NATIONAL

SECURITY
CONCERNS
Presented by Group 11
 WHAT IS NATIONAL SECURITY?
"the state or condition in which the
State and its institutions, as well as the
people's social security, basic beliefs,
and way of life, are protected and
enhanced."

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 NATIONAL SECURITY IN THE
PHILIPPINES
The National Defense Act, commonly referred to as Commonwealth Act No. 1, served
as the Republic of the Philippines' initial legal framework for its national security
policy. The President is designated as the chief commander of the armed forces under
the 1987 Constitution, which calls for civilian leadership of the armed forces. The
National Security Council, which is responsible for developing national defense policy
and serving as an advisory body, is also under the direction of the President.
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THE PRESIDENT AND AT LEAST NINE OTHER MEMBERS
MAKE UP THE COUNCIL ITSELF.

01 Vice President 05 Secretary of Foreign Affairs

02 AFP chief of staff 06 Secretary of National Defense

03 National Security Council Director 07 Secretary of Interior and Local

Government
04 Executive Secretary 08 Secretary of Justice

09 Secretary of Labor and Employment

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 NATIONAL SECURITY ELEMENTS
1 Socio-political Stability
The government and the
people must work together to
build the nation while
upholding the rule of law,
constitutional democracy, and
a full respect for human rights.
4. Ecological Equilibrium 5. Cultural Cohesiveness 6. Moral-Spiritual Consensus
Our ability to effectively
conserve our natural
environment in the face of
population growth,
industrial and agricultural
expansion, and climate
change is essential to
national existence.
2. Territorial integrity
is the concept of
international law that grants
sovereign states the right to
defend their borders and all
areas taken over by other
countries.
Members of a community
may achieve shared well-
being due to their trusting
network of relationships and
shared values and norms
among residents in the
neighborhood.
3. Economic Sovereignty
is the theoretical and
practical pursuit of
alternative, cooperative, and
labor-based economic
activities.
The majority of the population
shares the national vision's
wisdom and righteousness,
and they are motivated by its
patriotism and sense of pride
in their country to actively
pursue its goals and
objectives.
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NATIONAL SECURITY
THREATS
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 Internal
Law and Order, and Administration of Justice
Illegal Drugs
corruption and patronage politics
Internal Armed Conflicts
Communist insurgency
Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP)- New People's Army (NPA)- National
Democratic Front (NDF/P) one of the world's longest running communist insurgencies and
has claimed an estimated 30,000 lives since the 1960s.
Secessionist movement
Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) the largest and most organized of the myriad
radical groups operating in Mindanao
Terrorism and Transnational Crimes Local Terrorist Groups
Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG)-Islamist extremist organization known for its bandit-like
tactics and notonous for beheadings and kidnap-for ransom activities in Mindanao.
Ansar al-Khilafan Philippines (AKP), Maute Group, and Daesh- inspired entities 06
Economic and Social Threats
Poverty
Graft and corruption
Resource Security (Food, Human Resources, Energy and Water)
Infectious disease (HIV/AIDS, MersCov, SARS, COVID-19)

External

Overlapping Territorial Claims and Maritime Domain Issues

The West Philippine Sea
Encroachments into PHL EEZ -hostile forces at sea, pirates, terrorists,
traffickers, illegal fishers and other environmental transgressors

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Global Security issues and the Welfare of OFWs
Conflicts abroad and protection of OFWs from illegal
recruitment, human trafficking, ill-treatment and human
rights violations, and unfair labor practices, among others.
Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction
WMDs are classified into three major types: nuclear
weapons, chemical warfare agents, and biological warfare
agents.
Nations currently in possession of such WMDs are China,
France, India, Israel, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, United
Kingdom, and the United States and a number of states are
believed to possess chemical and/or biological warfare
agents (Source: SIPRI).

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Natural Threats

Earthquakes
Typhoon
Floods
Volcanic Eruption

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SUMMARY
National security in the Philippines is a state
where the state, institutions, people's social
security, and way of life are protected and
enhanced. The National Defense Act, also
known as Commonwealth Act No. 1, serves as
the initial legal framework for national
security policy. National security elements
include socio-political stability, territorial
integrity, economic sovereignty, ecological
equilibrium, cultural cohesiveness, moral-
spiritual consensus, and external peace.
Threats include internal issues like law and
order, illegal drugs, corruption, internal and
external conflicts, global uncertainties, and
the proliferation of weapons of mass
destruction.

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THANK
YOU!
Presented by Group 11
Austria, Erwin
Dapog, Cielo
Solis, Mariel
Sudla, Evangeline A.
Tuliao, Erica