NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY SUSTAIN AND ENHANCE SOCIO-POLITICAL STABILITY Internal socio-political stability rests upon healing the many rifts that divide the nation. This consists of measures and policies that promote participatory governance, synergies of the three branches of Government --- the executive, legislative and judiciary --- and devolution and decentralization of the political power and responsibility of local government units. Strategic Objectives: (1) Promote the primacy of peace process to end internal armed conflicts. (2) Pursue a new form of government that would create an environment conducive to economic, political and social development. (3) Strengthen the integrity of national institutions by promoting transparent, participatory and accountable governance. (4) Pursue policies that would win the hearts and minds of those who have grievances and retain the allegiance of the rest of the citizenry. BOLSTER SOLIDARITY-BASED AND SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Sustaining the path towards economic development is vital for national security and social progress. Ambisyon Natin 2040, as spelled out in Executive Order No. 5, is the development vision aimed at tripling Filipinos’ real per capita incomes as well as eliminating hunger and poverty on or before 2040. Building a prosperous nation requires our collective efforts in bringing peace by ending all internal strife. Poverty, which plagues a significant portion of our population, cannot be resolved unless and until corruption and incompetent government officials are weeded out from the bureaucracy. Our primary aim is to ensure that our people are free from hunger and poverty through policies that promote full employment, a rising standard of living, and an improved quality of life for all. Our economic success shall be measured not just by the magnitude of productivity, but more importantly, by how such economic growth bring our people out of poverty. Strategic Objectives: (1) Ensure peaceful and conducive environment to achieve our national vision and socio-economic development agenda. (2) Contribute in the pursuit of sustainable growth through inclusion, education, and infrastructure development and protection. (3) Promote global competitiveness and innovation and harness the knowledge and experiences gained by Filipinos overseas. 20|Page