NSTP Lesson 1 - Into RA 9163

Implementing Rules and Regulations of the National Service Training Program 1 Prof. Fharalyn M. Loberiano “ “Every champion was once a contender that didn’t give up.” – Gabby Douglas 2  Learning Outcomes: At the end of the lesson, you are expected...

Implementing Rules and Regulations of the National Service Training Program 1 Prof. Fharalyn M. Loberiano “ “Every champion was once a contender that didn’t give up.” – Gabby Douglas 2  Learning Outcomes: At the end of the lesson, you are expected to: a. comprehend the contents of the Implementing Rules and Regulations of the NSTP Law; b. reflect the significance of the NSTP law; and c. list and explain at least three sections of the Implementing Rules and Regulations of the NSTP Law. Topic Discussion  Overview of the National Service Training Program National - It refers to the program aimed at enhancing civic consciousness and Service defense preparedness in the youth by Training developing the ethics of service and patriotism while undergoing training in any Program of its three (3) program components (NSTP) - It is designed to enhance the youth’s active contribution to the general welfare 5  Overview of the National Service Training Program In Pursuant of Section 12 Republic Act 9163 otherwise known as National Service Training Program act 2001 The 3 Main Author of NSTP Law CHED – Commission on Higher Education DND- Department of National Defense TESDA – Technical Education and Skills Development Other Agencies Consulted PASUC- Philippine Association of State University and Colleges COCOPEA- Coordinating Council of Private Educational Association of the Philippines NGO- Non Government Organization 6  National Service Training Program Act of 2001 RULE I - GuidingPrinciples Section 1. ▪ What is the prime duty of the government to its citizens? ▪ To serve and to protect 7 Section 2: Role of the Youth How does the government recognize the role of the youth in nation building? ▪ Recognizing the youth’s vital role in nation-building, the state shall promote civic consciousness among the youth 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. 8 Rule II – Definition of Terms Section 3. As used in this implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR), the following terms shall mean: Literacy Training Service (LTS) ▪ Refers to the program component designed to train students to teach literacy and numeracy skills to school children, out-of-school youths and other segments of society which is considerably in need of their services. 9 Rule II – Definition of Terms Civic Welfare Training Services (CWTS) ▪ refers to the program component of activities contributory to the general welfare and the betterment of life for the members of the community or the enhancement of their facilities, especially those devoted to improving health, education environment, entrepreneurship, safety, recreation and moral of the citizenry and other social welfare services. 10 Rule II – Definition of Terms Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) ▪ refers to the program component, institutionalized under section 38 and 39 of Republic Act No. 7077, designed to prove military training to tertiary level students in order to motivate, train, organize and mobilize them for national defense preparedness 11 Rule II – Definition of Terms Program Component ▪ Refers to the services components of the NSTP as defined herein. Non-Government Organization ▪ Refers to any private organization duly accredited by CHED or recognized by TESDA Clustering ▪ Refers to the grouping of students enrolled in the different schools and taking up the same NSTP component into one (1) group under the management and supervision of the designated school. 12 Rule II – Definition of Terms Cross Enrollment ▪ Refers to the system of enrollment where a student is officially enrolled in an academic program of a school but allowed to enroll in the NSTP component of other school. 13 Rule III – Program Implementation Section 4. Coverage ▪ All incoming freshmen students, male and female, starting School Year (SY) 2002-2003, enrolled in any baccalaureate and 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. ▪ a) All higher educational institutions, including State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) and technical-vocational education institutions, must offer upon enrolment, all the three (3) NSTP components. ▪ b) State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) shall offer the ROTC component and at least one (1) other NSTP component 14 ▪ c) The Philippine Military Academy (PMA), Philippine Merchant Marine Academy (PMMA), Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) is 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 the approval of the Department of National Defense. 15 ▪ d) Private Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) 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). 16 Rule III – Program Implementation 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 (ROTC), 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. 17 ▪ 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 for consonance with the provisions of R.A. 9163. ▪ d) Within 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 form part of these guidelines. 18 Rule III – Program Implementation 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, formulated and adopted by the DND, CHED and TESDA, subject to the capability of the school and the AFP to handle the same. 19 Rule III – Program Implementation Section 7. Clustering and Cross-Enrollment ▪ a) Clustering of students from different education institutions during semestral or summer periods may be done for any of the NSTP components, taking into account logistics, the branch of service and geographical locations. The host school shall be responsible in managing the Program. 20 Rule III – Program Implementation Section 7. Clustering and Cross-Enrollment ▪ 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; 21 ▪ 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. 22 Rule III – Program Implementation Section 8. Management and Monitoring ▪ a) 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. ▪ b) 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. 23 ▪ c) Schools that 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 accrediting non-government organizations (NGOs) and training modules to be utilized by these NGOs. 24 ▪ d) CHED Regional Offices, TESDA Provincial/District Offices and DND-AFP (through the Major Service Reserve Commands), shall oversee and monitor the implementation of the NSTP under their respective jurisdiction to determine if the training conducted is in consonance with the Act. These Sub Offices shall submit periodic reports to the Central Offices of CHED, TESDA, and DND. 25 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. 26 RULE IV – Fees and Incentives Section 10. Incentives ▪ a) 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. ▪ b) 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. ▪ c) Schools that already provide health and accident group insurance and collect the necessary fees for the purpose of their students as of the effectivity of this Rules are deemed to have complied with this requirement. 27 ▪ d) 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. 28 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, CHED and TESDA, in coordination with DILG, DSWD and other concerned agencies/associations. 29 Rule V – Organization of NSTP Graduates Section 11. Organization of NSTP Graduates ▪ 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. 30 Rule VI – Transitory Provisions Section 12. Suspension of ROTC requirement ▪ The completion of ROTC training as a requisite for graduation is set aside for students who have completed all their academic requirements for their respective courses as certified by the school on or before the Effectivity of NSTP Act of 2001, which is March 23, 2002. The concerned students may apply for graduation with their respective schools. 31 Rule VI – Transitory Provisions Section 13. Transitory Provisions ▪ a) Male students who are not covered by section 12 of this rule and are currently enrolled but have not taken any of the Military Service (MS), Civil Welfare Service (CWS) or Law Enforcement Service (LES) program shall be covered by the NSTP Law. ▪ b) Male students who have completed two semesters of Expanded ROTC (E_ROTC)/ National Service Program (NSP) are deemed to have complied with the NSTP requirement. 32 Rule VI – Transitory Provisions Section 13. Transitory Provisions ▪ c) Male students who are not covered by section 12 of this rule and have taken only one (1) semester of Basic ROTC or EROTC. NSP shall take one more semester of any of the NSTP components to qualify for graduation. ▪ d) Students who want to qualify for enlistment int the Reserve Force or attend the advanced ROTC program shall undertake a special program for this purpose. 33 Rule VI – Transitory Provisions Section 14. 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. 34 Rule VI – Transitory Provisions Section 15. Amendatory Clause ▪ a) Section 35 of Commonwealth act No.1, Executive Order No. 207 of1939, 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. 35 Rule VI – Transitory Provisions Section 16. 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 17. Effectivity ▪ These rules shall take effect immediately upon adoption and issuance. 36 Rule VI – Transitory Provisions Section 15. Amendatory Clause ▪ a) Section 35 of Commonwealth act No.1, Executive Order No. 207 of1939, 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. 37  Adopted and Issued: Signed By: Angelo T. Reyes Ester A. Garcia Lucita S. Lazo Secretary, DND Secretary, CHED Director General, TESDA 38  References ▪ Caspillo, I. (2013). Irr nstp2006 Ret: https://www.slideshare.net/eng67/irr-nstp2006 ▪ Dela Cruz, D. G., Lazo, E. D., & Mapue, P. M. (2005). National Service Training Program: Literacy Training Service 1. Quezon City: Lorimar Publishing Co., Inc. ▪ Lee, S. J. (2013). National Service Training Program: Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS); Literacy Training Service (LTS) 1. Quezon City: C & E Publishing, Inc. 39 Thanks! Any questions? You can find me at: fharaloveriano [email protected] 40