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External Security
Herman Joseph S. Kraft
4 February 2009
Three Pillars
• (1) the preservation and enhancement of
national security
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• (2) the promotion and attainment of economic
security through the mobilization of external
resources for economic advancement and social
development
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• (3) the protection of rights, and promotion of the
welfare and interests of Filipinos overseas
National Security Defined
• a condition “wherein the people’s way of life and
institutions, their territorial integrity and
sovereignty, as well as their welfare and well-
being are protected and enhanced.”
Elements of National Security
▫ Moral/spiritual consensus
▫ Cultural cohesiveness
▫ Economic solidarity/organizity
▫ Socio-political stability
▫ Ecological integrity
▫ Territorial integrity
▫ External peace
Shifting nature and context of
national security
• Object being the people
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• Broader context
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• Involves not just the Department of Defense, the
Department of Foreign Affairs, the AFP, and the
police
New security issues
• economic security
• food security
• energy security
• climate change
• toxic waste dumping
• the depletion of marine resources
• illegal drugs
• human trafficking
Bilateral Security Arrangements
Philippine-US security relations
• MDT (1951)
• VFA (1999)
ASEAN
• Declaration on the Conduct of Parties to the
South China Sea