NSTP-CWTS 1
Overview
NSTP aims to inculcate civic consciousness and
defense preparedness in the Filipino youth. It helps
develop in them the ethics of service and patriotism
while they undergo training in any of the programs three
components which are specifically designed to enhance
the students’ participation in nation-building.
Overview
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
Other Purposes, was signed by Former President Gloria Macapagal-
Arroyo on January 23, 2002. It is a consolidation of House Bill No.
3593 and Senate Bill No. 1824 passed by the House of
Representatives and the Senate on December 19, 2001.
Overview
The ROTC Law has made ROTC optional
since the first semester of school year
2002-2003 and has allowed students to
choose from ROTC, LTS, and CWTS as a
requisite for graduation.
What are the components of
the NSTP?
What are the components of the NSTP?
Reserve Officer’s Training Corps [ROTC]
Refers to the program component, institutionalized
under Section 38 and 39 of Republic Act No. 7077, designed
to provide military training to motivate, train organize and
mobilize them for national defense preparedness.
What are the components of the NSTP?
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
youth and other segments of society in need of
their services.
What are the components of the NSTP?
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.
Coverage of NSTP Law
1. All students enrolled in any baccalaureate degree
or two-year technical-vocational or non-degree
course in public and private schools must complete
one NSTP component of their choice for two
semesters as a graduation requirement.
2. All higher and technical-vocational education
institutions must at least offer one (1) of the NSTP
components.
Coverage of NSTP Law
3. State universities and colleges (SUC’S), shall offer
the ROTC component and at least one (1) other
NSTP component.
4. The Philippine Military Academy (PMA), Philippine
Merchant Marine Academy (PMMA), Philippine
National Police Academy (PNPA), and other SUC’s
of similar nature, in view of the special character of
these institutions, are exempted from the NSTP.
Coverage of NSTP Law
5. Private higher education and technical vocational
education institutions with at least 350 student cadets,
may offer the ROTC component and consequently
establish / maintain a Department of Military Science and
Tactics (DMST), subject to the existing rules and
regulations of the Armed Forces of The Philippines (AFP).
NSTP – CWTS Vision
• 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 national
pride, discipline and hard work, integrity and accountability for
nation-building, and volunteerism as valuable and effective
members of the National Service Corps of CWTS.
NSTP-CWTS Mission
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 values of leadership,
patriotism, and social responsibility.
NSTP-CWTS Mission
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 a socio-economic
mobilizing force that serves communities as value-
driven innovators for progress.
NSTP-CWTS Mission
5. Working closely with a network for
organizations within and outside the
higher education institution.
6. Creating opportunities where students
can render direct service to the
community.
NSTP-CWTS Core Values
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.
NSTP-CWTS Core Values
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professionalism.
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