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to be a good place for everyone.

 LESSON 1

REVISED IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE

NATIONAL SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAM (NSTP)

Pursuant to Section 12 of Republic Act No. 9163 otherwise known as the

National Service Training Program (NSTP) Act of 2001, the Commission on Higher
Education (CHED), Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA),
and Department of National Defense (DND), in consultation with concerned
government agencies, the Philippine Association of State Universities and Colleges
(PASUC), Coordinating Council of Private Educational Associations of the
Philippines (COCOPEA), Non-government Organizations (NGOs) and recognized
student organizations, hereby jointly issue, adapt and promulgate the following
implementing rules and regulations in implement the provisions of the Act.

Rule 1
GUIDING PRINCIPLES

Section 1. Guiding Principle. While it is the 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 and promote the general welfare of the State, and in fulfillment thereof,
the government may require each citizen to render personal military or civil service.

Section 2. Role of the Youth

a. In recognition of the vital role of the youth in nation building, the

State shall promote civic consciousness among them and shall
develop their physical, moral, spiritual, intellectual, and social well-
being. It shall inculcate the ideals of patriotism, nationalism, and
advance their involvement in public and civic affairs.

b. As the most valuable resource of the nation, they shall be motivated,

trained, organized and involved in military, literacy, civic welfare
programs and other similar endeavors in the service of the nation.
 Rule 2
DEFINITION OF TERMS

Section 3. As used in this Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR), the following terms
shall mean:

a. “National Service Training Program” (NSTP) – refers to the program

aimed at enhancing civic consciousness and defense preparedness in the
youth, by developing the ethics of service and patriotism while undergoing
training in any of the three (3) Program components, specifically designed
to enhance the youths active contribution to the general welfare;

b. “Reserve Officers 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 tertiary level students in order
to motivate, train, organize, and mobilize them for national defends
preparedness;

c. “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 youths and other segments of society in
need of their services;

d. “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;

e. “Program Component” - refers to the service components of NSTP as

defined herein;

f. “Clustering” - refers to the grouping of students enrolled to different

schools and taking up the same NSTP component into one (1) group under
the management and supervision of designated school;

g. “Cross Enrollment” – refers to a system of enrollment were a student is

officially enrolled in an academic program of an origin school but is allowed
to enroll in the NSTP component of another accepting school; and

h. “Non- Government Organization” (NGO)- refers to any private

organization duly accredited by CHED or recognized by TESDA.
 Rule 3
PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION

Section 4. Coverage

a. All incoming first year students, male and female, starting school
year (SY) 2002-2003, enrolled I any baccalaureate and in at least
two (2) year technical- vocational or associate courses, are
required to complete one (1) NSTP component of their choice, as
a graduation requirement.

The above provision, however, does not cover the following:

a.1 Students who finished or graduated from a baccalaureate
degree or two year technical-vocational or associate course and
pursuing or enrolled in another or additional baccalaureate
degree or two year technical-vocational or associate course in SY
2003-2004, and;

a.2 Students who completed any of the three NSTP components

but considered freshmen to the course where they transferred or
shifted.

a.3 Foreign students or aliens.

b. All higher and technical-vocational education institutions must offer

at least one (1) of the NSTP components.

c. State Universities and Colleges (SUCs), shall offer the ROTC

component and at least one (1) other NSTP component.

d. The Philippine Military Academy (PMA), Philippine Merchant

Marine Academy (PMMA), and Philippine National Police
Academy (PNPA) are exempted from the NSTP in view of the
special character of these institutions. Other State Universities and
Colleges of similar nature will be exempted subject to approval of
the Department of National Defense.

e. Private higher 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).
Section 5. Program Components

a. The NSTP shall have the following components which the students
can choose from as defined in Rule II, Section 3 hereof: The
Reserve Officers Training Corps, Literacy Training Service (LTS),
and Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS).

b. All program components, the ROTC in particular, shall give

emphasis on citizenship training and shall instill patriotism, moral
virtues, respect for the rights of civilians and adherence to the
Constitution.

c. The CHED, TESDA in consultation with the DND, and PASUC,

COCOPEA and other concerned government agencies, may design
and implement such other non-military training components as may
be necessary in consonance with the provisions of RA 9163.

d. With thirty (30) days from the approval of this revised IRR, the
CHED, TESDA, and the DND shall jointly issue the minimum
standards for the three (3) NSTP components which shall from part
of these guidelines.

Section 6. Duration and Equivalent Course Unit

a. Each of the aforementioned NSTP components shall be undertaken

for an academic period of two (2) semesters. It shall be credited for
three (3) units per semester, for fifty-four (54) to ninety (90) training
hours per semester.

b. A One (1) Summer Program (OSP) in lieu of the two (2) semester
program may be designed, designated, formulated, and adopted by
the DND, CHED, TESDA, subject to the capability of the school and
the AFP to handle the same.

c. Earned NSTP units shall not be included in the computation of

Grade Point Average (GPA) grades of college graduating students.

Section 7. Clustering and Cross-Enrolment

a. Clustering of students from different education institutions during

semestral or summer periods may be done for any of the NSTP
component, taking into account logistics, branch of service and
geographical locations. The host school shall be responsible in
managing the Program.
 b. Schools that do not meet the required number of students to
maintain the optional ROTC and any of the NSTP components.or do

not offer the component chosen by the students, shall allow their
students to cross-enroll to other schools, irrespective or whether
such school is under CHED or TESDA; and in the case of students
taking the ROTC component, irrespective of whether the two
semesters shall be taken from different schools whose ROTC are
administered/ managed by different branches of service of the AFP.

c. Students intending to cross-enroll shall be subject to the existing

rules and regulations of the school of origin and the accepting
school.

Section 8. Monitoring and Evaluation

A. Management

1. The school authorities shall exercise academic and administrative

supervision over the design, formulation, adoption and implementation
of the different NSTP components in their respective schools.

2. There should be an NSTP Office in each school or college/university

headed by an NSTP Director or its equivalent position responsible for
the implementation of the Program. Each of the NSTP components is
considered a distinct and/or separate unit under the NSTP office, and
the head i=of the unit shall report directly to the NSTP Director or its
equivalent position.

3. A functional chart of the NSTP Office shall be structured based on the

capability of the institution to sustain the component program being
offered based on the number of enrollees.

4. In the case of ROTC, the school authorities and DND, subject to the
policies, regulations and programs of DND on the military component of
the training, shall exercise joint supervision over its implementation.

5. Schools which have contracted CHED-accredited or TESDA recognized

NGOs to formulate and administer training modules for any of the NSTP
components shall jointly exercise such academic and administrative
supervision with those NGOs. Within forty-five (45) days from approval
and issuance of this IRR, the CHED, TESDA and DND shall issue the
necessary guidelines for the accreditation of non-government
organizations (NGOs) and training modules to be utilized by these
NGOs.
 B. Monitoring

1. CHED Regional Offices, TESDA Provincial/District Offices and

DNDAFP (through the Major Service Reserve Commands), shall
oversee and monitor the implementation of the NSTP under their
respective jurisdiction, to determine if the trainings conducted are in
consonance with the act. These Sub Offices shall submit periodic
reports to the Central Offices of CHED, TESDA and DND.

2. CHED deputized officials shall coordinate and conduct spot visits to

actual NSTP activities.

3. At the end of every school year the Higher Education Institution shall
submit an Annual Report to the CHED Regional Office copy furnished
the Office of Student Services in electronic template, indicating the
following:
3.1 names who finished under each NSTP component,
3.2 the programs, projects and activities undertaken with pictorials and
documentation as much as possible, and
3.3 financial statements on the funds collected, allocated and utilized.

The annual report on NSTP by the university or college shall be

made available to faculty, students and the general public in the NSTP
Office.

In regions with universities and colleges having two or more

campuses, the university concerned shall consolidate the report before
submission to CHED Regional Offices.

4. In cases of violations of guidelines, warnings and/or sanctions may be

imposed to schools and accredited NGOs that disregarded or grossly
violated the provisions of this implementing rules and regulations.

Rule IV
FEES AND INCENTIVES

Section 9. Fees.

a. No fees shall be collected for any of the NSTP components except basic
tuition which should not be more than fifty (50%) percent of the charges of
the school per academic unit. NSTP tuition collected shall constitute a
 Trust Fund, which shall be exclusively used for the operation of the
Program.

b. NSTP funds derived from NSTP-related operations shall serve as

augmentation to sustain un-programmed activities of NSTP.

c. The unexpected fund balance shall be carried over to the next semester;
provided, however, NSTP funds shall not be converted into savings at the
expense of the proper implementation of the program.

d. Subsidies from the government, any legal agency or institution

appropriated for NSTP shall be included in the preparation of the program
of expenditure and report on utilization of funds.

e. Expenditures/disbursements shall be subjected to periodic audits by the

proper school authorities and concerned NSTP Officers;

f. The NSTP Director or its equivalent shall submit a comprehensive report

o the utilization of the NSTP Funds by program component to school
head, two weeks after the end of the semester.

g. Rental space of the school and other similar expenses shall not be
charged to NSTP.

Section 10. Incentive, Insurance and Protection

A. Incentives

1. A program of assistance/incentives for ROTC students shall be

provided and administered by DND, in accordance with existing laws
and regulations and subject to the availability of funds.

2. A Special Scholarship Program and other forms of assistance and

incentives for qualified NSTP students shall be administered by CHED
and TESDA, with funds for the purpose to be included in the annual
regular appropriations of the two agencies, subject to the availability of
funds.

3. The college or university may provide scholarship and other forms of

assistance and incentives to qualified and deserving NSTP students,
the funding of which shall come from available NSTP funds of the
school.
 4. Personnel involved in the NSTP shall be provided honorarium and other
incentives based on the standard policy set forth by the HEIs.

B. Insurance and Protection

1. School authorities concerned, CHED and TESDA shall ensure that

health and accident group insurances are provided for students enrolled
in any of the NSTP components.

2. Schools that already provide health and accident group insurance and
collect the necessary fees for the purpose from their students as of the
effectively of this Rules, are deemed to have complied with this
requirement.

Rule V
ORGANIZATION OF NSTP GRADUATES

Section 11. Organization of NSTP Graduates

a. Graduates of the non-ROTC components of the NSTP shall belong to the

National Service Reserve Corps (NSPC) and could be tapped by the State
for literacy and civic welfare activities, especially in times of calamities
through the joint efforts of DND, TESDA, and CHED, in coordination with
DILG, DSWD, and other concerned agencies/associations.

b. The CHED, TESDA and DND, in consultation with other concerned

government and non-government agencies, shall issue the necessary
guidelines for the establishment, organization, maintenance and utilization
of the National Service Reserve Corps.

c. Graduates of the ROTC program shall form part of the Citizen Armed
Force pursuant to RA 7077, subject to the requirements of DND.

Rule VI
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Section 12. Certificate of Completion. Certificate of Completion with corresponding

serial number issued by CHED, TESDA or DND, shall be awarded to students who have
successfully complied with the program requirements.
Section 13. Information Dissemination. The CHED, TESDA and DND shall provide
information on these Act and IRR to all concerned publics through different modes of
disseminating information.

Section 14. Amendatory Clause

a. Section 35 of Commonwealth Act No.1, Executive Order No. 207 of

1939,Section 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 the
Act are hereby deemed amended and modified accordingly.

b. This Rules may be amended, modified, or replaced jointly by CHED,

TESDA and DND, in consultation with PASUC, COCOPEA, NGOs and
recognized student organizations.

Section 15. Separability Clause. If any section or provisions of this IRR shall be
declared unconstitutional or invalid, the other sections or provisions not affected thereby
shall remain in full force and effect.

Section 16. Effectivity. This rules shall take effect 15 days after publication in a
newpaper of general circulation and shall remain in force and effect until revoked or
amended.

Adopted and Issued on ______ day of _________ 2006.

__________________ ____________________ _______________________

AVELINO CRUZ, JR. CARLITO S. PUNO,DPA Sec. AGUSTO “BOBOY” SYJUCO

Secretary, DND Chairman, CHED Director General, TESDA