NSTP PREAMBLE

• What is the purpose of the National Service Training Program (NSTP)?

  To enhance civic consciousness and defense preparedness in the youth.
• What are the main duties and responsibilities of a Filipino citizen according to the CMFP Article V?

  • Loyalty, obedience, and cooperation
  • Correlative duty to exercise rights responsibly
  • Respect for human life and dignity
  • Duty to work for a dignified life
  • Civic and political participation
  • Promotion of equity and social justice
  • Responsibility of youth
  • Health, ecology, and environment protection
• What does Section 1 of the CMFP Article V emphasize?


  It emphasizes loyalty, obedience, and cooperation to the Federal Republic of the Philippines.
• What is the correlative duty mentioned in Section 2 of the CMFP Article V?


  It is the duty to exercise individual rights responsibly and with regard for others' rights.
• What does Section 3 of the CMFP Article V state about human life and dignity?

  Citizens shall respect the life and dignity of every human person and uphold human rights.
• What is the duty of every citizen according to Section 4 of the CMFP Article V?

  To engage in gainful work and assure a life worthy of human dignity.
• What does Section 5 of the CMFP Article V require from citizens qualified to vote?


  To register and cast their vote at every election and participate in public affairs.
• What is the focus of Section 6 of the CMFP Article V?


  To promote equity and social justice in various settings.
• What responsibility do the youth have according to Section 7 of the CMFP Article V?

  To develop their social, economic, intellectual, and moral well-being.
• What does Section 8 of the CMFP Article V state about health and ecology?

  Citizens shall exercise their right to a balanced ecology and contribute to a sustainable environment.
• What is R.A. 9163 also known as?

  The National Service Training Program (NSTP) Act of 2001.
• What is affirmed as the prime duty of the government in the rationale of the NSTP Law?

  To serve and protect its citizens.
• What is the role of the youth according to the rationale of the NSTP Law?

  To develop civic consciousness and participate in nation-building.
• What are the three program components of the NSTP Law?

  1. Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC)
  2. Literacy Training Service (LTS)
  3. Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS)
• Who is required to complete one NSTP component for graduation?

  Students of any baccalaureate degree course or at least two-year technical-vocational courses.
• What must all higher and technical-vocational institutions offer according to the NSTP Law?

  At least one of the NSTP program components.
• What is the minimum number of cadet students required for private institutions to offer ROTC?

  At least three hundred and fifty (350) cadet students.
• What are the exemptions from the NSTP Law?

  • Students who graduated from a baccalaureate or two-year course and are pursuing another degree.
  • Foreign students or aliens.
  • Students who completed any NSTP component but are freshmen in their new course.
  • Students of PMA, PMMA, and PNPA.
• What is the duration of each NSTP program component?

  Two (2) semesters.
• What alternative program duration can be designed instead of the two-semester program?

  A one (1) summer program.
• What is awarded to students who successfully complete the NSTP program requirements?

  A Certificate of Completion with a corresponding serial number.
• What is the historical evolution of R.A. 9163?

  • Training course similar to ROTC existed during Spanish colonial years.
  • Real ROTC started in 1912 at the University of the Philippines.
  • National Defense Act 1935 made national service obligatory for all citizens.
  • Presidential Decree No. 1706 established civic welfare, law enforcement, and military service.
  • Republic Act No. 7077 made military training mandatory for students.
• When did the real ROTC start in the Philippines?

  In 1912.
• What did the National Defense Act 1935 state?

  National service shall be obligatory for all citizens without distinction of sex or age.
• What was established by Republic Act No. 7077?

  Mandatory military training for students enrolled in colleges and universities.