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
• NSTP program components


  • Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC)
  • Literacy Training Service (LTS)
  • Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS)
• 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
• 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
• 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
• All incoming freshmen students, male and female, 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
• The NSTP has been implemented since the start of school year

  2002-2003
• How NSTP is taken up

  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
• A one-summer program in lieu of the two (2)-semester program may be designed, formulated and adopted by (DND), (CHED), and (TESDA), subject to the capability of the school and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to handle the same
• Schools that do not meet the required number of students in order to conduct a program component or do not offer the component chosen by their students shall allow the students to cross enroll to other schools, irrespective of whether that school is under CHED or TESDA; and for the ROTC, whether they are managed by different AFP branches of service
• National Service Reserve Corps (NSRC)

  Graduates of the non-ROTC components shall belong to, which could be tapped by the States for literacy and civic welfare activities
• AFP Citizen Armed Force


  Graduates of the ROTC component shall form part of
• CHED regional offices, TESDA provincial and district offices and DND-AFP through major service reserve commands and their ROTC units shall oversee and monitor the implementation of the NSTP under their respective jurisdiction to determine if the trainings conducted are in consonance with RA 9163
• All higher and technical-vocational educational institutions offer at least one (1) of the NSTP components while State universities and colleges offer the ROTC component and at least one other NSTP component. Private schools that have at least 350 student cadets offer the ROTC components through its Department of Military Science and Tactics (DMST)
• National Service Reserve Corps (NSRC)

  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
• Functions of the NSRC

  • To assist in the 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 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, either an individual or an organization
• Ethics


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

  • Complexity ethics
  • Competition for scarce resources/power/position
  • Conflicting loyalties
  • Groupthink
  • Presence of ideologues
  • Negative organizational response to dissent
• 3 qualities individuals must possess to make ethical decisions


  • Ability to recognize ethical issues and reason through the ethical consequences of decisions
  • Ability to look at alternative points of view and decide what is right
  • Ability to deal with ambiguity and uncertainty and make decisions on the best information available
• Constitution


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


  Legal relationship between a person and a country
• 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, 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 a good citizen

  • Live in accordance with good citizenship values derived from the preamble of the Constitution (faith in God, unity, patriotism, equality, peace, promotion of common good, concern for family and future generations, concern for environment and order)
• The preamble of the 1987 Philippine Constitution
• The Philippine national anthem was composed in 1898 by Julian Felipe with lyrics adapted from the Spanish poem "Marcha Nacional" and 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
• Philippine National Anthem


  Music composed in 1898 by Julian Felipe<|>Lyrics adapted from the Spanish poem "Marcha Nacional", and translated in Filipino as "Filipinas" written by Jose Palma
• 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)
• Food Pyramid


  • Developed by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA)
  • An excellent tool to help you make healthy food choices
• Food groups in the Food Pyramid

  • Bread, Grain, Cereal and Pasta
  • Fruits and Vegetables
  • Beans, eggs, lean, meat, and fish
  • Dairy Products
  • Fats and Sweets
• Water


  About 70% of the non-fat mass of the human body is water<|>Nobody is completely sure how much water the human body needs – calims vary from between one to seven liters per day to avoid dehydration
• Vital signs


  Measurements of the body's basic functions that are essential for life
• Body temperature


  The internal heat of the body, which is regulated by the hypothalamus<|>The normal body temperature for humans is around 37°C (98F), but it can vary depending on factors such as age, time of day, and physical activity
• Blood pressure


  A measure of the force that blood exerts on the walls of your arteries as it flows through them<|>Measured in millimeters of mercury (mmHg) and consists of two numbers: systolic and diastolic<|>Normal adult systolic pressure is 115-120mmHg<|>Normal adult diastolic pressure is 75-80mmHg<|>Normal blood pressure is 120/80 mmHg
• Pulse rate


  The measurement of the heart rate, or the number of times the heart beats per minute<|>A normal resting heart rate should be between 60 to 100 beats per minute, but it can vary from minute to minute<|>Females ages 12 and older, in general, tend to have faster heart rates than do males<|>Athletes, such as runners, who do a lot of cardiovascular conditioning, may have heart rates near 40 beats per minute and experience no problems
• Respiratory rate


  Respiration is the process that occurs when oxygen is inhaled into the lungs, and expelled as carbon dioxide<|>Normal respiration is an automatic process and does not require conscious effort<|>Average respiratory rates by age: Infants: 30-60 breaths, Children: 20-30 breaths, Adults over 18: 12-20 breaths