Philippine National Security Pillars

National Security has four pillars.

The NSTP program aims to develop the ethics of service and patriotism among the youth.

The Constitution renounces war as an instrument of national policy.

Graduates of CWTS and LTS shall belong to the AFP Citizen Armed Forces.

Sabotage is a natural threat to national security.

The Government may call upon the people to defend the state in times of need.

The sole measure to ensure national security is through the use of economic power.

National security is concerned with the protection of a nation's territorial integrity and sovereignty.

National security is important for the survival of the nation-state.

In the Philippine context, national security is only concerned with the protection of the Filipino people's values and way of life.

Using intelligence services to detect and defeat threats is a measure to ensure national security.

National security is only concerned with the protection of a nation's military power.