NSTP

• National Service Training Program (NSTP)

  Program aimed 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
• Republic Act No. 9163


  National Service Training Program (NSTP) Act of 2001
• The guiding principle of NSTP is stated in Article II of the 1987 Constitution
• Components of NSTP


  • Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC)
  • Literacy Training Service (LTS)
  • Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS)
• Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC)


  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
• Literacy Training Service (LTS)


  Program designed to train students to become teachers of literacy and numerical skills to school children, out of school youth, and other segments of society in need of their service
• Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS)


  Programs or activities contributory to the 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, recreation and morals of the citizenry
• Core values of NSTP

  • Unity
  • Patriotism
  • Faith in God
  • Respect for life
  • Truth
  • Justice
  • Freedom
  • Equality
  • Peace
  • Concern for Family
  • Concern for the Environment
  • Volunteerism
• Values


  Things that are important to or valued by someone, can be an individual or an organization
• Ethics


  What is "generally considered to be right" provided by an external source
• Causes of unethical behavior

  • Individual: Complexity ethics, Competition for scarce resources/power/position, Conflicting loyalties
  • Group: Groupthink, Presence of ideologues, Negative organizational response to dissent
• Qualities individuals must possess to make ethical decisions


  • Ability to recognize ethical issues and to reason through the ethical consequences of decisions
  • Ability to look at alternative points of view, deciding what is right in a particular set of circumstances
  • Ability to deal with ambiguity and uncertainty; making a decision on the best information available
• Ethical responses


  Exit: If you can't live with behavior that does not met your own ethical standard, then leave
• Constitution


  The body of rules and maxims in accordance with which the powers of sovereignty are habitually exercised
• Constitution of the Philippines


  The written instrument by which the fundamental powers of the government are established, limited, and defined, and by which these powers are distributed among the several departments or branches (legislative, executive and judicial) for their safe and useful exercise for the benefit of the people
• Citizenship


  The legal relationship between a person and a country
• Citizenship


  Denotes the link between a person and a state
• Nationality


  The status of belonging to a particular nation, the country you come from, usually where you were born
• Modes of acquisition of citizenship in the Philippines

  • By birth: Jus soli (law of the soil), Jus sanguinis (law of the blood)
  • By naturalization: Direct naturalization (Administrative, Judicial, Legislative), Derivative naturalization
• Duties and obligations of citizens

  • To be loyal to the republic
  • To defend the state
  • To contribute to the development and welfare of the state
  • To uphold the Constitution and obey the laws
  • To cooperate with duly constituted authorities
  • To exercise rights responsibly and with due regard for the rights of others
  • To engage in gainful work
  • To register and vote
• How to become good citizens

  • Live in accordance with good citizenship values: Faith in God, Unity, Patriotism, Equality, Peace, Promotion of a Common good, Concern for the Family and Future Generations, Concern for the Environment and Order
• Article 4 Section 1 of the 1987 Philippine Constitution provides the ways to become a citizen of the Philippines
• The national anthem "Lupang hinirang" was composed in 1898 by Julian Felipe
• Nutrition


  The science that studies the process by which living organisms acquire all the things that are necessary for them to live and grow
• Nutrients


  Substances that the body cannot make on its own
• Nutrition


  Consists of diet (what you take in) and metabolism (what happens to it after it enters your body)
• Anabolism


  Build molecules
• Catabolism


  Break down molecules
• Food Pyramid


  An excellent tool to help you make healthy food choices
• Food groups in the Food Pyramid

  • Bread, grain, cereal, and pasta group
  • Fruits and vegetables
  • Beans, eggs, lean meat, and fish
  • Dairy products
  • Fats, oils, and sweets
• Macronutrients


  Nutrients we need in larger quantities that provide us with energy
• Seven major types of nutrients
• Serving sizes for protein foods

  • 2-3 ounces per serving
• Protein food choices


  • Cooked dry beans
  • Nuts
• Lean meat, fish, and dry beans and peas

  • Lowest in fat
  • Remove skin from poultry
  • Trim away visible fat on meat
  • Avoid frying
• Dairy products


  Provide protein, vitamins, and minerals, especially calcium
• Dairy product servings per day

  • 2-3 servings
• Non-fat milk and yogurt, cheeses made from skim milk


  Recommended dairy choices
• Fats, oils, and sweets


  Smallest percentage of daily diet<|>Provide calories but not much nutrition
• Seven major types of nutrients

  • Carbohydrates
  • Protein
  • Fats
  • Vitamins
  • Fiber
  • Water
  • Minerals