National Service Training Program Act

Government's prime duty: serve and protect citizens.
Citizens' responsibility: defend state security.
Government may require personal, military, or civil service.
Youth's role in nation-building acknowledged.
Promote civic consciousness and develop physical, moral, spiritual, intellectual, and social well-being of youth.
Instill patriotism, nationalism and promote youth involvement in public and civic affairs.
Motivate, train, organize, and mobilize youth in military training, literacy, civic welfare, and similar endeavors.

NSTP: Enhances civic consciousness and defense preparedness through ethics of service and patriotism.
ROTC: Military training for tertiary students under RA 7077 to motivate and organize for national defense.
Literacy Training Service: Trains students as teachers of literacy and numeracy.
Civic Welfare Training Service: Activities for the welfare and betterment of the community.
Program component: Service components of NSTP (ROTC, Literacy, Civic Welfare).

NSTP is part of curriculum for baccalaureate and technical-vocational courses.
Components: ROTC (optional and voluntary), Literacy Training Service, Civic Welfare Training Service.
ROTC emphasizes patriotism, moral virtues, respect for civilian rights, and constitutional adherence.
Citizenship training emphasized in all components.
CHED and TESDA, with consultation of DND and other agencies, may create additional components.

Applies to male and female students in baccalaureate or 2-year technical-vocational courses in public/private institutions.
Completion of one NSTP component is required for graduation.

All institutions must offer at least one NSTP component.
State universities must offer ROTC and at least one other component.
Private institutions may offer ROTC if they have 350 or more cadet students.
Student clustering for NSTP allowed across institutions for logistical and service branch considerations.
Cross-enrollment allowed if a school lacks student numbers to maintain programs.

No additional fees except basic tuition not exceeding 50% of usual per unit fees.
DND to create assistance and incentive programs for ROTC students.
Schools, CHED, and TESDA ensure group health and accident insurance coverage for NSTP students.

School authorities supervise design, formulation, adoption, and implementation of NSTP.
Joint supervision with CHED- or TESDA-accredited NGOs if modules are administered externally.
CHED and TESDA regional offices monitor NSTP implementation.
Periodic reports submitted to CHED, TESDA, and DND.

DND, CHED, TESDA to jointly adopt implementing rules within 60 days after approval.
Consultation with government agencies, universities associations, NGOs, and student organizations.
Rules cover curriculum adoption and accreditation guidelines.

Students yet to complete Basic ROTC may continue or shift to other program components.
Completed ROTC courses credited towards NSTP when shifting.
Once shifted, student must complete NSTP in new component.

ROTC as a graduation requisite set aside for students who completed academic units but not yet graduated as of the Act’s effectivity.

If any provision declared unconstitutional, remaining provisions stay effective.

Amendments to Commonwealth Act No. 1, Executive Order No. 207, Presidential Decree No. 1706, RA 7077 Sections 38 and 39, and other conflicting laws.