It is headed by the Secretary of National Defense, who is a member of the President's cabinet. The current Secretary of the National Defense of the Philippines is Gilbert Teodoro as of June 5, 2023.
The Department of National Defense or DND was formally organised on November 1, 1939, pursuant to Executive Order No. 230[2] of PresidentManuel L. Quezon to implement Commonwealth Act No. 1 or the National Defense Act of 1935 passed by the National Assembly on December 31, 1935,[3] and Commonwealth Act No. 340 creating the department.
Throughout its existence, the department's functions are to enforce the law and to curb criminality and to guarantee the external and internal security of the country. As such, the DND deals also with criminal elements because the Philippine Constabulary or PC, then a major branch of the Armed Forces that has responsibility in enforcing the law and maintaining peace and order was under its supervision, aside from other AFP major services (Army, Navy, Air Force) which are busy dealing with fighting insurgents like the Communists and Muslim secessionists.
During Martial Law, the Ministry of National Defense (MND) became the most powerful ministry in the executive branch under the leadership of then Defense Minister Juan Ponce Enrile, who was then named martial law overseer by then President Ferdinand Marcos, the military commander-in-chief. Also during Martial Law, Marcos, who assumed dictatorial powers issued a decree creating the National Intelligence and Security Authority or NISA, to be the country's national intelligence agency with broad powers over intelligence and national security. In effect, NISA also served as the secret police force of Marcos, and now became the most powerful agency, and the MND's status dwindled. The NISA was headed by General Fabian Ver, Marcos' most trusted man, who was also at that time, the commander of the then Presidential Security Command and later, was named to be the concurrent staff of the Armed Forces, thus becoming the most powerful military officer.
At the end of Marcos regime on 1986, the DND continued to exercise the powers to deal with criminality and internal plus external defense of the country until 1991 when then President Corazon Aquino signed a law[which?] passing the functions to enforce all criminal laws from DND to the Department of the Interior and Local Government or DILG. Both departments, however, shared the responsibility of guaranteeing internal security.
List of the Secretaries of the Department of National Defense
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Citations
^"People's Proposed Budget 2023" (PDF). Department of Budget and Management. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
^"Executive Order No. 230, s. 1939". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. October 31, 1939. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
^"Commonwealth Act No. 1". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. December 21, 1935. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
References
Agoncillo, Teodoro A. (1990). History of the Filipino People 8th ed. GAROTECH publishing.
. Department of National Defense of the Philippines. Archived from the original on February 2, 2007. Retrieved April 5, 2006.
External links
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This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations May 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Department of National Defense DND Filipino Kagawaran ng Tanggulang Pambansa KTP is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for guarding against external and internal threats to peace and security in the country The Department of National Defense exercises executive supervision over the Armed Forces of the Philippines AFP the Office of Civil Defense OCD the Philippine Veterans Affairs Office PVAO the National Defense College of the Philippines NDCP the Government Arsenal GA and Veterans Memorial Medical Center VMMC It is also responsible for disaster preparation and management in the country Department of National DefenseKagawaran ng Tanggulang PambansaOfficial Seal of the Department of National DefenseDepartment of National Defense Building in Camp AguinaldoDepartment overviewFormedNovember 1 1939 83 years ago 1939 11 01 Preceding DepartmentCreated under National Defense Act Commonwealth Act 1 of December 31 1935JurisdictionGovernment of the PhilippinesHeadquartersCamp General Emilio Aguinaldo Quezon City14 36 38 N 121 03 53 E 14 610593 N 121 064851 E 14 610593 121 064851Employees800Annual budget 240 7 billion 2023 1 Department executivesAtty Gilbert Teodoro Jr PAF Reserve Command Secretary of National DefenseIgnacio B Madriaga Undersecretary of National Defense for Strategic Assessment and PlanningAngelito M De Leon Undersecretary of Capability Assessment and DevelopmentRaymundo DV Elefante Undersecretary of National Defense for Acquisition and Resource ManagementFranco Nemesio M Gacal Undersecretary of National Defense for Civil Veterans and Reserve AffairsChild agenciesGovernment ArsenalNational Defense College of the PhilippinesOffice of Civil DefensePhilippine Veterans Affairs OfficeWebsitewww wbr dnd wbr gov wbr phIt is headed by the Secretary of National Defense who is a member of the President s cabinet The current Secretary of the National Defense of the Philippines is Gilbert Teodoro as of June 5 2023 Contents 1 History 2 List of the Secretaries of the Department of National Defense 3 Organizational structure 4 Attached agencies 5 Statistics 5 1 Budget 6 Citations 7 References 8 External linksHistory EditThe Department of National Defense or DND was formally organised on November 1 1939 pursuant to Executive Order No 230 2 of President Manuel L Quezon to implement Commonwealth Act No 1 or the National Defense Act of 1935 passed by the National Assembly on December 31 1935 3 and Commonwealth Act No 340 creating the department Throughout its existence the department s functions are to enforce the law and to curb criminality and to guarantee the external and internal security of the country As such the DND deals also with criminal elements because the Philippine Constabulary or PC then a major branch of the Armed Forces that has responsibility in enforcing the law and maintaining peace and order was under its supervision aside from other AFP major services Army Navy Air Force which are busy dealing with fighting insurgents like the Communists and Muslim secessionists During Martial Law the Ministry of National Defense MND became the most powerful ministry in the executive branch under the leadership of then Defense Minister Juan Ponce Enrile who was then named martial law overseer by then President Ferdinand Marcos the military commander in chief Also during Martial Law Marcos who assumed dictatorial powers issued a decree creating the National Intelligence and Security Authority or NISA to be the country s national intelligence agency with broad powers over intelligence and national security In effect NISA also served as the secret police force of Marcos and now became the most powerful agency and the MND s status dwindled The NISA was headed by General Fabian Ver Marcos most trusted man who was also at that time the commander of the then Presidential Security Command and later was named to be the concurrent staff of the Armed Forces thus becoming the most powerful military officer At the end of Marcos regime on 1986 the DND continued to exercise the powers to deal with criminality and internal plus external defense of the country until 1991 when then President Corazon Aquino signed a law which passing the functions to enforce all criminal laws from DND to the Department of the Interior and Local Government or DILG Both departments however shared the responsibility of guaranteeing internal security List of the Secretaries of the Department of National Defense EditMain article Secretary of National Defense Philippines Organizational structure EditThe department is headed by the Secretary of National Defense with the following five undersecretaries and assistant secretaries Undersecretary for National Defense Senior Undersecretary Undersecretary for Acquisition and Resource Management Undersecretary for Civil Veterans and Reserve Affairs Undersecretary for Strategic Assessment and Planning Undersecretary for Capability Assessment and Development Assistant Secretary for Plans and Programs Assistant Secretary for Human Resource Assistant Secretary for Strategic Assessment and International Affairs Assistant Secretary for Financial Management Assistant Secretary for Logistics Acquisitions and Self Reliant Defense Posture Assistant Secretary for Real Estate and InstallationsAttached agencies EditGovernment Arsenal National Defense College of the Philippines National Security Council Office of Civil Defense Philippine Aerospace Development Corporation Philippine Veterans Affairs OfficeStatistics EditBudget Edit Graphs are temporarily unavailable due to technical issues Citations Edit People s Proposed Budget 2023 PDF Department of Budget and Management Retrieved December 17 2022 Executive Order No 230 s 1939 Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines October 31 1939 Retrieved May 17 2020 Commonwealth Act No 1 Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines December 21 1935 Retrieved May 17 2020 References EditAgoncillo Teodoro A 1990 History of the Filipino People 8th ed GAROTECH publishing Past Secretaries of National Defense Department of National Defense of the Philippines Archived from the original on February 2 2007 Retrieved April 5 2006 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Department of National Defense Philippines Official website Armed Forces of the Philippines Website History of the Department of National Defense Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Department of National Defense Philippines amp oldid 1158657312, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
