Act No. 7077 of 1991 (The Citizen Armed Forces of the Philippines)
• offered two curriculum years of training students. - consists purely of military training in the first curriculum and any of the 3 service components


  EXPANDED ROTC PROGRAM
• Signed by former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on January 23, 2002Consolidation of House Bill No. 3593 and Senate Bill No. 1824 


  REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9163 (NSTP ACT OF 2001)
• Made ROTC optional since the first semester of school year 2002-2003 and has allowed students to choose from ROTC, LTS, and CWTS as a requisite for graduation. 


  REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9163 (NSTP ACT OF 2001)
• It is a program that aims 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.


  NSTP
• Institutionalized under Section 38 and 39 of RA No. 7077, designed to provide military training to tertiary level students in order to motivate, train, organize, and mobilize them for national defense preparedness. 


  RESERVED OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS (ROTC)
• Designed to train the students to teach literacy and numeracy skills to school, out-of-school youth, and other segments of society in need of their services.

  LITERACY TRAINING SERVICES (LTS)
• Contributory to the general welfare and the betterment of life for the members of the community or the enhancements of its facilities, especially those devoted to improving health, education, environment, entrepreneurship, safety, recreation and morale of the citizenry and other social welfare services. 


  CIVIL WELFARE TRAINING SERVICES (CWTS)