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 wellbeing 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
Governance

Delivery

of basic services
Economic reconstruction and
sustainable development
Security 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 consensus
7. 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 its effective control by the
Government and the state.

 3.

Economic solidarity and

strength
We

must vigorously pursue a freemarket 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
Peoples 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 Spratlys 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