4. COMPANY PROFILE
The National Security Council (NSC) is the principal advisory
body on the proper coordination and integration of plans and
policies affecting national security. The NSC's function is to advise
the President with respect to the integration of domestic, foreign,
and military policies relating to national security. It is also said that it
serves as the President's principal arm for coordinating these
policies among various government departments and agencies in
matters involving national security.
The National Security Council
5. MISSION
The NSC advises the President on national
security-related matters, provides supervision and
guidance to the intelligence community and
coordinates the national government efforts in the
pursuit of the national security goals and strategic
objectives.
The National Security Council
6. VISION
A national security institution that is responsive to
the changing challenges and opportunities, within
and outside the country and a policy/advisory body
that will effectively contribute to the provision of an
enabling environment that will enhance socio-
economic development and national governance.
The National Security Council
7. The NSC consists of two distinct
bodies - the Council Proper and
the National Security Council
Secretariat.
The National Security Council
8. Council Proper
The National Security Council
Class Office Current members
Ex officio:
Executive
President Bongbong Marcos
Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio
Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin
National Security Adviser Eduardo Año
Secretary of Foreign Affairs Enrique Manalo
Secretary of Justice Jesus Crispin Remulla
Secretary of National Defense Gilbert Teodoro
Secretary of the Interior and Local Government Benhur Abalos
Secretary of Labor and Employment Bienvenido Laguesma
Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile
Secretary of the Presidential Communications Office Cheloy E. Velicaria-Garafil
Presidential Adviser on Legislative Affairs and Chief of the
Presidential Legislative Liaison Office
Mark Llandro Mendoza
9. The National Security Council
Class Office Current members
Ex officio:
Senate
President Migz Zubiri
President pro tempore Loren Legarda
Majority Floor Leader Joel Villanueva
Minority Floor Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III
Chairperson, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Imee Marcos
Chairperson, Senate Committee on National Defense and
Security
Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada
Chairperson, Senate Committee on Public Order and
Dangerous Drugs
Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa
Speaker Ferdinand Martin
Romualdez
Council Proper
10. The National Security Council
Class Office Current members
Secretary of Foreign Affairs Enrique Manalo
Ex officio:
House of
Representatives
Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez
Deputy Speaker List of Deputy Speakers
Majority Floor Leader Manuel Jose M. Dalipe
Minority Floor Leader Marcelino C. Libanan
Chairperson, House Committee on Foreign
Affairs
Maria Rachel Arenas
Chairperson, House Committee on National
Defense and Security
Raul Tupas
Chairperson, House Committee on Public Order
and Safety
Dan S. Fernandez
Former
Officeholders
President Joseph Estrada, Gloria
Macapagal Arroyo and
Rodrigo Duterte
Council Proper
11. The executive committee reviews national security
and defense problems and formulates positions or
solutions for consideration by the council. It
determines the council's agenda and order of
business and ensures that decisions of the council are
clearly communicated to the agencies concerned. It
advises the President on the implementation of
decisions.
The National Security Council
Executive Committee
12. The National Security Council
Executive Committee
Position Office Current members
Chairperson President Bongbong Marcos
Members Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio
Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri
House Speaker Martin Romualdez
Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin
National Security Adviser Eduardo Año
Secretary of Foreign Affairs Enrique Manalo
Secretary of Justice Jesus Crispin Remulla
Secretary of National Defense Gilbert Teodoro
Secretary of the Interior and Local Government Benjamin Abalos Jr.
Secretary of the Presidential Communications Office Cheloy Velicaria-Garafil
As of January 2023, its members are:
15. Article 15, Section 3 (2) of the 1987 Constitution
mandates the State to defend the right of
children to assistance, including proper care
and nutrition, and special protection from all
forms of neglect, abuse, cruelty, exploitation,
and other conditions prejudicial to their
development.
Republic Act No. 10821
16. “Children’s Emergency Relief and Protection
Act”
AN ACT MANDATING THE PROVISION OF
EMERGENCY RELIEF AND PROTECTION FOR
CHILDREN BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER
DISASTERS AND OTHER EMERGENCY
SITUATIONS
Republic Act No. 10821
17. Sec 2. Declaration of Policy
to protect the fundamental rights of children
before, during, and after disasters and other
emergency situations when children are gravely
threatened or endangered by circumstances that
affect their survival and normal development.
Republic Act No. 10821
18. Sec 2. Declaration of Policy
to establish and implement a comprehensive and
strategic program of action to provide the children
and pregnant and lactating mothers affected by
disasters and other emergency situations with utmost
support and assistance necessary for their immediate
recovery and protection against all forms of violence,
cruelty, discrimination, neglect, abuse, exploitation
and other acts prejudicial to their interest, survival,
development and well-being.
Republic Act No. 10821
19. ★ Child
★ Child with Special Needs
★ Child-Friendly Spaces
★ Civil Registry Documents
★ Civil Society Organizations (CSOs)
★ Disasters
★ Emergency
Sec 3. Definition of Terms
Republic Act No. 10821
20. ★ Family Tracing and Reunification
★ Hazard
★ Orphans or Orphaned Children
★ Separated Children
★ State of Calamity
★ Transitional Shelter
★ Unaccompanied Children
Sec 3. Definition of Terms
Republic Act No. 10821
21. SEC. 4. Comprehensive Emergency Program for Children
Who/What: The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) shall
formulate a Comprehensive Emergency Program for Children, hereinafter
referred to as the Program, taking into consideration humanitarian standards
for their protection.
Why: The Program shall be used as the basis for handling disasters and other
emergency situations to protect children, pregnant and lactating mothers, and
support their immediate recovery.
How: The DSWD shall engage all relevant government agencies and
stakeholders for the implementation of the Program. Local government units
(LGUs) shall integrate the same in their development and Local Disaster Risk
Reduction and Management (LDRRM) plans and budget.
Republic Act No. 10821
22. ★ Establishment of Evacuation Centers
★ Establishment of Transitional Shelters for
Orphaned, Separated, and Unaccompanied
Children
★ Assurance for Immediate Delivery of Basic
Necessities and Services
★ Stronger Measures to Ensure the Safety and
Security of Affected Children
★ Delivery of Health, Medical, and Nutrition
Services
★ Plan of Action for Prompt Resumption of
Educational Services for Children
Republic Act No. 10821
PROGRAM COMPONENTS
23. Sec 5. Evacuation Centers
Only in cases where there is no other available
place or structure which can be used as a
general evacuation center may a school or child
development center be used as an evacuation
center
Republic Act No. 10821
24. Sec 6. Orphaned, Unaccompanied, or Separated Children
The DSWD, upon consultation with relevant
agencies, shall develop a minimum set of
standards and guidelines for the Family Tracing
Reunification System of orphaned,
unaccompanied and separated children
Republic Act No. 10821
25. Sec 7. System of Restoring Civil Registry Documents
To ensure that vital information pertaining to the
personal circumstances of a child are adequately
protected and available at all times, the Philippine
Statistics Authority (PSA) shall develop a system for
the restoration and reconstruction of civil registry
documents that have been destroyed or declared lost
or missing during a disaster or calamity
Republic Act No. 10821
26. Sec 8. Training of Emergency Responders on Child Protection
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and
Management Council (NDRRMC) shall promote and
conduct a child-responsive training program for all
responders in the calamity area such as community
and barangay leaders, community members, school
personnel and other rescuers
Republic Act No. 10821
27. Sec 9. Data Gathering, Monitoring, and Reporting
The agencies mandated by this Act shall monitor and
report on the implementation of services under the
Program to be submitted jointly to Congress annually.
The report shall include a specific section on
pregnant women and children under five (5) years of
age as a strategy to address the post-disaster
nutrition needs of children under age five (5) and
pregnant women
Republic Act No. 10821
28. Sec 10. Appropriations
The amount necessary for the initial implementation of this
Act shall be charged against the current appropriations of
the DSWD, Office of Civil Defense (OCD), DepED, DOH,
Department of National Defense (DND) and PSA.
Thereafter, the amount needed for the continued
implementation of this Act shall be included in the annual
General Appropriations Act. For LGUs, the implementation
of the programs shall be charged against the Local
Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Fund
(LDRRMF)
Republic Act No. 10821
30. Sec 11. Implementing Rules and Regulations
Within ninety (90) days from the effectivity of this Act,
the DSWD, in consultation and coordination with the
DND, OCD, DOH, DepED, DILG, PNP, AFP and
child-focused CSOs shall promulgate the necessary
rules and regulations for the effective implementation
of this Act.
Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act No. 10821
31. 1. Title
2. Declaration of Policy
3. Definition of Terms
4. Comprehensive Emergency Program for
Children
5. Evacuation Centers
6. Establishment of Child and Women
Friendly Transitional Shelters, and a
Referral Mechanism for Orphaned,
Unaccompanied and Separated Children
Sec 11. Implementing Rules and Regulations
Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act No. 10821
32. 7. Assurance for Immediate Delivery of Basic
Necessities and Services
8. Stronger Measures to Ensure the Safety and
Security of Affected Children
9. Delivery of Health, Medical, and Nutrition
Services
10. Plan of Action for Prompt Resumption of
Educational Services for Children
11. Establishment of Child-Friendly Spaces
(CFS) in Evacuation Centers and Transitional
Sites
Sec 11. Implementing Rules and Regulations
Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act No. 10821
33. 12. Promotion of Children’s Rights
13. Family Tracing and Reunification (FTR)
System for Orphaned, Separated and
Unaccompanied Children
14. System of Restoring and Reconstructing
Civil Registry Documents
15. Training of Emergency Responders on
Child Protection
16. Data Gathering, Monitoring, and Reporting
17. Appropriations
Sec 11. Implementing Rules and Regulations
Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act No. 10821
