national security

1. NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY

2. • “Our guest must not only focus on ensuring stability of the State and
the security of our nation. Our ultimate goal must be the safety and
well-being of our people.”
- Benigno S. Aquino III

3. NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY
• National Security Policy & National Security Strategy - are guide of all
national security efforts in both public and private sectors towards
the attainment of the nation's national security goals and objectives.
• National Security Adviser / National Security Council - shall spearhead
the formulation of the National Security Policy (NSP) and National
Security Strategy (NSS) in coordination with all concerned
departments, agencies and instrumentalities of the government
including government-owned and controlled corporations & regional
offices.
• President of RP – primarily responsible for the management of our
national security & decision making.

4. 4 KEY ELEMENTS OF NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY
1. Governance
2. Delivery of Basic Services
3. Economic Reconstruction & Sustainable Development
4. Security Sector Reform

5. Foundation’s of National Security
“ We, the sovereign Filipino people, imploring the aid of almighty God,
in order to build a just & humane society & establish a government that
shall embody our ideals of aspirations, promote the common good,
conserve & develop our patrimony & secure to ourselves and our
posterity the blessings of independence and democracy, under the rule
of law and a regime of truth, justice, freedom, love, equality & peace.”
- Preamble of the 1987 Philippine Constitution

6. Constitutional Mandate
• Pursuit independent foreign policy based on national sovereignty &
national interest
• Definition of national territory consistent with new international
covenants
• Renunciation of war as an instrument of national policy
• Freedom from nuclear weapons
• Right to self-determination
• Civilian supremacy over military
• Concept of a citizen army
• Role of Armed Forces as protector of the people and the state

7. Elements of National Security
1) Socio-Political stability
2) Territorial Integrity
3) Economic Solidarity
4) Ecological Balance
5) Cultural cohesiveness
6) Moral-Spiritual Consensus
7) Peace & Harmony

8. Socio Political Stability
• Achieve peace & harmony among all Filipinos regardless creed, ethnic
origin and social status.
• Follow rule of Law under constitutional democracy and respect for human
rights
• Government is accountable to the people
• Practice good governance by performing efficiently and effectively

9. Territorial Integrity
• Territory of the country is intact & under effective control by
government
• Prevent illegal foreign incursions of resource exploitation of our
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEC)
• Secure all land and sea within Philippine defined territory

10. Economic Solidarity
• Build strong economy where economic and business enterprise are
owned by Filipinos who will defend, protect and improve it not only
now but for future generations.

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