MALACANAN PALACE MANILA MESSAGE In line with directed the 2017-2022) challenges in our constitutional mandate to serve and protect the people, I formulation of the National Security Policy 2017-2022 (NSP to provide guidance as we face pressing national security the coming years. The NSP 2017-2022 embodies our efforts to address all threats to our nation’s survival and way of life. As a matter of policy, we will end all armed conflicts and lawlessness based on three distinct but interrelated realities. First, economic prosperity is undeniably dependent on national security. Hence, aside from guarding against external threats, we will quell all existing secessionist and ideological rebellions and address their root causes. Second, the formulation of a single ASEAN Economic Community presents both risks and opportunities. We will therefore equip our people with the necessary tools and skills to adapt to the challenges of regional integration. Third, national security must be viewed within the context of an expansive global community. Thus, we will pursue an independent foreign policy anchored on international law without compromising our unique culture and the enduring values that distinctly characterize us as a sovereign nation. We have attuned our policies to respond to these realities. With the support of the able men and women of the National Security Council, I am confident that the principles set forth in the NSP 2017-2022 will steer us towards our collective aspiration of building a stronger nation and providing a better future for the Filipino people. RODRIGO MANILA April 2017 THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES ROA DUTERTE