NSTP Among the components of the National Service Training

Program, it is only the Literacy Training Service (commonly

Lupang Hinirang abbreviated as LTS) which highlights the training of students
to become teachers of reading and writing literacy and
Bayang magiliw numerical skills to children, out-of-school youth and other
Perlas ng silanganan segments or sectors
Alab ng puso sa dibdib mo'y buhay
Lupang Hinirang, duyan ka ng magiting GCC MISSION
Sa manlulupig, di ka pasisiil It shall be the mission of the Gapan City College to educate
Sa dagat at bundok na simoy well rounded men and women to leadership and service by
At sa langit mong bughaw preparing the academically competent, committed, possessing
Tagumpay na nagnininging high degree of integrity and Godliness by obtaining/finishing
Ang bituin at araw niyan higher tertiary education and advance/graduate studies.
Kailan pa ma'y di magdidilim
Lupa ng araw ng luwalhati't pagsinta GCC VISION
Buhay ay langit sa piling mo Gapan City College is envisioned to be a leading social
Aming ligaya nang pag may mang-aapi institution dedicated to the delivery of quality, affordable, and
Ang mamatay ng dahil sa iyo accessible higher tertiary education by advance/graduate
programs/studies among the youth of the locality/city
What is CWTS purpose? committed to service and excellence to become key agents of
social transformation in an increasingly complex, dynamic,
Civic Welfare Training Service and global society.

GCC MARCH
It aims to make students realize their vital role in nation
building by advancing their involvement in public and civic gapan home of history
affairs through awareness and participation in different champion of noble dreams
advocacies and community service activities based on their blessed with fame and glory
capabilities. through leaders with integrity

The Civic Welfare Training Service is geared towards oh dear gapan city

activities that have social impact through activities that could shout praise the gcc
contribute to “health, education, environment, built with compassion on humanity
entrepreneurship, safety, recreation and morals of the youth to be free from poverty
citizenry”, thus the CWTS component of the NSTP stressed
the importance of youth involvement in broad programs or hail hail gcc
activities that will benefit the people. While the CWTS divine grace is with thee
focused on programs to enhance the living conditions of the let’s join the global community
people, the Literacy Training Service has a more limited yet for peace and prosperity
equally useful objective that is to “train students to become
teachers of literacy and numeracy skills to school children, out
of school youth, and other segments of society in need of their
service”. LTS thus specializes in the education of the people,
strengthening the education sector to empower the people
through education

Why is ROTC important in the Philippines?

Specifically, the ROTC aims to: prepare college students for

possible service in the defense establishment during the event
of an emergency. train officers and enlisted personnel for the
reserve components of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
(AFP)

ROTC aims to provide military education and training for

students to mobilize them for national defense preparedness.
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 Its specific objectives include preparation of college
[REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9163]
students for service in the Armed Forces of the Philippines in
the event of an emergency and their training to
become reservists and potential commissioned officers of the AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE NATIONAL SERVICE
AFP. TRAINING PROGRAM (NSTP) FOR TERTIARY LEVEL
STUDENTS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC
ACT NO. 7077 AND PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1706,
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
To promote and protect young people's physical, mental,
spiritual, intellectual, and social well-being. To incorporate Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives
patriotism and nationalism in youth. To encourage them to of the Philippines in Congress assembled.
participate in public and civic affairs.
SECTION 1. Short Title. — This Act shall be known as the
Literacy Training Service (LTS) - is designed to train the “National Service Training Program (NSTP) Act of 2001”.
students to teach literacy and numeracy skills to school
children, out-of-school youth and other segments of society in SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. — It is hereby affirmed the
need of their services. 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 of the State and in fulfillment thereof, the consultation with the Department of National Defense (DND),
government may require each citizen to render personal, Philippine Association of State Universities and Colleges
military or civil service. (PASUC), Coordinating Council of Private Educational
Associations of the Philippines (COCOPEA) and other
Recognizing the youth’s vital role in nation-building, the State concerned government agencies, may design and implement
shall promote civic consciousness among the youth and shall such other program components as may be necessary in
develop their physical, moral, spiritual, intellectual and social consonance with the provisions of this Act.
well-being. It shall inculcate in the youth patriotism,
nationalism, and advance their involvement in public and civic SEC. 5. Coverage. — Students, male and female, of any
affairs. baccalaureate degree course or at least two (2)-year technical-
vocational courses in public and private educational
In pursuit of these goals, the youth, the most valuable resource institutions shall be required to complete one (1) of the NSTP
of the nation, shall be motivated, trained, organized and components as requisite for graduation.
mobilized in military training, literacy, civic welfare and other
similar endeavors in the service of the nation. SEC. 6. Duration and Equivalent Course Unit. — Each of the
aforementioned NSTP program components shall be
SEC. 3. Definition of Terms. — For purposes of this Act, the undertaken for an academic period of two (2) semesters.
following are hereby defined as follows:
In lieu of the two (2)-semester program for any of the
(a) “National Service Training Program (NSTP)” is a program components of the NSTP, a one (1) summer program may be
aimed at enhancing civic consciousness and defense designed, formulated and adopted by the DND, CHED and
preparedness in the youth by developing the ethics of service TESDA.
and patriotism while undergoing training in any of its three (3)
program components. Its various components are specially SEC. 7. NSTP Offering in Higher and Technical-Vocational
designed to enhance the youth’s active contribution to the Educational Institutions. — All higher and technical-
general welfare. vocational institutions, public and private, must offer at least
one of the program components: Provided, That State
(b) “Reserve-Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC)” is a program universities and colleges shall offer the ROTC component and
institutionalized under Sections 38 and 39 of Republic Act No. at least one other component as provided herein: Provided,
7077 designed to provide military training to tertiary level further, That private higher and technical-vocational education
students in order to motivate, train, organize and mobilize institutions may also offer the ROTC if they have at least three
them for national defense preparedness. hundred and fifty (350) cadet students.

(c) “Literacy Training Service” is a program designed to train In offering the NSTP whether during the semestral or summer
students to become teachers of literacy and numeracy skills to periods, clustering of affected students from different
school children, out of school youth, and other segments of educational institutions may be done, taking into account
society in need of their service. logistics, branch of service and geographical considerations.
Schools that do not meet the required number of students to
(d) “Civic Welfare Training Service” refers to programs or maintain the optional ROTC and any of the NSTP components
activities contributory to the general welfare and the shall allow their students to cross-enroll to other schools
betterment of life for the members of the community or the irrespective of whether or not the NSTP components in said
enhancement of its facilities, especially those devoted to schools are being administered by the same or another branch
improving health, education, environment, entrepreneurship, of service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP),
safety, recreation and morals of the citizenry. CHED and TESDA to which schools are identified.

(e) “Program component” shall refer to the service SEC. 8. Fees and Incentives. — Higher and technical-
components of the NSTP as enumerated on Section 4 of this vocational institutions shall not collect any fee for any of the
Act. NSTP components except basic institution fees, which shall
not be more than fifty percent (50%) of what is currently
charged by schools per unit.
SEC. 4. Establishment of the National Service Training
Program. — There is hereby established a National Service
Training Program (NSTP), which shall form part of the In the case of the ROTC, the DND shall formulate and adopt a
curricula of all baccalaureate degree courses and of at least program of assistance and/or incentive to those students who
two (2)-year technical-vocational courses and is a requisite for will take the said component.
graduation, consisting of the following service components:
The school authorizes concerned, the CHED and TESDA shall
(1) The Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC), which is ensure that group insurance for health and accident shall be
hereby made optional and voluntary upon the effectivity of provided for students enrolled in any of the NSTP
this Act; components.

(2) The Literacy Training Service; and SEC. 9. Scholarships. — There is hereby created a Special
Scholarship Program for qualified students taking the NSTP
which shall be administered by the CHED and TESDA. Funds
(3) The Civil Welfare Training Service. for this purpose shall be included in the annual regular
appropriations of the CHED and TESDA.
The ROTC under the NSTP shall instill patriotism, moral
virtues, respect for rights of civilians, and adherence to the SEC. 10. Management of the NSTP Components. — The
Constitution, among others. Citizenship training shall be given school authorities shall exercise academic and administrative
emphasis in all three (3) program components. supervision over the design, formulation, and adoption and
implementation of the different NSTP components in their
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and Technical respective schools: Provided, That in case a CHED- or
Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), in TESDA-accredited non-government organization (NGO) has
been contracted to formulate and administer a training module
for any of the NSTP components, such academic and
administrative supervision shall be exercised jointly with that
accredited NGO: Provided, further, That such training module
shall be accredited by the CHED and TESDA.

The CHED and TESDA regional offices shall oversee and

monitor the implementation of the NSTP under their
jurisdiction to determine if the trainings are being conducted
in consonance with the objectives of this Act. Periodic reports
shall be submitted to the CHED, TESDA and DND in this
regard.

SEC. 11. Creation of the National Service Reserve Corps. —

There is hereby created a National Service Reserve Corps, to
be composed of the graduates of the non-ROTC components.
Members of this Corps may be tapped by the State for literacy
and civic welfare activities through the joint effort of the
DND, CHED and TESDA.

Graduates of the ROTC shall form part of the Citizens’ Armed

Force, pursuant to Republic Act No. 7077.

SEC. 12. Implementing Rules. — The DND, CHED and

TESDA shall have the joint responsibility for the adoption of
the implementing rules of this Act within sixty (60) days from
the approval of this Act.

These three (3) agencies shall consult with other concerned

government agencies, the PASUC and COCOPEA, NGOs and
recognized student organizations in drafting the implementing
rules.

The implementing rules shall include the guidelines for the

adoption of the appropriate curriculum for each of the NSTP
components as well as for the accreditation of the same.

SEC. 13. Transitory Provisions. — Students who have yet to

complete the Basic ROTC, except those falling under Section
14 of this Act, may either continue in the program component
they are currently enrolled or shift to any of the other program
components of their choice: Provided, That in case he shifts to
another program component, the Basic ROTC courses he has
completed shall be counted for the purpose of completing the
NSTP requirement: Provided, further, That once he has shifted
to another program component, he shall complete the NSTP in
that component.

SEC. 14. Suspension of ROTC Requirement. — The

completion of ROTC training as requisite for graduation is
hereby set aside for those students who despite completing all
their academic units as of the effectivity of this Act have not
been allowed to graduate.

SEC. 15. Separability Clause. — If any section or provision of

this Act shall be declared unconstitutional or invalid, the other
sections or provisions not affected thereby shall remain in full
force and effect.

SEC. 16. Amendatory Clause. — Section 35 of

Commonwealth Act No. 1, Executive Order No. 207 of 1939,
Sections 2 and 3 of Presidential Decree No. 1706, and
Sections 38 and 39 of Republic Act No. 7077, as well as all
laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations and other issuances
inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby deemed
amended and modified accordingly.

SEC. 17. Effectivity. — This Act shall take effect (15) days

after its publication in two (2) newspapers of national
circulation, but the implementation of this Act commence in
the school year of 2002-2003.