RA 9163 - Establish National Service Training Program for RA.

7077, or the Citizen Armed

Force or Armed Forces of the Philippines Reservist Act
● Signed on January 23 2002 Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

Components of NSTP:
● Reserve Officers Training Corps - Military training
● Civic Welfare Training Service - Community service
● Literacy Training Service - Education service

Dimension of NSTP:

S - Safety and Security

E - Education
R - Recreation
V - Value formation and Moral recovery
I - Industry and entrepreneurship
C - Care for health
E - Environment

Philippine Constitution Section I. Philippine Citizenship

Standards of Philippine Citizenship
- Parents are citizens of the Philippines.
- Those born before January 17, 1973, with Filipino Mothers
- Naturalization

Duties and Obligations of Citizens:

● To be loyal to the Republic - faith and confidence in the Republic, and respect
customs, tradition. Be a proud Filipino.

● To defend the State - State provides benefits and protection, so citizens must protect
the state

● To contribute to the development and welfare of the State - paying taxes,

maintaining peace and order

● Upholding the Constitution and obeying laws - Disregarding rules will cause the
country to collapse

● 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 provide basic needs.

● To register and vote

How to Become Good Citizens:

- Derived from the Preamble of the Philippine Constitution 1987; We the sovereign
Filipino people, imploring the aid of Almighty God, in order to build a just and humane
society and establish a Government that shall embody our ideals and aspirations,
promote the common good, conserve and develop our patrimony, and secure to
ourselves and our prosperity, the blessings of independence and democracy under
the rule of law and a regime of truth, justice, freedom, love, equality, and peace, to
ordain and promulgate this Constitution.

● Faith in God
● Patriotism
● Work
● Respect for Life
● Respect for Law and Government
● Truth
● Justice
● Freedom
● Love
● Equality
● Peace
● Promotion of the Common Good
● Concern for the Family and Future Generations
● Concern for the Environment and Order

Basic Values of the Filipino People:

Values, Latin ‘“valere;” measure the worth of something, are ideas and norms man considers
relevant and good. Important to understand human behavior, conflicts caused by differences in
value.

- Any activity, or frame of mind that a person considers important to his life.
- Value System values are taken together by a community.

● Unity - oneness as co-citizens

● Patriotism - respect and honor the citizenry of our country

● Faith in Almighty God

 ● Respect for life - all human life to be preserved, nurtured, and safeguarded.

● Respect for Law and Government - the law must be upheld

● Truth - truth reigns in our land.

● Justice - governs morally and legally upright relationships. Everyone is given what is
due to them

● Freedom - freedom of will.

● Love - harmonious relationship of people

● Equality - everyone has the opportunity to be fully human, no victim of prejudice

● Peace - serene and secure community.

● Promotion of the Common Good - meet their basic minimum needs and opportunities.

● Concern for the Family and Future Generations

● Concern for the Environment and Order

● Order - organizations, systems, and predictability of our lives.

● Work - everybody wants to have a job and support basic needs.

Meaning of Man as a Person:

- Man will always have the desire to connect with others. Man is unique and has his
permanent trademark in the world.

The Self:

- Everybody has an obligation to himself, but sometimes we face difficulties in

understanding these obligations.
- It is a personal role that one plays in the general drama of life.
- Understanding selfhood certain moral obligations arise. A person should see that life is
lived to its fullest
Where Values Come From:

- Formed in early childhood and are affected strongly by the values of our parents,
environment, school, church, and government.

Core Related Values:

- Values should be consistently present in all dimensions of human existence.

Dimensions:

● Physical - Health
- Physical Fitness
- Cleanliness
- Harmony with Material Universe
- Art and Beauty

● Intellectual - Truth
- Knowledge
- Creative and Critical Thinking

● Moral - Love
- Integrity
- Honesty
- Self-worth
- Self-esteem
- Personal Discipline

● Spiritual - Spirituality
- Faith in God

● Social - Social Responsibility, Family, and Society

- Mutual Love
- Respect
- Fidelity
- Responsible Parenthood
- Concern for Others
- Freedom/Equality
- Social Justice/ Respect for Human Rights
- Peace
- Popular Participation

● Economic - Economic Efficiency and Thrift Conservation of Resources

 - Worth Ethics
- Self-Reliance
- Productivity
- Scientific and Technologic Knowledge
- Vocational Efficiency
- Entrepreneurship

● Political - Nationalism
- Common Identity
- National Unity

Characteristics of Filipino Youth:

● 15 to 30 years old (according to RA. 8044; Youth in Nation Building Act)

● Mentally and physically fit
● Dreamers
● Strong drive to fulfill dreams and uplift others

Constitution Article II Section 13 states that the state recognizes the contribution of youth in
nation-building and gives the youth protection.

Elihu Root theorized that you will meet two people in this world: a.) one brings you down, b.)
helps you rise.

A Leader is an individual who helps everyone around them to rise and succeed.

Leadership is a lot of things:

● Ability to persuade others to seek defined objective
● Ability to bring success
● Process of influencing the activities of a group (Rachman 1987)
● Inducing desired behavior (Donnelly 1981)
● A form of Dominance (Kuhn 1990)

Basics of Leadership:

● Giving Vision - gives a clear idea of what he wants to do. strength to persist in the face
of failures

● Passion - for life, with vocation, a profession, and a course of action

● Integrity - know yourself and be honest.

 ● Maturity - It is important to be mature

● Trust - a product of leadership and is earned.

● Curiosity and Daring - wonders about everything, wants to learn

● A leader is like a preacher- capacity to convince others with eloquence,

communication skills.

Function of Leadership:
● Leader as an Executive - top coordinator of the activities
● “ Planner - makes decisions to achieve its ends.
● “ Policy Maker - establishes group goals and policies.
● “ Expert - source of readily available information and skills.
● “ Controller of Internal Relations - governs specific details of group structure, controller
of the group.
● “ Surveyor of Rewards and Punishment - applies rewards and punishment.
● “ Arbitrator and Mediator - acts as both judge and conciliator.
● “ Exemplar - serves as a model of behavior.
● “ Symbol of the Group - group unity makes the group a distinct entity.
● “ Substitute for Individual Responsibility - takes over roles when members can’t.
● “ Ideologist - source of beliefs, values, and norms of the individual members.
● “ Father Figure - perfect focus for the positive emotional feelings of the individual.

Principles of Leadership:

● Doesn't create fear, creates enthusiasm

● Has goals, a vision, and a dream
● Disciplines others and themselves
● Gives orders, empowers members
● Discerns what is right
● Creates open atmosphere, open minds
● Sees failures as opportunities

Guidepost for Effective Leadership:

● Be flexible
● Be consistent in setting policies
● Strive for a good match between leaders and tasks of situations.
● Choose the most appropriate strategy for making decisions.
 ● Always remember: subordinates expect you to help

Guidelines for Effective Leadership:

● The leader’s awareness of self -
● Understanding the group’s characteristics - maturity
● Understanding individual characteristics - recognizing differences of opinions,
background, etc.
● Flexible approach - the ability to use one style of leadership to other
● Understanding motivation - drive
● A sense of mission - belief to lead, the love to work, devotion to people, etc.
● High character - admirable traits
● Job competence - the leader should know what he/she is doing.
● Good Judgment - the ability to recognize what is important and not.
● Energy - the zest to do a task expected of him.

Skills of a Leader:
● Working with people - listen, help, etc.
● Defining issues/priorities - recognizes the needs of the organization/ members
● Handling of meetings - setting of agenda, dealing with problems, etc.
● Organizing - remembers that organization structure positions.
● Financial Skills - remember that finance is the lifeblood, and is responsible for
budgeting
● Communication skills -
● Training People -
● Political skills - knows how to deal with people from all walks of life
● Public speaking -
● Supervision skills - guided by the by-laws

Team building coaching for a group. process of improving work relationships.

- Focuses on collaboration and establishes harmony.

Importance of Team Building:

- Path to Success
- Establishes a common goal
- Gives an advantage and will outperform others
- Helps capitalize on strengths and minimize weakness
 ● Task achievement - faces complex tasks and completes them
● Quality of Decision - generates more ideas and, therefore more choices
● Accuracy of Decision - judgments are far better
● Risk-taking - creates confidence to take greater risk
● Motivation - enhances morale and effectively performs at a higher level
● Speed of learning - creates a progressive but nurturing environment

Team Building Goals:

● Clarification of Mission and Vision
● Establishes team roles and responsibilities
● Faster start-up for new teams with new leaders
● Mechanisms for resolving conflict and elimination of dysfunctional behavior
● Appreciation of differences in work styles and preferences

Team Building Roles:

● Flexible members
● Aware of customer needs
● Instrument for maintaining quality levels
● Responsible for its housekeeping
● Undertakes routine maintenance
● Workout objectives that fit in the company’s vision
● Tasked with Decision Making
● Trained for Problem Solving
● Responsible for safety issues
● Part of the selection process
● Self-determined in manning assignments and covering
● Involved in the layout of plant and equipment
● Continually striving to improve the product, service, and delivery process

Team Building Aspects:

Must create a shared vision and build confidence.

● Team Building Structure - everyone must be on the same level or footing
● Nature of Individuals - discussions must be controlled by a chairperson and individuals
● Environment of the team meeting - the environment of meetings affects the efficiency
of the team meetings and the process
● The Way Decisions are Made - the communication process must cultivate listening and
foster fairness

Characteristics of an Effective Team:

- The essence of an effective team is that members must work together as a group and
complement one another

● Mutual Trust - takes a long time to build and break.

● Mutual Support - results from group members having genuine concern for each other’s
welfare
● Genuine Communication - has two dimensions: 1.) quality, authenticity, and openness
to establish mutual trust and support, and 2.) the quality of non-evaluative listening by
other members
● Accepting conflicts as normal and working them through - a good leader accepts
them as normal, natural, and assets. Growth and innovation are derived from it.
● Mutual respect for individual differences - a good team delegates within itself