what is nstp

NSTP stands for National Service Training Program, which is a civic education and defense preparedness program instituted by the Government of the Philippines in 2001 through Republic Act 9163. The program aims to enhance civic consciousness and defense preparedness in the youth by developing the ethics of service and patriotism while undergoing military training, literacy, civic welfare, and other similar endeavors in service to the nation. The program has three components: Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC), Literacy Training Service (LTS), and Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS). All male and female students enrolled in any baccalaureate or in at least two- year technical/vocational courses in the Philippines are required to complete one NSTP component of their choice as a graduation requirement