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    This document summarizes key national security issues in the Philippines, including: - Global issues with countries like the US, Japan, China, and regional tensions over territorial claims in the South China Sea. - Internal armed conflicts from communist insurgencies like the NPA and secessionist groups in Mindanao. - Terrorism conducted by groups like Abu Sayyaf and concerns over weak institutions, partisanship, criminality, and poverty exacerbating security challenges.

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    This document summarizes key national security issues in the Philippines, including: - Global issues with countries like the US, Japan, China, and regional tensions over territorial claims in the South China Sea. - Internal armed conflicts from communist insurgencies like the NPA and secessionist groups in Mindanao. - Terrorism conducted by groups like Abu Sayyaf and concerns over weak institutions, partisanship, criminality, and poverty exacerbating security challenges.

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    Introduction to International Security CCP – COMMUNIST PARTY OF THE

    PHILIPPINES – COMMUNIST
    5th week lecture
    INSURGENCY
    National Security Administration NPA - NEW PEOPLE’S ARMY – ARMED
    COMPONENT
    “The Philippines shall continue to be a friend to 1. AIM is to overthrow the Philippine
    all, an enemy to none. The Philippines has government
    always been open and welcoming to all our NDF - NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC FRONT –
    foreign friends and visitors. That is our world POLITICAL ARM
    view, and that is our culture. CCP

    But let me be clear. We are very jealous of all…


    That is Filipino.”

    -PRES. FERDINAND R. MARCOS JR. NPA


    NDF
    1ST SONA, 25 JULY 2022
    Mindanao Independence Movement
    A. GLOBAL AND REGIONAL GEOPOLITICAL (MIM) – (DATU UTTOG MATALAM)
    ISSUES organized after Jabidah Massacre.
    - JAPAN Arula, age 27, and other moro youths
    - ASEAN were being trained by military officers
    - CHINA during the regime of Pres. Ferdinand
    1. 2ND LARGEST ECONOMY Marcos, for a top secret mission called
    - S.KOREA, AUSTRALIA, RUSSIA, INDIA “OPERATION MERDEKA(FREEDOM)”
    1. MEMBERS OF EAST ASIA SUMMIT Mission : to invade, destabilize and
    B. Overlapping Territorial and Maritime grab Sabah from Malaysia. Jabidah was
    Claims and Other Regional Claims their first training camp in 1967 on
    - A maritime continental margin, thus it Simunul Island, then still part of Sulu.
    may include the continental shelf. It
    does not include the territorial sea or !MNLF – NUR MISUARI – NEGOTIATE
    the continental shelf beyond the 200 1. Moro
    nautical mile distance. 2. Founded in 1972, the leading
    Territorial sea – confers full organization
    sovereignty of the territory over the !MILF – HASHIM SALAMA –
    waters 1. Moro Islamic Liberation Front
    EEZ – sovereign right below the surface !BIFF – OMBRA KATO –
    of the sea 1. Bangsamoro Islamic Greedom
    - Possibility of another all-out conflict Fighters’
    bet. North and South Korea C. TERRORISM
    - Many Asia-Pacific countries have Conducted mostly in Southern
    embarked on military modernization Philippines by Terrorist Groups
    efforts which coupled with the disputes like Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG)
    and rivalries. which has links to international
    terror networks, such as Islamis
    State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and A.2 Internal Armed Conflict:
    allies inside the ILF and MNLF Secessionist Movement
    The Rajah Sulaiman Movement, radical 1. MIM
    converts to Islam ha a long-term 2. MNLF
    intention of waging jihad against 3. MILF
    Christian communities in the Philippines 4. BIFF
    with Metro Manila as its prime target.
    B. TERRORISM
    D. Weak Institutions - Abu Sayyaf
    - The proliferation of partisan groups has
    been a national concern indicating a C. WEAK INSTITUTION
    deep governance problem. 1. Partisan Armed Groups
    - Organized armed bands, to include 2. Criminality
    rogue elements from the police and the 3. Graft and Corruption
    military, have been organized and 4. Poverty
    employed by or with the blessings of Traditional Threats
    local politicians and oligarchs as a way 1. Use of military, war, balance, of
    to maintain and perpetuate power. power and
    1. Partisan Armed Groups (PAGs)
    2. Criminality
    3. Graft and Corruption
    4. Poverty
    A. Global and Regional Political Issues
    1. United States of America
    2. Japan
    3. ASEAN
    4. China
    5. S.Korea, Australia, Russia, India
    B. Overlapping Territorial & Maritime
    Claims
    & Regional Claims
    1. West Philippine Sea
    2. Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone
    3. Tension in the Korean Peninsula
    C. Regional Military Build Up& Weapons of
    Mass destruction

    INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT
    A. Internal Armed Conflicts:
    Communist Insurgency
    1. CCP
    2. NPA
    3. NDF

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