NSTP Program (RA 9163

Components: • NSTP aims to inculcate
• ROTC civic consciousness and

• LTS defense preparedness in
• CWTS the Filipino youth.
The NSTP Law or Republic Act No. 9163, also
known as An Act Establishing the NSTP for
Tertiary – Level students, Amending for the
Purpose Republic Act NO. 7077 and Presidential
Decree No. 1706 and for other purposes, was
signed by former President Gloria Macapagal –
Arroyo on January 23, 2002. It is a consolidation
of the House of Representatives and the Senate
on December 19, 2001.
1. ROTC (institutionalized under Section 38 and 39 of Republic
Act No. 7077)
- It is designed to provide military training to motivate, equip,
organize and mobilize the youth for national defense
preparedness.
2. LTS
- Designed to train students to teach literacy and numeracy skills
to school children, out-of-school youth, and other segments of
society in need of such services.
3. CWTS
- Designed to involve students actively in activities contributory to
general welfare and the betterment of life of the members of the
community or the enhancement of its facilities, especially those
devoted to improving health, education, environment,
intrepreneurship, safety, recreation and morals of the citizenry.
1. Students, Male and female, of any baccalaureate degree course or least
two (2)-year technical-vocational courses in public and private educational
schools must complete one NSTP component of their choice for two
semesters as a graduation requirement.
2. All higher and technical – vocational institutions, public and private,
must offer at least one NSTP component.
3. State universities and colleges (SUCs)must offer ROTC and at least one
other NSTP component, namely LTS or CWTS.
4. The Philippine Military Academy (PMS), Philippine Merchant Marine
Academy (PNPA), and other SUCs of similar nature, in view of the special
character of these institutions, are not covered by the NSTP Law.
5. Private higher educational institution (HEIs) and technical- vocational
education al institutions with at least 350 student cadets may offer ROTC
and consequently establish and maintain a Department of Military Science
and Tactics, which is still subject to the existing rules and regulations of the
Armed Forces of the Philippines
• To train students to become innovators of social change
with a culture of excellence and leaders with integrity,
competence, and commitment to render service to the
community.
• To develop in the youth the values of patriotism and

nation-building and volunteerism as valuable and effective
members of the National Service Corps of CWTS.
NSTP-CWTS aims to promote and integrate values education, transformational
leadership, and sustainable social mobilization for youth development,
community-building, national renewal, and global solidarity by:
1. Providing relevant activities that will contribute to the physical, intellectual,
spiritual, and social development of students
2. Inculcating in students the value of leadership, patriotism and social
responsibility
3. Training students to become project planners, designers, and managers of
innovative and sustainable community service – oriented projects.
4. Conducting capability enhancements for civic welfare services geared
toward preparing the youth to become results-oriented social
entrepreneurs, volunteers, and socio-economic mobilizing force that serves
communities as value-driven innovators for progress.
5. Working closely with a network of organizations within and outside the
higher educational institution
6. Creating opportunities where students can render direct service to the
community
NSTP-CWTS fosters the following values:
1. Love of God
2. Human dignity
3. Discipline, truth, goodness, and social responsibility
4. Awareness, innovation, and creativity
5. Respect, synergy, and professionalism
6. Excellence and indigenous learning
7. Protection and conservation of the environment
8. Quality service delivery
• NSTP – CWTS helps develop informed and self-reliant
communities by encouraging inter-government agency
cooperation and providing complementary assistance and
support to facilitate socio- economic progress,
environmental management, and delivery of basic services,
geared toward uplifting the well-being of people.
• The NSTP-CWTS strategies follow an integrative approach
to community development, which unites the people, local
officials, civic leaders, and non-governmental organizations.
• The NSTP-CWTS 1 is a three unit, non-academic course for
students who opt to take the CWTS component of NSTP.
NSTP-CWTS 1 spans a total standard for NSTP a total of 83
training hours for two semesters and includes seven topics
and a scope of instructions as follows:
1. Self – awareness and values development deals with the

nature of self, personal development, roots of Filipino
character, nationalism and patriotism, and good
citizenship values with core Filipino values.
2. Leadership training discusses the training of leadership,
human behavior, communication, motivation, teamwork,
time management, and decision- making.
3. Dimensions of development cover global, national, and
local issues on (a) health, (b) education (enhancement of
instructional support materials and faculties), (c)
entrepreneurship, (d)recreation, and (e) morals of
citizenry and other social welfare concerns such as voters’
education and poverty alleviation.
4. Community exposure and agency visits refer to the nature,
development, and approaches in community work and
community – building.
5. Community needs assessment includes knowing the
community and the community needs assessment process,
survey, and actual conduct.
6. Community services dwell on drug education, health
education (medical and dental), environmental education,
entrepreneurship, and culture.
7. Program evaluation tackles the fundamentals,
development, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of
the program.

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Components: • NSTP aims to inculcate

• ROTC civic consciousness and

• To develop in the youth the values of patriotism and

1. Self – awareness and values development deals with the

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