Module 1

Question 1

refers to the program aimed at
enhancing civic consciousness
and defense preparedness
among the youth by developing
the ethics of service and
patriotism while undergoing
training in any of its three (3)
program components

Answer 1

National Service Training Program

Question 2

also known as the
National Service Training
Program (NSTP)
Act of 2001

Answer 2

RA 9163

Question 3

who implemented the
National Service Training
Program (NSTP)
Act of 2001

Answer 3

Pres. Gloria MacapagalArroyo

Question 4

Program Components of NSTP

Answer 4

Reserve Officer Training Corps - ROTC
Literacy Training Service - LTS
Civic Welfare Training Service
- CWTS

Question 5

A program institutionalized
under Section 38 and 39 of RA
7077 designed to provide
military training to tertiary level
students in order to motivate,
train, organize, and mobilize
them for national defense
preparedness.

Answer 5

Reserve Officer Training Corps - ROTC

Question 6

What sections and republic act is ROTC under

Answer 6

Section 38 and 39 of RA 7077

Question 7

program designed to train
students to become teachers of
literacy and numeracy skills to
school children, out of school
youth, and other segments of
society in need of their service

Answer 7

Literacy Training Service
(LTS)

Question 8

program of 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 morals of the citizenry

Answer 8

Civic Welfare Training Service
(CWTS)

Question 9

how many years of technical-vocational
courses or associate courses
are required to complete one
(1) of the NSTP components as
requisite for graduation

Answer 9

2 years

Question 10

All higher and technical-vocational
education institution must offer at least how many NSTP component/s

Answer 10

1

Question 11

Each of the components of NSTP
program shall be undertaken for an
academic period of how many semesters and how many units per semester

Answer 11

2 semesters
3 units

Question 12

Exempted from the NSTP

Answer 12

The Philippine Military Academy
(PMA), Philippine Merchant Marine
Academy (PMMA), Philippine
National Police Academy (PNPA) and
other SUC’s of similar nature

Question 13

how many student cadets are needed for Private higher and technical
vocational education institutions to offer ROTC component

Answer 13

350 student cadets

Question 14

who will handle ROTC components

Answer 14

Department of Military
Science and Tactics (DMST)

Question 15

where is the rules of the ROTC based in

Answer 15

existing rules
and regulations of the Armed
Forces of the Philippines
(AFP)

Question 16

Lead Agencies/Implementors

Answer 16

• Commission on Higher Education
  (CHED)
• Technical Education and Skills
  Development Authority (TESDA)
• Department National Defense (DND)
• Philippine Association of State
  Universities and Colleges (PASUC)
• Coordinating Council of Private
  Educational Association of the
  Philippine (COCOPEA)

Question 17

how many hours per semester shall be allotted for NSTP

Answer 17

Fifty Four (54) to ninety (90) training
hours

Question 18

will be created will be
composed of graduates of NONROTC components.

Answer 18

NATIONAL SERVICE TRAINING
CORPS

Question 19

Person responsible to
Supervise NSTP Students

Answer 19

School authorities