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?
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.
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.
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 (SUCs), 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 hardwork,
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
5. Respect, synergy, and
professionalism.
6. Excellence and indigenous learning.
7. Protection and conservation of the
environment.
8. Quality service delivery.
