NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Government of the Republic of the Philippines envisages a Filipino nation that has an empowered people with dedicated and professional leaders, living in freedom, dignity and prosperity as one community, united in its vision of a peaceful, stable and prosperous country that is capable of ensuring the survival and promoting the wellbeing of its citizen. The primary objective of the National Security Policy (NSP) is to fulfill this national vision and safeguard the national interests which include, among others, the protection of the people, their ways of life, welfare and well-being; strengthening of the country’s democratic institutions; safeguarding its territorial integrity and sovereign rights; and enhancing the Philippines’ role and image as a strategic partner of the international community. The NSP 2017-2022 is a document that outlines our national security priorities based on a realistic and profound outlook on the dynamic and evolving security environment. Essentially, it provides a roadmap for the attainment of our national security vision and aspirations within six years, as well as prescribes the courses of action that the Government would undertake to achieve those. Corollary to this, the NSP 2017-2022 seeks to promote transparent, unified and balanced resource allocation to effectively and efficiently realize our defined goals and objectives, in the furtherance of our national security vision. The NSP 2017-2022 is a declaration of the Government’s commitment to continuously develop a national security system that is rules-based, able to effectively respond not only to security threats but also to opportunities beneficial to the national interest. Enhancing the process, scope and organizational cohesiveness of the national security system is imperative so that the whole of Government, with the support of the Filipino society, acts in a coordinated and synchronized manner toward the implementation of the following 12-point National Security Agenda: Human and Political Security, Health Security, Economic and Financial Security, Food and Water Security, Military and Border Security, Socio-Cultural Security, Environment and Disaster Security, Energy Security, Maritime and Airspace Security, International Security, Informational and Cyber Security, and Transportation and Port Security. 1|Page