1-NSTP-I_Citizenship-Training-REVISED-1 (1).docx

**NSTP COMMON MODULE 1:** **CITIZENSHIP TRAINING** **Objectives:** At the end of this module, you will be able to: 1. Do your role in nation-building; 2. Understand your duties and responsibilities as citizens of the Philippines; 3. Grow in awareness of the basic values of good citizens...

**NSTP COMMON MODULE 1:** **CITIZENSHIP TRAINING** **Objectives:** At the end of this module, you will be able to: 1. Do your role in nation-building; 2. Understand your duties and responsibilities as citizens of the Philippines; 3. Grow in awareness of the basic values of good citizenship as embodied in the Constitution; and 4. Be motivated to do your best using your particular positions and capabilities to nurture these basic values among all within your sphere of influence. **HISTORICAL AND LEGAL BASIS OF NSTP ** - **SPANISH COLONIALISM.** During the Spanish Colonial years, there was a training course similar to what is presently known as Reserve Officers'\ Training Corps (ROTC). - **NSTP started with the passage of COMMONWEALTH ACT NO. 1,** otherwise known as the \"National Defense Act,\" by the [National Assembly of the Philippines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Assembly_of_the_Philippines) on 21 December 1935 under President Manuel L. Quezon. It provided for obligatory [military service](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_service) for all male citizens of ages between 18 and 30 to create an independent Philippine Army, but was interrupted by World War II. Records show that the product of ROTC were called to the colors and, during the occupation, they proved their worth on the battlefield. - During the **POST WAR**, Executive No. 59 states that the ROTC Course was made mandatory for all colleges in their respective curricula. - **Post-Marcos Era (1980).** During the Marcos Regime, ROTC was replaced by the Citizen Military Training (CMT). **Presidential Decree No. 1706,** otherwise known as the \"National Service Law,\" amended Commonwealth Act No. 1 and was signed into law by President Ferdinand E. Marcos on 8 August 1980. It made national service obligatory for all Filipino citizens and specified three categories of national service: civic welfare service, law enforcement service, and military service. - **PRESIDENT CORAZON AQUINO'S TIME.** President Corazon Aquino backed up CMT by signing **Republic Act 7077,** otherwise known as the \"Citizen Armed Forces of the Philippines Reservist Act,\" which was enacted by the 8th [Congress of the Philippines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congress_of_the_Philippines) on 27 June 1991. The Reservist Act provided for organization, training and utilization of [reservists](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reservist), referred to in the Act as \"Citizen Soldiers.\" The primary manpower for the reservist organization are graduates of the [Reserve Officers\' Training Corps](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reserve_Officers%27_Training_Corps_in_the_Philippines) -- basic and advance courses. - **In 1991** the Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act 7077 modified the Basic ROTC course to Expanded ROTC Program as mandated and thus composed of military subjects in the first year and any of these components: MTS, CWTS AND LES in the second year curriculum. - **On MARCH 18, 2001** - A dead body of Wilson Chua, 19 years old, a UST Engineering, student was found wrapped in a carpet and floating in the Pasig River. The face was wrapped in packing tape, hands bounded. He was reported a victim of illegal ROTC practices that lead to a massive protest of the college students and concerned parents against the ROTC program. - **ROTC CRISIS (2001)** arise - Students were threatened by the very existence of ROTC. - It was the end of mandatory ROTC in the Philippines. - Expanded ROTC Program morphed into the NSTP ACT **REPUBLIC ACT 9163 (NSTP LAW)** - Annual Administrative and Tactical Inspection (AATI) -- refers to the tool designed by the Department of National Defense -- Armed Forces of the Philippines (DND/AFP) and conducted by the AFP Major Services to annually evaluate the ROTC Units' implementation of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) Program; - Civic Welfare Training Service - refers to program 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 developed to improving health, education, environment, entrepreneurship, safety, recreation and morals of the citizenry; - 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 a designated school; - Cross Enrollment -- refers to a system of enrolment where 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; - Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) -- refers to universities, colleges, and other educational institutions offering higher education; - 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; - Major Service Reserve Commands (MSRC) -- refers to the units of AFP Major Services mandated to develop their respective Reserve Forces and supervise the implementation of the ROTC Program as mandated under R.A. 7077, s-1991 (or the AFP Reserve Act of 1991); - Mobilization -- refers to the official act of calling upon ROTC Reservists and NSRC Reservists and Units to report to their respective designated mobilization centers to perform duties as volunteers; - National Service -- refers to the civic consciousness and defense preparedness service rendered by all the citizens of the Philippines; - National Service Reserve Corps Trainee -- refers to an organization composed of graduates of Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS) and Literacy Training Service (LTS) components of the National Service Training Program (NSTP) as mandated by Republic Act 9163 (NSTP Act of 2001); - 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 youth's active contribution to the general welfare of the country; - Program Component -- refers to the ROTC, CWTS, LTS, and other NSTP Programs, as the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), in consultation with the DND, may hereinafter approve and implement; - Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) -- refers to the Program component, institutionalized under Sections 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 defense preparedness a. Basic Reserve Officers' Training Corps -- refers to the one (1) year ROTC Training based on the amendment by R.A. 1963, s -- 2002 of Sections 38 and 39 of R.A. 7077; b. Advance Reserve officers' Training Corps -- refers to the two (2)-year training program after the basic ROTC training subject to the provisions under Sections 38 and 39 of R.A. 7077; - ROTC Cadet -- refers to a student enrolled in the ROTC component; - School-based NSRC Units (SBNU) -- refers to the established organization of students or graduates of the CWTS or LTS Components of the NSTP who are still enrolled in the HEIs and TVIs; - School-based Ready Reserve Units (SRRU) -- refers to the established organization of students or graduates of the ROTC component of the NSTP who are still enrolled in the HEIs and TVIs. **COVERAGE OF THE PROGRAM** 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; 2. Students who completed any of the three NSTP component but considered freshmen to the course where they transferred or shifted; 3. Pursuant to Section 16(2) of R.A. 10742, otherwise known as the "Sangguniang Reform Act of 2015," a Joint Memorandum Circular Number 1, s. of 2019, all Sangguniang Kabataan Officials who comply with the prescribed requirements and in good standing, whether elected or appointed, shall during their incumbency, be exempted from taking the NSTP-CWTS subject. Further, as stipulated in Section 16(2) of R.A. 10742, the concerned SK officials shall submit written reports, with photographs, or documentations of participation in the implementation of programs, projects, and activities as outlined in the Comprehensive Barangay Investment Program; and 4. Foreign students or aliens. **PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION** **Introduction:** The Republic of the Philippines sits on an archipelago in Southeast Asia and consists of 7,107 islands with a total area of 300,000 square kilometers. It is located at the intersection of several bodies of water: it is bounded by the Pacific Ocean in the north, the South China Sea in the west, the Sulu and Celebes Seas in the south, and the Philippine Sea in the east. Over 90 million people live on the islands, some 12 million of whom live in the capital region, Metro Manila. Most of the people on the islands are of the same racial stock as the Malays and the Indonesians, but a Chinese minority (around 1.5%) makes up an influential part of the Philippine economy. There are eight major languages and close to a hundred dialects. **Constitutional History** - September 15, 1898 -- the Malolos Congress was convened on September 15, 1898, after a revolution was launched against Spain and the revolutionaries declared Philippine independence in Kawit, Cavite on June 12, 1898; the first Philippine Constitution, called the Malolos Constitution, was approved on January 20, 1899, ushering what is called the First Philippine Republic. - The US approved a ten-year transition plan in 1934 and drafted a new constitution in 1935. World War II and the Japanese invasion on December 8, 1941, however, interrupted that plan. After heroic Filipino resistance against overwhelming odds finally ended with the fall of Bataan and Corregidor in 1942, a Japanese "republic" was established, in reality, a period of military rule by the Japanese Imperial Army. - A new constitution was ratified in 1943 by Filipino collaborators who were called the Kapisanan sa Paglilingkod ng Bagong Pilipinas (Kalibapi). An active guerilla movement continued to resist the Japanese occupation. The Japanese forces were finally defeated by the Allies in 1944 and this sorry chapter came to a close. - Philippine Independence was eventually achieved on July 4, 1946. The 1935 Constitution, which featured a political system virtually identical to the American one, became operative. - Independence to Martial Law: From the moment of independence, Filipino politics have been plagued by the twin demons of corruption and scandal. Notwithstanding, Presidents Ramon Magsaysay (1953-57), Carlos Garcia (1957-61), and Diosdado Macapagal (1961-65) managed to stabilize the country, implement domestic reforms, diversify the economy, and build Philippine ties not only to the United States, but also to its Asian neighbors. - Ferdinand Marcos was elected president in 1965 and was re-elected in 1969, the first president to be so re-elected. Desirous of remaining in power beyond his legal tenure, he declared martial law in 1972, just before the end of his second and last term, citing a growing communist insurgency as its justification. He then manipulated an ongoing Constitutional Convention and caused the drafting of a new constitution -- the 1973 Constitution -- which allowed him to rule by decree until 1978 when the presidential system of the 1935 Constitution was replaced with a parliamentary one. - The 1987 Constitution: President Corazon Aquino began her term by repealing many of the Marcos-era regulations that had repressed the people for so long. In March, she issued a unilateral proclamation establishing a provisional constitution. This constitution gave the President broad powers and great authority, but Aquino promised to use them only to restore democracy under a new constitution. This new constitution was drafted in 133 days by an appointed Constitutional Commission of 48 members and ratified by the people in a plebiscite held on February 2, 1987. It was largely patterned on the American Constitution which had so greatly influenced the 1935 Constitution, but it also incorporated Roman, Spanish, and Anglo law. **Preamble** 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 posterity the blessings of independence and democracy under the rule of law and regime of truth, justice, freedom, love, equality, and peace, do ordain and promulgate this Constitution. ##### ARTICLE III **BILL OF RIGHTS** +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **SECTION** | **TEXT** | +===================================+===================================+ | 1 | No person shall be deprived of | | | life, liberty, or property | | | without due process of law, nor | | | shall any person be denied the | | | equal protection of the laws. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 2 | The right of the people to be | | | secure in their persons, houses, | | | papers, and effects against | | | unreasonable searches and | | | seizures of whatever nature and | | | for any purpose shall be | | | inviolable, and no search warrant | | | or warrant of arrest shall issue | | | except upon probable cause to be | | | determined personally by the | | | judge after examination under | | | oath or affirmation of the | | | complainant and the witnesses he | | | may produce, and particularly | | | describing the place to be | | | searched and the persons or | | | things to be seized. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 3 | 1. The privacy of communication | | | and correspondence shall be | | | inviolable except upon lawful | | | order of the court, or when | | | public safety or order | | | requires otherwise, as | | | prescribed by law. | | | | | | 2. Any evidence obtained in | | | violation of this or the | | | preceding section shall be | | | inadmissible for any purpose | | | in any proceeding. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 4 | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 5 | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 6 | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 7 | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 8 | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 9 | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 10 | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 11 | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 12 | 1. 2. 3. 4. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 13 | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 14 | 1. 2. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 15 | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 16 | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 17 | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 18 | 1. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 19 | 1. Excessive fines shall not be | | | imposed, nor cruel, degrading | | | or inhuman punishment | | | inflicted. Neither shall the | | | death penalty be imposed, | | | unless, for compelling | | | reasons involving heinous | | | crimes, the Congress | | | hereafter provides for it. | | | Any death penalty already | | | imposed shall be reduced to | | | reclusion perpetua. | | | | | | 2. The employment of physical, | | | psychological, or degrading | | | punishment against any | | | prisoner or detainee or the | | | use of substandard or | | | inadequate penal facilities | | | under subhuman conditions | | | shall be dealt with by law. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 20 | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 21 | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 22 | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ **Duties and Responsibilities of Filipino Citizens** The prime duty of the Government is for its citizens to be served and protected, and in turn it shall be the obligation of the entire citizen to do their duties and responsibilities as a Filipino citizen of the country as listed below: 1. Defend our country from enemies and invaders. 2. Pay his/her taxes willingly and promptly. 3. Be loyal to our country. 4. Take care and conserve our natural resources. 5. Help our country for growth and development. 6. Keep our surroundings clean. 7. Study well and become a productive individual. 8. Obey the laws and maintain peace and order in the community. 9. Preserve the Filipino culture and identity. 10. Participate actively in various government programs. 11. Vote wisely and choose candidates who can serve the people and our country. 12. Respect the rights of others. **United Nations Principles on Human Rights** **Human rights** are universal and inalienable; indivisible; interdependent and interrelated. They are universal because everyone is born with and possesses the same **rights**, regardless of where they live, their gender or race, or their religious, cultural or ethnic background. 1. **Universality and Inalienability:** Human rights are *universal* and *inalienable*. *All people everywhere* in the world are entitled to them. The universality of human rights is encompassed in the words of Article 1 of the *Universal Declaration of Human Rights*: "All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights." 2. **Indivisibility:** Human rights are *indivisible*. Whether they relate to civil, cultural, economic, political or social issues, human rights are inherent to the dignity of every human person. Consequently, all human rights have equal status, and cannot be positioned in a hierarchical order. Denial of one right invariably impedes enjoyment of other rights. Thus, the right of everyone to an adequate standard of living cannot be compromised at the expense of other rights, such as the right to health or the right to education. 3. **Interdependence and Interrelatedness: **Human rights are *interdependent* and *interrelated*. Each one contributes to the realization of a person's human dignity through the satisfaction of his or her developmental, physical, psychological and spiritual needs. The fulfillment of one right often depends, wholly or in part, upon the fulfillment of others. For instance, fulfillment of the right to health may depend, in certain circumstances, on fulfillment of the right to development, to education or to information. 4. **Equality and Non-discrimination: **All individuals are equal as human beings and by virtue of the inherent dignity of each human person. No one, therefore, should suffer discrimination on the basis of race, colour, ethnicity, gender, age, language, sexual orientation, religion, political or other opinion, national, social or geographical origin, disability, property, birth or other status as established by human rights standards. 5. **Participation and Inclusion: **All people have the right to participate in and access information relating to the decision-making processes that affect their lives and well-being. Rights-based approaches require a high degree of participation by communities, civil society, minorities, women, young people, indigenous peoples and other identified groups. 6. **Accountability and Rule of Law: **States and other duty-bearers are answerable for the observance of human rights. In this regard, they have to comply with the legal norms and standards enshrined in international human rights instruments. Where they fail to do so, aggrieved rights-holders are entitled to institute proceedings for appropriate redress before a competent court or other adjudicator in accordance with the rules and procedures provided by law. Individuals, the media, civil society and the international community play important roles in holding governments accountable for their obligation to uphold human rights. **FLAG HERALDIC CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES (R.A. 8481)** **AN ACT PRESCRIBING THE CODE OF THE NATIONAL FLAG, ANTHEM, MOTTO, COAT-OF-ARMS AND OTHER HERALDIC ITEMS AND DEVICES OF THE PHILIPPINES**. +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **SECTION** | **TEXT** | +===================================+===================================+ | 2 | Declaration of Policy -- | | | Reverence and respect shall at | | | all times be accorded the flag. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 3 | Definition of Terms | | | | | | a. Military -- shall mean all | | | branches of the Armed Forces | | | of the Philippines including | | | the Philippine National | | | Police, the Bureau of Jail | | | Management and Penology, and | | | the Bureau of Fire | | | Protection; | | | | | | b. Festoon -- shall mean to hang | | | in a curved shape between two | | | points as a decoration; | | | | | | c. Flag -- shall mean the | | | Philippine National Flag, | | | unless stated otherwise; | | | | | | d. Fly -- shall mean the part of | | | the flag outside the hoist or | | | length; | | | | | | e. Symbol -- shall mean any | | | conventional sign which | | | reveals man's achievement and | | | heroism (for orders and | | | decorations), identification, | | | authority and a sign of | | | dignity (for coat-of-arms, | | | logo and insignia); | | | | | | f. Half-mast -- shall mean | | | lowering the flag to one-half | | | the distance between the top | | | and bottom of the staff; | | | | | | g. Hoist -- shall mean the part | | | of the flag nearest the staff | | | or the canvass to which the | | | halyard is attached; | | | | | | h. Inclement weather -- shall | | | mean that a typhoon signal is | | | raised in the locality; | | | | | | i. National Anthem -- shall mean | | | the Philippine National | | | Anthem' | | | | | | j. Official residences -- shall | | | mean Malacañang, and other | | | government-owned structures | | | where the President resides, | | | and other structures occupied | | | by the Philippine Consulate | | | or Embassies abroad; | | | | | | k. Place of frivolity -- shall | | | mean places of hilarity | | | marked by or providing | | | boisterous merriment or | | | recreation; and | | | | | | l. Institute -- shall mean the | | | National Historical | | | Institute. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | | **CHAPTER I: THE NATIONAL FLAG** | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | | A. **Design of the Flag** | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 4 | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | | B. **Hoisting and Display of the | | | National Flag** | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 5 | The flag shall be displayed in | | | all public buildings, official | | | residences, public plazas and | | | institutions of learning everyday | | | throughout the year. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 6 | The flag shall be permanently | | | hoisted, day and night throughout | | | the year, in front of the | | | following; at Malacanang Palace; | | | the Congress of the Philippines | | | building; Supreme Court building; | | | the Rizal Monument in Luneta, | | | Manila; Aguinaldo Shrine in | | | Kawit, Cavite; Barasoain Shrine | | | in Malolos, Bulacan; the Tomb of | | | the Unknown Soldier, *Libingan | | | ngmga Bayani; *Mausuleo de los | | | Beteranos dela Revolucion; all | | | International Ports of Entry and | | | all other places as maybe | | | designated by the Institute. | | | | | | The flag shall be properly | | | illuminated at night. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 7 | The flag shall also be displayed | | | in private buildings and | | | residences or raised in the open | | | flag-staffs in front of said | | | buildings every April 9 *(Araw | | | ngKagitingan); *May 1 *(Labor | | | Day); *May 28 *(National Flag | | | Day) *to June 12 *(Independence | | | Day); *last Sunday of | | | August *(National Heroes | | | Day); *November 30 *(Bonifacio | | | Day); *and December 30 *(Rizal | | | Day); *and on such other days as | | | may be declared by the President | | | and/or local chief executives. | | | | | | The flag may also be displayed | | | throughout the year in private | | | buildings or offices or raised in | | | the open on flag-staffs in front | | | of private | | | buildings: *Provided, *that they | | | observe flag-raising ceremonies | | | in accordance with the rules and | | | regulations to be issued by the | | | Office of the President. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 10 | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 11 | a. Planted on the ground, it | | | should be in prominent place | | | giving the flag commanding | | | position in height in | | | relation to the building's | | | vicinity. | | | | | | b. Attached to a building, | | | flagpole should be on top of | | | the building. | | | | | | c. On stage or platform or in a | | | government office, flag shall | | | be at the left, facing the | | | stage or the left side of the | | | office upon entering. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 12 | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 13 | When displayed with another flag, | | | the Philippine flag shall be on | | | the right of the other flag. If | | | there is a line of other flags, | | | the Philippine flag shall be in | | | the middle of the line. | | | | | | When carried in a parade with | | | flags, which are not national | | | flags, the Philippine flag shall | | | be in front of the center of the | | | line. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 14 | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 15 | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 16 | a. Inside or outside a building | | | or on a stationary flagpole. | | | If the flag is displayed | | | indoors on a flagpole, it | | | shall be placed at the left | | | of the observer as one enters | | | the room. | | | | | | b. From the top of a flagpole, | | | it shall be at a prominent | | | place or a commanding | | | position in relation to the | | | surrounding buildings. | | | | | | c. From a staff, it should be | | | projecting upward from the | | | window sill, canopy, balcony, | | | or façade of a building. | | | | | | d. In a suspended position from | | | a rope extending from a | | | building to pole erected away | | | from the building. | | | | | | e. Flat against the wall | | | vertically with the sun and | | | stars on top; and | | | | | | f. Hanging in a vertical | | | position, across a street, | | | with the blue field pointing | | | east if the road is heading | | | south or north, or pointing | | | north, if the road is heading | | | east or west. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 17 | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 18 | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | | C. **Conduct of Flag Raising | | | Ceremony** | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 19 | The office of the President upon | | | the recommendation of the | | | Institute shall issue rules and | | | regulations for the proper | | | conduct of the flag ceremony. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 20 | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 21 | The assembly shall sing the | | | Philippine National Anthem, | | | (accompanied by a band if | | | available) and at the first note, | | | the flag shall be raised briskly. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 22 | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | | D. **Half Mast** | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 23 | a. The President of a former | | | President for ten (10) days | | | | | | b. The Vice-President, the Chief | | | Justice, the President of the | | | Senate, and the Speaker of | | | the House of Representatives | | | for seven (7) days and | | | | | | c. Other persons to be | | | determined by the Institute, | | | for any period less than | | | seven (7) days | | | | | | The flag shall be flown at | | | half-mast on all the buildings | | | and places where the decedent was | | | holding office, on the day of | | | death until the day of interment | | | of an incumbent member of the | | | Supreme Court, the Cabinet, the | | | Senate or the House of | | | Representatives, and such other | | | persons as may be determined by | | | the Institute. | | | | | | The flag when flown at half-mast | | | shall be first hoisted to the | | | peak for a moment then lowered to | | | the half-mast position. The flag | | | shall again be raised briskly to | | | the peak before it is lowered for | | | the day. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | | E. **Casket** | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 24 | The flag may be used to cover the | | | caskets of the honored dead of | | | the military, veterans of | | | previous wars, national artists, | | | and of civilians who have | | | rendered distinguished service to | | | the nation, as maybe determined | | | by the local government unit | | | concerned. In such cases, the | | | flag shall be placed such that | | | the white triangle shall be at | | | the head and the blue portion | | | shall cover the right side of the | | | caskets. The flag shall not be | | | lowered to the grave or allowed | | | to touch the ground, but shall be | | | folded solemnly and handed over | | | to the heirs of the deceased. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 25 | **Pledge of Allegiance to the | | | Philippine Flag** | | | | | | Ako ay Filipino | | | | | | Buong katapatang nanunumpa | | | | | | At sa bansang kanyang sinasagisag | | | | | | Na may dangal, katarungan at | | | kalayaan | | | | | | Na pinakikilos ng sambayanang | | | | | | Maka-Diyos | | | | | | Maka-tao | | | | | | Makakalikasan | | | | | | At makabansa | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 26 | The period from May 28 to June 12 | | | of each year is declared as Flag | | | Days, during which period all | | | offices, agencies and | | | instrumentalities of government, | | | business establishments, | | | institutions of learning and | | | private homes are enjoined to | | | display the flag. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 27 | The flag shall have the following | | | proportions: the width of the | | | flag, 1; the length of the flag, | | | 2; and the sides of the white | | | triangle, 1. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 28 | The technical specifications | | | shall be as follows: the blue | | | color shall bear Cable No. 80173; | | | the white color Cable No. 80001; | | | the red color, Cable No. 80108; | | | and the golden yellow Cable No. | | | 80068. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 29 | In order to establish uniform | | | criteria in the masking of our | | | national flag and to guarantee | | | its durability by the use of | | | quality materials, the following | | | standards and procedures shall be | | | observed: | | | | | | a. All requisitions for the | | | purchase of the Philippine | | | National Flag must be based | | | on strict compliance with the | | | design, color, craftsmanship | | | and material requirements of | | | the Government; | | | | | | b. All submitted samples of | | | flags by accredited suppliers | | | offered for purchase for | | | government use shall be | | | evaluated as to design, | | | color, craftsmanship | | | specifications by the | | | Institute through, its | | | Heraldry and Display Section, | | | which shall stamp its | | | approval or disapproval on | | | the canvass reinforcement of | | | the flag sample, submitted. | | | The samples shall be sent to | | | the Institute by the | | | requisitioning office, not by | | | the supplier; and | | | | | | c. The Industrial Development | | | Technology Institute (ITDI) | | | or the Philippine Textile | | | Research Institute (PTRI) of | | | the Department of Science and | | | Technology (DOST) shall | | | evaluate the quality of | | | material. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | | I. **Prohibited Acts** | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 34 | It shall be prohibited: | | | | | | a. To mutilate, deface, defile, | | | trample on or cast contempt | | | any act or omission casting | | | dishonour or ridicule upon | | | the flag over its surface; | | | | | | b. To dip the flag to any person | | | or object by way of | | | compliment or salute; | | | | | | c. To use the flag: | | | | | | | | | | | | 1. As a drapery, festoon or | | | tablecloth; | | | | | | 2. As covering for ceilings, | | | walls, statues, or other | | | objects; | | | | | | 3. As a pennant in the hood, | | | side, back, and top of motor | | | vehicles; | | | | | | 4. As a staff or whip; | | | | | | 5. For unveiling monument or | | | statues; and | | | | | | 6. As trademarks or for | | | industrial, commercial or | | | agricultural labels or | | | designs. | | | | | | | | | | | | d. Display the flag: | | | | | | | | | | | | 1. Under any painting or | | | picture; | | | | | | 2. Horizontally, face up. It | | | shall always be hoisted aloft | | | and be allowed to fall | | | freely. | | | | | | 3. Below any platform, or; | | | | | | 4. In discoteques, cockpits, | | | night and day clubs, casinos, | | | gambling joints or places of | | | vices of where frivolity | | | prevails. | | | | | | | | | | | | e. To wear the flag in whole or | | | in part as a costume or | | | uniform; | | | | | | f. To add any word, figure, | | | mark, picture, design, | | | drawings, advertisements or | | | imprint of any nature on the | | | flag; | | | | | | g. To print, paint or attach | | | representation of the flag on | | | handkerchiefs, napkins, | | | cushions, and other articles | | | of merchandise; | | | | | | h. To display in public any | | | foreign flag, except in | | | embassies and other | | | diplomatic establishments, | | | and in offices of | | | international organizations. | | | | | | i. To use, display or be part of | | | any advertisement of | | | infomercial; and | | | | | | j. To display the flag in front | | | of buildings or offices | | | occupied by aliens. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 35 | The National Anthem is entitled | | | "Lupang Hinirang." | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | | **Chapter II: The National | | | Anthem** | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 36 | The National Anthem shall always | | | be sung in the national language | | | within or without the country. | | | The following shall be the lyrics | | | of the National Anthem: | | | | | | *Bayang magiliw,* | | | | | | *Perlas ng silanganan,* | | | | | | *Alab ng puso* | | | | | | *Sa dibdib mo'y buhay.* | | | | | | *Lupang hinirang,* | | | | | | *Duyan ka ng magiting,* | | | | | | *Sa manlulupig* | | | | | | *Di ka pasisiil.* | | | | | | *Sa dagat at bundok,* | | | | | | *Sa simoy at sa langit mong | | | bughaw,* | | | | | | *May dilag ang tula* | | | | | | *At awit sa paglayang minamahal.* | | | | | | *Ang kislap ng watawat mo'y* | | | | | | *Tagumpay na nagniningning;* | | | | | | *Ang bituin at araw niya,* | | | | | | *Kailan pa ma'y di magdidilim.* | | | | | | *Lupa ng araw, ng luwalhati't | | | pagsinta,* | | | | | | *Buhay ay langit sa piling mo;* | | | | | | *Aming ligaya na 'pag may | | | mang-aapi,* | | | | | | *Ang mamatay nang dahil sa iyo.* | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 37 | The rendition of the National | | | Anthem, whether played or sung, | | | shall be in accordance with the | | | musical arrangement and | | | composition of Julian Felipe. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 38 | When the National Anthem is | | | played at a public gathering, | | | whether by a band or by singing | | | or both, or reproduced by any | | | means, the attending public shall | | | sing the anthem. The singing must | | | be done with fervor. | | | | | | As a sign of respect, all persons | | | shall stand at attention and face | | | the Philippine flag, if there is | | | one displayed, and if there is | | | none, they shall face the band or | | | the conductor. At the first note, | | | all persons shall execute a | | | salute by placing their right | | | palms over their left chests. | | | Those in military, scouting, | | | citizens military training and | | | security guard uniforms shall | | | give the salute prescribed by | | | their regulations. The salute | | | shall be completed upon the last | | | note of the anthem. | | | | | | The anthem shall not be played | | | and sung for mere recreation, | | | amusement or entertainment | | | purposes except on the following | | | occasions: | | | | | | a. b. c. d. e. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | | **Chapter III: The National | | | Motto** | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 40 | The national Motto shall be | | | "MAKA-DIYOS, MAKA-TAO, | | | MAKAKALIKASAN AT MAKABANSA." | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ **GOOD CITIZENSHIP VALUES** 1. Faith in God -- be god-fearing and live according to his will. 2. Unity -- work together and share with one another. 3. Patriotism -- place the good of the country above one's own. 4. Work -- be diligent and earn an honest living. Do not engage in crime and corruption. 5. Respect for life -- recognize the absolute value of human life and human dignity of every person. Do not inflict harm on others. 6. Truth -- stand up for the truth and avoid intrigue and mudslinging. 7. Justice -- give everyone their due. Do not oppress or take advantage of anyone. 8. Freedom -- assert your right to be able to do the right things. 9. Love -- look after the good and welfare of one another. 10. Equality -- treat one another as brothers and sisters being children of one god and one nation. 11. Peace -- live and work together in harmony. Avoid violence as a way of settling disputes. 12. Promotion of the common good -- put the welfare of the greater number of people over one's own. Do not be greedy and selfish. 13. Concern for family and future generations -- look after the welfare of your family and future generations. 14. Concern for the environment -- keep your surroundings clean and conserve our natural resources. 15. Order -- respect the human rights of one another and comply with your duties and responsibilities. **VOTER CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION** **VOTING** is one of the foundations of democracy. It is one of your constitutional rights as a citizen of the Philippines, and it's one of the ways you can make your future less scary. Elections benefit the country, especially when we elect the right officials and leaders. You have say in the direction of the Philippines, or closer to home, your city, municipality, province or barangay. Your voice is heard with your vote. That's what people mean when they say, "Every vote matters." +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **QUESTION** | **ANSWER** | +===================================+===================================+ | What is the difference between | There are different election | | Presidential and Midterm | seasons: | | elections? | | | | - Presidential elections are | | | held every 6 years; | | | | | | - National and Local elections | | | are held on the second Monday | | | of May every 3 years | | | from 1992. This season is | | | also called the Midterm | | | Elections because we are | | | voting for officials other | | | than the President and the | | | Vice-President; | | | | | | - And finally, the Barangay | | | elections. | | | | | | The Commission on Elections | | | (COMELEC) oversees every | | | elections, making sure voting is | | | free, fair, and honest. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Why do we vote every 3 years? | That is because public officials | | | have a term limit. In other | | | words, that's how long they stay | | | in office before someone else | | | needs to be elected. For the: | | | | | | - President, vice-president, | | | and senators, it's years; and | | | | | | - Congressmen (of the House of | | | Representatives) and local | | | government leaders, get 3 | | | years. | | | | | | Meanwhile, the senate has 24 | | | seats, and every 3 years, 12 | | | seats are vacated. Midterm | | | elections come in for us to elect | | | 12 new senators, while the other | | | 12 are still seated. The senators | | | we vote during the midterm | | | elections get to keep their seats | | | during the 1^st^ term of the next | | | President. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Why is my senatorial vote | The senators you vote now get to | | relevant? | lobby for and pass laws for | | | causes you care about. They will | | | also oversee the implementation | | | and turnover of these laws to the | | | succeeding President after the | | | current term. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | What positions do I vote for? | Who to vote is your prerogative, | | | but these are the officials and | | | roles that will show up on your | | | ballots: | | | | | | - Every presidential election | | | season: president and vice | | | president | | | | | | - National elections: | | | | | | | | | | | | - Congress of the Philippines: | | | the legislative branch of our | | | government that has the power | | | to enact, create, modify, and | | | appeal existing laws. More | | | importantly, Congress is | | | responsible for ensuring that | | | the spirit of our | | | Constitution is upheld in the | | | country. | | | | | | 1. Senators (12) -- the Congress | | | of the Philippines is divided | | | into two houses: | | | | | | The Senate composed of 24 | | | seats who are elected by | | | qualified voters of the | | | Philippines. Senators get | | | 6-year terms and half of the | | | senate (12) is elected every | | | 3 years. | | | | | | 2. Representatives (1), the | | | 2^nd^ House of | | | Representatives. A voter has | | | two votes for the House of | | | Representatives: one for | | | their district representative | | | and one for a sectoral | | | representative (party-list). | | | The congressman you vote for | | | will represent your district | | | when Congress is in session | | | | | | 3. Party-list Representation | | | (1). As part of the | | | Party-list System Act, 20% of | | | the House of Representatives | | | is given to marginalized and | | | underrepresented sectors. | | | | | | - Local Government: | | | | | | 1. Provincial Governor (1) -- | | | Non-NCR; the Chief Executive | | | of the provincial government | | | who is in-charge of the | | | general welfare of the | | | locality and its inhabitants. | | | Some of the provincial | | | governor's powers include: | | | supervision of programs, | | | enforcing laws, maximizing | | | revenue as well as applying | | | it to development plans. | | | | | | 2. Provincial Vice Governor (1) | | | -- Non-NCR; s/he acts as a | | | stand-in for the provincial | | | governor in case of a | | | temporary vacancy. They are | | | also the presiding officer of | | | the Sangguniang Panlalawigan | | | (Provincial Board). | | | | | | 3. Municipal/City Mayor (1) -- | | | s/he is the chief executive | | | of the city/municipal | | | government who is responsible | | | for the general welfare of | | | the city/municipality and its | | | inhabitants. | | | | | | 4. Municipal/City Vice Mayor (1) | | | -- acts as a stand-in for the | | | city/municipal mayor in case | | | of a temporary vacancy. S/He | | | is also the presiding officer | | | of the Sangguniang Bayan | | | | | | 5. Sangguniang Bayan (Minicipal | | | Board, Sangguniang | | | Panlalawigan (Provincial | | | Board), or Sangguniang | | | Panlungsod (City Board) -- | | | the local board assigned to | | | particular provinces, | | | municipalities or cities. | | | This board is made up of | | | members who pass, approve | | | ordinances necessary for | | | local government to stay | | | effective. They are in-charge | | | of approving funds, | | | generating revenue, and | | | issuing permits and licenses; | | | and ensuring the general | | | welfare of their area. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | How do I vote wisely? | When coming up with your election | | | checklist, it can be tricky to | | | make the right choice. Do your | | | research on the right candidates | | | to see if they align with your | | | values. | | | | | | **CANDIDATE CHECKLIST:** | | | | | | - COMPETENCE (Kakayahan) -- | | | candidate is capable of the | | | task that the position | | | requires; candidate has the | | | experience to handle the | | | challenges and the | | | complexities of the position. | | | | | | - KNOWLEDGE (Kaalaman) -- | | | candidate has the right | | | educational background for | | | the position; candidate has | | | the skills required for the | | | position; candidate is aware | | | of the issues that concern | | | our communities/nation. | | | | | | - CREDIBILITY (Kredibilidad) -- | | | the candidates possesses the | | | leadership qualities of a | | | public servant: honest, | | | trustworthy, has integrity; | | | no violations against the | | | law; sensitive to the rights | | | of the people; candidate is | | | compliant with our laws, | | | policies, and other | | | non-corrupt practices. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | What should I do before election | 1. Register. It wouldn't hurt to | | day? | be ready to cast your vote | | | when the time matters. | | | | | | If you are a Filipino, of | | | legal age (at least 18 years | | | old before May, you are | | | eligible to register. Don't | | | wait until the last moment to | | | line up, because the lines | | | tend to build up. Since | | | safety is most important | | | during these unprecedented | | | times, it's best you get | | | ahead while there aren't as | | | may people registering yet. | | | | | | 2. Find your precinct. There's a | | | Precinct Finder on the | | | COMELEC website. | | | | | | 3. List down who you're voting | | | for. Read up on all the | | | candidates and party-lists. | | | Write down their ballot | | | numbers as well as their | | | names, especially the | | | party-list. | | | | | | 4. Familiarize yourself with the | | | ballot. Just so you know what | | | to shade and how to shade. | | | There's a long list of | | | candidates so look up a | | | ballot and get reading. | | | COMELEC sends out an index of | | | ballot templates for every | | | district after the eligible | | | candidates have been | | | finalized. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | What do I bring on election day? | 1. A valid government ID (any of | | | the following: Voter's ID, | | | TIN Card, driver's license, | | | passport, SSS/PhilHealth Card | | | | | | 2. Registration Stub | | | | | | 3. Fin al list of candidates | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | When and where do I vote? | Election Day is every May 13 | | | (based on season of election). | | | Polls are open from 6:00 A.M. to | | | 6:00 P.M. voters within 30 meters | | | of the polls at 6:00 P.M. will | | | still be allowed to vote. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | What do I have to do on election | 1. Get to the polls on time. If | | day? | you don't like lines, go | | | early. Expect to wait, don't | | | go too late in the day, | | | either. | | | | | | 2. Identify yourself and get | | | verified. Find your name on | | | the voters' list posted at | | | your precinct. Go to the | | | designated COMELEC officer to | | | verify that you are a | | | registered voter. S/he will | | | show you to which room you'll | | | go to vote. | | | | | | 3. Get your ballot. Once | | | verified, someone from | | | COMELEC will give you a | | | ballot, a pen, and a folder | | | to secure your votes. | | | | | | 4. Choose your candidate. You | | | can vote under or abstain | | | from electing the maximum | | | number of candidates; but | | | voting for more than the | | | maximum can invalidate your | | | vote. | | | | | | 5. Shade properly. Votes will | | | not be counted if ballots are | | | incorrectly filled. Other | | | marks on the ballot will | | | invalidate your vote. | | | | | | 6. Cast your ballot but don't | | | show it to anyone. When | | | you're done, keep your ballot | | | in the folder given you. | | | Proceed to the vote-counting | | | machine and insert your | | | ballot. Then wait for it to | | | process. | | | | | | 7. Get your voter's receipt and | | | check for errors. Voters | | | aren't allowed to leave | | | without a receipt. Check if | | | your receipt reflects who you | | | voted for. If it doesn't you | | | have to file a complaint. If | | | all is well, the clerk will | | | put an indelible ink on your | | | finger before your leave. | | | | | | 8. Don't snap any pictures till | | | you're out of the voting | | | station. Using your phone | | | inside the voting station is | | | an election offense | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ Your voice matters as a generation of young people, the future is yours. You have a bigger stake that the adults who are around now. Make your voice be heard. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------