NSTP (June 15)

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SUBJECT: NSTP

Lecture Given: June 15, 2009

POWER POINT PRESENTATION

References: National Service Training Program (CWTS and LTS), Book 1,

Sergio Lee

The Basics of Political Science, Honorardo Mortel, et al



NSTP LAW:



• Republic Act 9163

• Program aimed at enhancing CIVIC CONSCIOUSNESS and DEFENSE PREPAREDENESS

• Developing the ETHICS of SERVICE and PATRIOTISM



NSTP PROGRAMS:



• Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC)

• Literacy Training Service (LTS)

• Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS)



WHAT WILL BECOME OF NSTP GRADUATES?



• National Reserve Service Corps (NSRC), tapped by the State for literacy and civic welfare activities

• AFP Citizen Armed Force, subject to DND Requirements



MISSION OF NSRC:



To provide a trained and motivated manpower pool that can be tapped by the State for civic welfare, literacy and other similar endeavors in the service of the nation



FUNCTIONS:



• To assist in the disaster preparedness, emergency responses and rehabilitation programs

• To serve as an auxiliary to the DCC response units

• To assist in the promotion of civic welfare activities

• To assist in the implementation of literacy programs

• To assist in the socio-economic development

• To assist in environmental protection

• To perform other similar endeavors



CWTS PROGRAM CONSISTS OF:



• Lectures and participatory discussions

• Team building and bonding activities designed to highlight values and skills formation, especially that of teamwork, leadership, communication and risk-taking in the context of Community Organization and Development, Management, Empowerment and Social Mobilization



POLITICS:



• Includes the decision-making and decision enforcing process in any group that makes and enforces rules for its members

• Process of making government policies or public policies

• Tries to ensure that people can settle their differences



POLITICAL SCIENCE:



• Systematic study of the state and government

• GREEK “POLIS” which means CITY or what would be the equivalent of sovereign state

• GREEK “SCIRE” which means TO KNOW

• Basic knowledge of the state and the principles and ideas



SCOPE:



• Political Theory

• Public Law

• Public Administration



POLITICAL THEORY:



Deals with the entire body of doctrines relating to the origin, form, behavior and purposes of the state



PUBLIC LAW (LAW THAT DEALS WITH THE):



• Organization of the governments

• Limitations upon government authority

• Powers and duties of governmental offices and officers

• Obligations of one state to another



SUBDIVISIONS OF PUBLIC LAW:



• Constitutional Law (Fundamental law; defines the powers of government)

• Administrative Law (Methods, functions, competence of administrative officials)

• International Law (Body of rules which regulates the community of nations)





PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION:



• Methods and Techniques used in actual management of state affairs by the three branches of government



FIELDS RELATED TO POLITICAL SCIENCE:



• History

• Economics

• Geography

• Sociology and Anthropology

• Psychology

• Philosophy

• Statistics and Logic

• Jurisprudence