GROUP 1 NSTP PRESENTATION 03 HANDOUT 4

GROUP 1
-Alcantara
-Aguilar
-Arellano
-Barboza
-Bandilla
PHILIPPINE
NATIONAL
SECURITY
PHILIPINE NATIONAL
SECURITY
The concept of national security has changed, evolved,
and expanded in immense ways over time. No longer
does it exclusively refer to the traditional notions of
internal and external defense, but now also
encompasses virtually every aspect of national life
and nation-building. It is anchored on three major
pillars.
3 Major Pilars
•The first pillar is safeguarding the Philippines' national unity, its democracy, and its social
institutions. The most important foundation of national unity is that all citizens share one
national identity that is, being Filipinos regardless of their ethnic, religious, cultural, and
ideological orientations.
•The second pillar of national security is ensuring the security of the State and preserving and
protecting its sovereignty, territorial integrity, and institutions.
•The third pillar is the protection of properties, infrastructures and keeping the people safe
from all forms of threats, both here and abroad, and to the extent possible, creating jobs in
order to bring back home overseas Filipino workers where their physical safety can be fully
guaranteed by our Govemment.
CONCLUSION
The Government envisions a Philippines that by 2022
shall become "a secure and prosperous nation wherein
the people's welfare, well-being, ways of life and core
values; government and its institutions; territorial
integrity and sovereignty are protected and enhanced and
confident of its place in the community of nations."
THE
NATIONAL
SECURITY
INTERESTS
The National Security Interests
1. Public Safety, Law and Order and Justice
2. Socio-Political Stability
3. Economic Solidarity and Sustainable Development
4. Territorial Integrity
5. Ecological Balance
6. Cultural Cohesiveness
7. Moral and Spiritual Consensus
8. International Peace and Cooperation
1. Public Safety, Law and Order and Justice
The most fundamental duties of the State are to ensure
public safety, maintain law and order, and dispense
social justice within the purview of the constitutionally
enshrined principles of democracy, rule of law, and
respect for human rights.
2. Socio-Political Stability
This is a condition where peace prevails even in
diversity and where cooperation and support exists
between the Government and the people under an
atmosphere of mutual respect and empathy, bound by a
strong notion of nationhood and a sense of duty to
respect the rule of law and serve the common good.
3. Economic Solidarity and Sustainable Development
Reducing poverty and income gaps, creating equal

economic opportunities for all, and distributing the
fruits of development to the broadest segments of
society are key objectives of the desired economic
growth and national security outcomes.
4. Territorial Integrity
This condition ensures that the territory of the country is
intact and inviolable, and under the effective control
and jurisdiction of the Philippine Government. This
includes the right of the Philippine government to
protect and defend all land, marine and sub-marine
features and resources within its territory from invasion
and illegal incursions and resource exploitation.
5. Ecological Balance
The Philippines must be able to maximize the rewards
of its rich natural resources while at the same time
conserving and protecting these finite resources for the
sake of the future generation.
6. Cultural Cohesiveness
National unity is an essential cornerstone of nationhood
and national survival.The Government must continue to
fully harness these attributes and values system in
order to strengthen the Filipino family.
7. Moral and Spiritual Consensus
It speaks of moral and spiritual consensus among
Filipinos on the wisdom and righteousness of the
national vision, as enunciated by the country's
leadership. It presupposes the people's trust and
confidence in the Government's commitment and
capability to lead the nation toward this desired
national vision.
8. International Peace and Cooperation
The security of the state is best enhanced through the
pursuit of amity cooperation with all nations and
partnership with like-minded countries and strategic
partners.
THE
NATIONAL
SECURITY
CHALLENGES
THE NATIONAL
SECURITY CHALLENGES
The national security sector needs to give focused

attention to several major internal and external issues
and challenges confronting the Philippine society.
INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT
1. Law and Order and Administration of Justice
2. Internal Armed Conflict
3. Terrorism and Transnational Crimes
4. Economic and Social Threats
1.Law and Order and
Administration of Justice
- The Philippines has grappled for years with a serious peace and order problem. The national crime
rate, considered as one of the highest in Southeast and East Asia, has posed a significant deterrent to
investments as well as constrained the country’s overall development potential.
- While the number of reported crimes has been rising, the ability of the police to solve crime has
decreased. The twin scourge of corruption and patronage politics plaguing law enforcement institutions
and Government sector as a whole has made it extremely hard, to bring the crime rate down.
- This has amplified the need to undertake crucial reforms aimed at cleansing and strengthening the five
pillars of the criminal justice, namely: law enforcement, the courts, prosecution, correctional institutions,
and the community.
- The Philippines’ growing illegal drugs problem in particular needs a determined and proactive solution.
Successive researches and pertinent crime statistics in the Philippines show a strong and direct
correlation between crimes, especially serious or violent ones, and drug abuse.
2.Internal Armed Conflict
- The communist rebellion being waged by the Communist Party of the Philippines and its
armed wing, the New People’s Army (NPA), continues to pose serious peace and order
problems in the country.
- The Muslim separatist struggle being waged by non-state armed groups and extremist
movements remains a major source of instability in resource-rich but impoverished parts of
southern Philippines (or Mindanao).
- The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) is the largest and most organized of the myriad
radical groups operating in Mindanao.
3. Terrorism and Transnational Crimes
- The Philippines faces continuing threats from terrorism, both of foreign and domestic origin.
- The Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) which is an extremist organization known for its bandit-like tactics and
notorious for beheadings and kidnap-for-ransom activities in Mindanao, remains as the foremost terror
group actively inflicting severe socio-political and economic disruptions.
- ASG along with its affiliates, such as the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) and Rajah Solaiman Movement (RSM),
has a long-term intention of waging jihadist against non-Muslims.
- Other local terrorist groups such as the Ansar al-Khilafah Philippines (AKP), Maute Group, Bangsamoro
Freedom Fighters (BIFF), and Daesh-inspired entities have the potential to inflict various forms of violent
attacks not only in Mindanao but also in any part of the Philippines.
- Meanwhile, the problem of transnational crimes has become more pressing. Given its archipelagic
attributes, the Philippines’ borders are porous and vulnerable to the activities of international crime
syndicates. These illegal transborder activities include: drug trafficking; human trafficking of children,
women, illegal migrants and labor; illegal fishing/poaching; arms smuggling; and monetary laundering.
4. Economic and Social Threats
- Poverty remains pervasive and is not expected to change significantly in the near future. As the
population continues to grow, more Filipinos are expected to join the ranks of the poor so long as the
poverty rate remains largely unchanged.
- Income inequality between the rich and the poor and between urban and rural areas has remained high
and will likely persist in the near future
- Different levels of economic and social development, along with the demographic pressures, cause
hunger and malnutrition, homelessness, and larger migrations of people from rural to urban areas.
- Demographic migrations, in addition to social problems and with the growth of crime, can lead to
increased instability and insecurity.
- Infectious diseases are also on the rise particularly human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired
immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)

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