UNIT V OTHER NATIONAL SECURITY CONCERNS Flashcards
is a statement of principles that should guide national decision-making and determine courses of action to be taken in order to attain the state or condition wherein the national interests, the well-being of our people and institutions, and our sovereignty and territorial integrity are protected and enhanced.
The National Security Policy
is to identify the strategic priorities to establish the correct balance in the “guns or butter” debate for the allocation of scarce resources; and to establish the prioritization, among others, between external and internal defense.
The purpose of the National Security Policy
lays down the fundamental and comprehensive framework on inter-related issues and concerns that may impinge on national security.
National Security Policy
The formulation of the National Security Policy is a task that is reposed in the ___.
PRESIDENT
The National Security Policy focuses on four key elements namely:
(1) Governance; (2) Delivery of Basic Services; (3) Economic Reconstruction and Sustainable Development; (4) Security Sector Reform.
is to serve the national interests of the Philippines
The fundamental mandate of the National Security Policy
Elements of National Security
Socio-Political Stability, Territorial Integrity, Economic Solidarity, Ecological Balance, Cultural Cohesiveness, Moral-Spiritual Consensus, Peace and Harmony
It is to achieve peace and harmony among all Filipinos, regardless of creed, ethnic origin, and social status. The government and the people must engage in nation-building under the rule of law, constitutional democracy, and the full respect for human rights. At the same time, the government is accountable to the people and as such, must ensure sociopolitical stability through good governance by focusing on its purpose and outcomes for its citizenry and performing efficiently and effectively in clearly defined roles and functions.
Socio-Political Stability
This means that the territory of the country is intact and under the effective control of the government. It is to ensure the permanent inviolability of our national territory and its effective control by the Government and the State. This includes the preservation of our Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and its protection from illegal incursions and resource exploitation. It is this geographic fact that the national interest is enhanced whereby, the land territories as well as bodies of water within our Philippine maritime jurisdiction are effectively secured.
Territorial Integrity
It is to collectively pursue and build the economy to be strong, capable of supporting national endeavors, and derives its strength from the solidarity of our people who have an organic stake in it through participation and ownership. This is the core interest of the national vision to ensure that Filipinos become stakeholders in economic and business enterprises so that they will collectively defend, protect, and improve the economic system for themselves and the future generations of Filipinos.
Economic Solidarity
The national survival rests upon the effective conservation of our natural environment in the face of industrial and agricultural expansion and population growth. This dimension of national security seeks to support development that is environmentally sustainable for the benefit of the nation and the people who depend on it. As the country sustains its economic growth, there is a clear indication that the ecological balance is being threatened by natural calamities and other man-made destructive activities. The environment, with its life support systems, is in a position to sustain and secure development for the benefit both of the present and future Filipino generations. Ecological balance is a shared responsibility of all Filipinos, as individuals, families, and communities.
Ecological Balance
This element implies that the Filipinos have shown their collective sense of value to the principles of freedom and human dignity of a person. These inherent manifestations of the Filipino values have been shown when our forebears had fought for our freedom against their colonizers, authoritarian rulers and oppressive powers as exemplified by the resistance of LapuLapu, Jose Rizal, Apolinario Mabini, Andres Bonifacio and Jose Abad Santos. The most recent manifestations of this value were the martyrdom of Senator Benigno Aquino and the courageous heroism demonstrated by his wife, Corazon Aquino in the struggle to restore democracy. This also means that our people is imbued by a common set of values and beliefs handed down by their forebears on moral and ethical standards, drawn from our traditions and cultural heritage, embodying a Filipino identity transcending socio-economic, religious, ethnic, and linguistic differences.
Cultural Cohesiveness
The Filipino people must be propelled by the national vision inspired and manifested in words and deeds, by patriotism, national pride and the advancement of our national goals and interests. The primordial element for our national survival is national unity, where the people have become proud of their country, their culture and tradition, and their history. Consequently, there is moral and spiritual consensus among the Filipinos on the wisdom and righteousness of our shared national vision, as enunciated by the President. This shared vision inspires and motivates the citizens to get involved and participate vigorously in the programs that promote the country’s security and development goals and objectives.
Moral-Spiritual Consensus
The Philippines as a democratic country is committed to world peace and the preservation of world order. National security is engendered and sustained through harmonious relations with our neighbors and allies. For this purpose, it is for the enduring interest of the country to forge harmonious engagement and relationship with other nations starting with the member-countries of the ASEAN. The country and people must pursue constructive and cordial relations with all nations and peoples, and are free from any control, interference or threat of aggression from any of them.
Peace and Harmony
The National Security Policy objectives are anchored on the Social Contract with the Filipino People of President Benigno S. Aquino III, whose 16-point agenda commits to deliver the following:
(1) A commitment to transformational leadership;
(2) A government that prioritizes jobs that empower the people and provide them with opportunities to rise above poverty;
(3) Making education the central strategy for investing in our people, reducing poverty, and building national competitiveness;
(4) Recognizing the advancement and protection of public health, which includes responsible parenthood, as key measures of good governance;
(5) A truly impartial system of institutions that deliver equal justice to rich and poor;
(6) A leadership that executes all the laws of the land with impartiality and decisiveness;
(7) Achieving food security and more equitable economic growth, worthy of re-investment for sustained productivity;
(8) Well-considered programs that build capacity and create opportunities among the poor and the marginalized in the country;
(9) A government that creates conditions conducive to growth and competitiveness of private businesses, big, medium and small;
(10) A government that creates jobs at home, so that working abroad will be a choice rather than a necessity; and when its citizens do choose to become OFWs, their welfare and protection will still be the government’s priority;
(11) Discerning selection based on integrity, competence and performance in serving the public good;
(12) Professional, motivated, and energized bureaucracies with adequate means to perform their public service missions;
(13) Promotion of equal gender opportunity in all spheres of public policies and programs;
(14) A broadly-supported just peace that will redress decades of neglect of the Moro and other peoples of Mindanao;
(15) Planning alternative, inclusive urban developments where people of varying levels are integrated in productive, healthy and safe communities; and
(16) A government that will encourage sustainable use of resources to benefit present and future generations.
