REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9163 Flashcards
An act establishing the national service training program (NSTP) for tertiary level students, amending for the purpose republic act no. 7077 and presidential decree no. 1706, and for other purposes.
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9163
SECTION 1. Short Title. — This Act shall be known as the?
National Service Training Program (NSTP) Act of 2001
According to Section 2 (Declaration of Policy), what is the primed duty of the government?
To serve and protect its citizens.
It is stated in Section 2 that it shall be the responsibility of all citizens to defend the security of the State. What does the government require to each citizen?
To render personal, military
or civil service.
Recognizing the youth’s vital role in nation-building, the State shall promote ______ among the youth.
Civic Consciousness
It is a 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
its three (3) program components.
National Service Training Program (NSTP)
What are the various components that are specially designed to enhance the youth’s active contribution to the general welfare?
1) Reserve-Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC)
2) Literacy Training Service (LTS)
3) Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS)
It refers to programs 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 morals of the citizenry.
Civic Welfare Training Service
________ shall refer to the service components of the NSTP as enumerated on Section 4 of this Act.
Program Component
What component was made optional and voluntary upon the effectivity of the R.A 9163?
The Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC)
This shall instill patriotism, moral virtues, respect for rights of civilians, and adherence to the Constitution, among others.
The Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC)
TRUE OR FALSE?
Citizenship training shall be given emphasis in all three (3) program components.
TRUE
Private higher and technical-vocational education institutions may also offer the ROTC if they have at least, how many cadet students?
three hundred and fifty (350)
Higher and technical-vocational institutions shall not collect any fee for any of the NSTP components except _______, which shall not be more than _______ of what is currently charged by schools per unit.
basic institution fees; 50%
In the case of the ROTC, the ________ shall
formulate and adopt a program of assistance and/or incentive to those students who will take the said component.
Department of National Defense (DND)
