NATIONAL SECURITY

National security is a state or condition where our most cherished values and beliefs, our democratic way of life, our institutions of governance and our unity, welfare and well-being as a nation and people are permanently protected and continuously enhanced.

A concept that a Government along with its parliaments should protect the state and its citizens against all kind of “national” crises through a variety of projections such as political power, diplomacy, economic power, military and so on.

“ Our quest 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”

- President Benigno S. Aquino lll

Peace and security forum apr. 22,2010

Purpose: To establish the correct balance in guns and butter.

PRESIDENT BENIGNO S. AQUINO III

Head of the State

Head of Government

Commander-and –Chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines

4 KEY ELEMENTS IN NATIONAL SECURITY

GovernanceDelivery of basic services

Economic reconstruction and sustainable developmentSecurity sector reform

“We, the sovereign Filipino people, imploring the aid of Almighty God, in order to build a just and humane society and establish a Government that shall embody our ideals and aspirations, promote the common good, conserve and develop our patrimony, and 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, and peace, do ordain and promulgate this Constitution.”

- Preamble of the 1987 Constitution Philippines

7 FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTS

1. Socio-political stability 2. Territorial integrity

3. Economic Solidarity and strength

4. Ecological balance 5. Cultural Cohesiveness

6. Moral-spiritual consensus7. External peace

1. Socio-political stability

The government and the people must engage in nation-building

under the rule of law, constitutional democracy and the full respect for

human rights.

2. Territorial integrity

We must ensure the permanent inviolability of our national territory and it’s effective control by the Government and the state.

3. Economic solidarity and strength

We must vigorously pursue a free- market economy through responsible entrepreneurship based on social conscience, respect for the dignity of labor and concern for the public interest.

4. Ecological balance

National Survival rest upon the effective conservation of our

natural environment in the face of industrial and agricultural

expansion and population growth.

5. Cultural Cohesiveness

Our lives as a people must be ruled by a common set of values and

beliefs grounded on high moral and ethical standards.

6. Moral-Spiritual Consensus

You must be propelled by a national vision inspired, and manifested in our words and

deeds.

7. External Peace

We must pursue constructive and cordial relations with all

nations and peoples.

INTERNAL THREAT IN NATIONAL SECURITY

1. Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF)Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG)

2. The Communist Party of the Philippines/ New People’s Army/ National Democratic Front

( CPP/NPA/NDF)

3. Organized Crime

4. Grave Incidents of Poverty

5. Economic sobatage

6. Graft and Corruption

7. Severe Calamities

8. Persistent Environment Degradation

EXTERNAL THREAT Multilateral dispute over the Spratly’s Island

Smuggling of firearms and contraband, illegal migration and the occasional movement of foreign terrorists through the porous borders of our south western frontier.

Lingering effects of the currency crisis affecting the countries within the association of Southeast Asian Nations(ASEAN)

Serious Economic Disparity between rich and poor nations

Ethnic, religious and Cultural Conflicts

Proliferation of weapon of mass destruction (WMD)

Transnational organized crime

National Disasters and Environmental Issues

Cybernetic Crime

WHY NATIONAL SECURITY IMPORTANT?

Pursuit of an independent foreign policy based on national sovereignty and national interest.

Define national territory consistently with new international covenants.

Free from nuclear weapons