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Santos, Charlaine M.

CP-102

DND ( Department of National Defense)


The Department of National Defense (DND; Filipino: Kgawaran ng Tanggulang Pambans, 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), and the Government Arsenal (GA). It is also responsible for disaster preparation and management in the country.
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It is headed by the Secretary of National Defense, who is a member of the President's cabinet. The current Secretary of National Defense of the Philippines is Voltaire T. Gazmin as of 30 June 2010.

AFP (Armed Forces of the Philippines)


The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) (Tagalog: Sandatahang Lakas ng

Pilipinas) is composed of the Philippine Army, Philippine Navy and Philippine Air
Force. The AFP is a volunteer force and has a total active strength of 200,000 with more than 178,000 personnel in reserve service.

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