Midterms

• NSTP ACT OF 2001


  A program aimed at enhancing civic consciousness and defense preparedness in the youth by developing the ethics of service and patriotism
• PROGRAM COMPONENTS


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


  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
• LTS


  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
• CWTS


  Refers to 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
• Each of the NSTP components is undertaken for an academic period of two (2) semesters and is credited for three (3) units per semester with fifty-four (54) to ninety (90) training hours per semester
• RA 9163 (National Service Training Program Act of 2001)


  Creation of National Reserve Corps (NSRC)
• NSRC Composition


  Graduates of non-ROTC components: Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS) and Literacy Training Service (LTS)
• Purpose of NSRC


  Members may be mobilized by the State for literacy and civic welfare activities
• Implementing Agencies


  Joint efforts of DND, CHED, and TESDA
• MISSION


  To provide a trained and motivated manpower pool that can be tapped by the State for civic welfare, literacy, and other similar endeavors in the service of the nation
• FUNCTION


  • To assist in disaster preparedness, mitigation, response, and rehabilitation programs
  • To serve as an auxiliary to the Disaster Coordinating Council (DCC) response units
  • To assist in the promotion of civic welfare activities
  • To assist in the implementation of literacy programs
  • To assist in socioeconomic development
  • To assist in environmental protection
  • To perform other similar endeavors
• CORE VALUES


  • Unity
  • Patriotism
  • Faith in God
  • Respect for life
  • Truth
  • Justice
  • Freedom
  • Equality
  • Peace
  • Concern for Family
  • Concern for the Environment
  • Volunteerism
• Who shall take the NSTP?

  All incoming freshmen students, male and female, enrolled in any baccalaureate and in at least two (2)-year technical-vocational or associate courses
• All are required to complete one (1) NSTP component of their choice, as a graduation requirement
• If I cannot take the NSTP during the regular semester

  A one-summer program can be created instead of the two-semester program, with approval from DND, CHED, and TESDA, depending on the school's and the Armed Forces of the Philippines' ability to manage it
• If the NSTP component of my choice is not offered in my school

  Cross-enrollment is allowed regardless of whether the school is under CHED or TESDA, and for ROTC, regardless of the AFP branch. Students must follow the rules and regulations of both their original and accepting schools
• What will become of NSTP graduates?

  Graduates of non-ROTC programs will join the National Service Reserve Corps (NSRC) for literacy and civic activities. Graduates of the ROTC program will join the AFP Citizen Armed Force, following DND requirements
• Lead agencies that will monitor the implementation of the NSTP

  CHED regional offices, TESDA provincial and district offices, and DND-AFP through major service reserve commands and ROTC units will oversee and monitor the NSTP implementation to ensure that the training aligns with RA 9163
• All higher and technical-vocational educational institutions must offer at least one NSTP component. State universities and colleges must offer the ROTC component and at least one other NSTP component. Private schools with at least 350 student cadets must offer the ROTC component through their Department of Military Science and Tactics (DMST)
• Values


  Things that are important to or valued by someone (individual or organization). The act of valuing is considered an act of making value judgements, an expression of feeling, or the acquisition of and adherence to a set of principles. Embodiment of what an organization stands for, guiding the behavior of its members
• Ethics


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

  • Individual
  • Group
• Individual Causes


  • Complexity ethics
  • Competition for scarce resources/power/position
  • Conflicting loyalties
• Group Causes


  • Groupthink
  • Presence of ideologues
  • Negative organizational response to dissent
• 3 Qualities Individuals Must Possess to Make Ethical Decisions

  • Recognizing ethical issues and understanding their consequences in decisions
  • Considering Alternative Perspectives: Evaluating different viewpoints to determine what is right in specific circumstances
  • Handling Ambiguity and Uncertainty: Making decisions based on the best available information despite unclear or uncertain situations
• Ethical Responses


  Exit is the most direct response: if you can't live with behavior that does not meet your own ethical standards, 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 for their safe and useful exercise for the benefit of the people
• Citizenship


  The legal relationship between a person and a country
• Nationality


  The status of belonging to a particular nation. Your nationality is the country you come from, usually in the country where you were born
• Modes of Acquisition of Citizenship

  • By birth: Jus Soli (Law of soil) and Jus Sanguinis (By blood)
  • By naturalization
• Citizens of the Philippines


  • Those who are citizens of the Philippines at the time of the adoption of the Constitution
  • Those whose fathers or mothers are citizens of the Philippines
  • Those born before January 17, 1973, of Filipino mothers, who elect Philippine Citizenship upon reaching the age of majority
  • Those who are naturalized in accordance with law
• Modes of Naturalization


  • Direct: Administrative Naturalization [Ra 9139], Judicial Naturalization, Legislative Naturalization
  • Derivative: Acquisition of citizenship based on a family member's citizenship status
• Duties and Obligations of a Citizen

  • 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
• Qualities of a Good Citizen

  • 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
• Preamble of the 1987 Philippine Constitution: 'We the sovereign Filipino people, imploring the aid of Almighty God, in order to build a just and humane society and established a Government that shall embody our ideals and aspirations, promote the common good, conserve and develop our patrimony and secure to ourselves and our posterity, the blessing of independence and democracy under the rule of law and a regime of truth, justice, freedom, love, equality and peace, do ordain and promulgate this Constitution'
• Lupang Hinirang


  The music was composed in 1898 by Julian Felipe, and the lyrics were adapted from the Spanish poem "Marcha Nacional", and was translated in Filipino as "Filipinas" written by Jose Palma
• Nutrition


  The science that studies the process by which living organisms acquire all the things that are necessary for them to live and grow. Nutrition focuses on the role of nutrients, which are defined as 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)
• Food Pyramid Guide


  Developed by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), is an excellent tool to help you make healthy food choices