NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY CHAPTER 3: NATIONAL SECURITY INTERESTS God, “We, the sovereign Filipino people, imploring the aid of almighty in order to build a just and humane society and establish a government that shall embody our ideals and aspirations, promote the common ourselves under the and peace good, conserve and develop our patrimony, and secure to and our posterity the blessings of independence and democracy, rule of law and a regime of truth, justice, freedom, love, equality ...” PREAMBLE, CONSTITUTION OF THE PHILIPPINES The values and vision of the Filipino people, as promulgator of the Constitution, find their best expression in the Preamble of the 1987 Philippine Constitution. further redefines these goals as follows: “In our work, we will be guided by the following priorities: The President We will place our peoples at the core; work for regional peace and stability; pursue maritime security and cooperation; advance _ inclusive, innovation-led growth; strengthen ASEAN resiliency; and ASEAN as a model of regionalism and as a global player.” promote PRESIDENT RODRIGO R. DUTERTE Speech at the Launching of Philippines’ Chairmanship of ASEAN 15 January 2017 “Love of country, subordination of personal interests to the common good, concern and care for the helpless and the impoverished -- these are among the lost and faded values that we seek to recover and revitalize as we commence our journey towards a better Philippines.” PRESIDENT RODRIGO R. DUTERTE Inaugural Speech 30 June 2016 5|Page