This document outlines the revised implementing rules and regulations of the National Service Training Program (NSTP) in the Philippines. It discusses the guiding principles of promoting civic consciousness and defense preparedness among youth. It also defines key terms related to the three components of the NSTP: Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC), Literacy Training Service (LTS), and Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS).
This document outlines the revised implementing rules and regulations of the National Service Training Program (NSTP) in the Philippines. It discusses the guiding principles of promoting civic consciousness and defense preparedness among youth. It also defines key terms related to the three components of the NSTP: Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC), Literacy Training Service (LTS), and Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS).
This document outlines the revised implementing rules and regulations of the National Service Training Program (NSTP) in the Philippines. It discusses the guiding principles of promoting civic consciousness and defense preparedness among youth. It also defines key terms related to the three components of the NSTP: Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC), Literacy Training Service (LTS), and Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS).
This document outlines the revised implementing rules and regulations of the National Service Training Program (NSTP) in the Philippines. It discusses the guiding principles of promoting civic consciousness and defense preparedness among youth. It also defines key terms related to the three components of the NSTP: Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC), Literacy Training Service (LTS), and Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS).
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REVISED IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE
NATIONAL SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAM (NSTP)
Pursuant to Section 12 of Republic Act No. 9163 otherwise known as the National Service Training Program (NSTP) Act of 2001, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), and Department of National Defense (DND), in consultation with concerned government agencies, the Philippine Association of State Universities and Colleges (PASUC), Coordinating Council of Private Educational Associations of the Philippines (COCOPEA), Non- Government Organizations (NGOs) and recognized student organizations, hereby jointly issue, adapt and promulgate the following implementing rules and regulations in implement the provisions of the Act. Rule I - GUIDING PRINCIPLES Section 1. While it is the prime duty of the government to serve and protect its citizens, in turn it shall be the responsibility of all citizens to defend the security and promote the general welfare of the State, and in fulfillment thereof, the government may require each citizen to render personal military or civil service. Section 2. Role of the Youth
• In recognition of the vital role of the youth in nation
building, the State shall promote civic consciousness among them and shall develop their physical, moral, spiritual, intellectual and social well-being. It shall inculcate the ideals of patriotism, nationalism, and advance their involvement in public and civic affairs.
• As the most valuable resource of the nation, they
shall be motivated, trained, organized and involved in military, literacy, civic welfare programs and other similar endeavors in the service of the nation. Rule II - DEFINITION OF TERMS Section 3. As used in this Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR), the following terms shall mean: a. “National Service Training Program” (NSTP) – refers to the 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 the three (3) Program components, specifically designed to enhance the youth’s active contribution to the general welfare; b. “Reserve Officers’ Training Corps” (ROTC) – refers to the Program component, institutionalized under Sections 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;
c. “Literacy Training Service” (LTS) – refers to the
Program component designed to train the students to teach literacy and numeracy skills to school children, out-of-school youths and other segments of society in need of their services; d. “Civic Welfare Training Service” (CWTS) – refers to the Program component 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, safety, recreation and moral of the citizenry and other social welfare services;
e. “Program Component” – refers to the service components
of NSTP as defined herein;
f. “Clustering” – refers to the grouping of students enrolled to
different schools and taking up the same NSTP component into one (1) group under the management and supervision of a designated school; g. “Cross Enrollment” – refers to a system of enrollment were a student is officially enrolled in an academic program of an origin school but is allowed to enroll in the NSTP component of another accepting school; and
h. “Non-Government Organization” (NGO) – refers to any
private organization duly accredited by CHED or recognized by TESDA.