National Security Legislation
The Government must work
Pension Reform, National Defense Act,
towards the enactment of appropriate
Chemical Weapons Convention Act,
legislations to address the country’s
Amendments to the Immigration Act, PNP
complex national security challenges, and
Modernization and Reorganization,
protect and promote the nation’s interests.
Mandatory ROTC, Amendments to the
One such legislation is the expanded
Dangerous Drugs Act, Creation of the
National Security Code in order to meet
Department of Disaster Resilience,
the continuing threats of terrorism,
Protection
insurgencies, criminalities and
Armed Conflict, Defense Acquisition,
transnational crimes. It will also
Archipelagic Sea Lanes, Maritime Zones,
strengthen the Organization for National
and the draft Bangsamoro Basic Law
Security, revitalize the system for unified
(BBL). The BBL is seen as the political
coordination among the members of the
solution to the age old conflict and
security community, and provide the legal
marginalization in the Bangsamoro
basis for the formulation, integration, and
region. The Government will vigorously
implementation of the NSP and NSS. The
pursue amendments to the Philippine
Government will work with Congress to
Constitution aimed at facilitating the shift
attain the passage of this proposed law.
to a new form of government and refining
The Government shall also work
for the passage of pending bills in
Congress pertaining to national security
concerns. Among these are the proposed
b i l l s o n Wi t n e s s P r o t e c t i o n a n d
of Children in Situation of
key economic provisions.
Executive
Orders, Memoranda, Directives, Letter of
Instruction, etc. will also be issued from
time to time to strengthen security
legislation.
Whistleblowers Act, Uniformed Personnel
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