NATIONAL SECURITY

The ability to preserve the nation’s physical

integrity and territory, to maintain its
economic relations with the rest of the world
on reasonable terms, to protect its nature,
institutions, and governance from disruption
from outside, and to control its borders.

Is a state or condition wherein the people’s

way of life and institutions their territorial
integrity and sovereignty, their welfare and
well being are protected and enhance
ELEMENTS OF NATIONAL
SECURITY

TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY
ECOLOGICAL BALANCE
SOCIO-POLITICAL
ECONOMIC SOLIDARITY
CULTURAL COHESIVENESS
MORAL- SPIRITUAL CONSENSUS
THREATS TO NATIONAL
SECURITY
INTERNAL THREATS
Traditional
Non-Traditional

EXTERNAL SECURITY CONCERNS

Regional
International
 INTERNAL THREATS
Communist Terrorist Movement (CTM)

Southern Philippines Secessionist Groups (SPSG)

Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG)

Misuari Breakaway Group (MBG)

Jemaah Islamiya (JI)

 CTM Background and Status

Objective: To seize political power

Status of Organization: Divided into factions

 Reaffirmist (RA) – Mainstream faction

 Rejectionist (RJ) – Breakaway groups

Partido ng Manggagawang Piipino (PMP)

Partido Marxista-Leninista ng Pilipinas/ABB (PMLP/ABB)
Marxist-Leninist Party of the Philippines/
Rebulusyonaryong Hukbo ng Bayan (MLPP/RHB)
Rebulusyonaryong Partido ng Manggagawa-
Mindanao/ Revolutionary Proletariat Army (RPM-M/RPA)
Communist Terrorist
Movement

SWORD-and-SHIELD concept

EXPANSION OF INFLUENCE
 CTM Activities

FUND GENERATING SCHEMES

• Extortion

• Collection of party contribution

• Socio-Economic works/projects

• Imposition of permit-to-campaign fees

 CTM Activities

TACTICAL OFFENSIVES

• Attacks on police and military units

• Ambuscades

• Abduction

• Liquidation

• Destruction of Property

• Agaw Armas Opns

 CTM Activities

Manpower Build-up efforts

Massive Recruitment and Training

Exploitation of Issues
Mass Actions
 SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES
SECESSIONIST GROUP (SPSG)

MORO ISLAMIC LIBERATION FRONT (MILF)

ABU SAYYAF GROUP (ASG)

MISUARY BREAKAWAY GROUP (MBG)

Southern Philippines Secessionist Group cont’d…

MORO ISLAMIC LIBERATION FRONT

(MILF)
Pursues tactical offensive while talking peace with the
government

Financial scheme

ZACAT or tax collection

Highway robbery

Kidnapping (KFRG)
SPSG/ MILF cont’d…

ARMS PROCUREMENT DRIVE

Local sources
Foreign sources

Manpower Build-up Efforts

Continuous recruitment and training

Training with foreigners
SPSG/ MILF cont’d…

EFFORTS TO WIDEN INFLUENCED AREAS

To establish new camps

Attack military installations in

Zamboanga del Sur, Basilan, Lanao del
Sur and Norte, North Cotabato and
Maguindanao
SPSG/ MILF cont’d…

PLANS AND PROGRAMS

Continuous recruitment and training of

MILF regulars

Procurement of more weapons and

ammunition.
SPSG/ MILF Plans and Programs cont’d…

Islamization efforts by creating and

establishing linkage with madrasah or
madris.
Supporting the establishment of Da’wah
Centers in Mindanao and Luzon.
Southern Philippines Secessionist Group cont’d…

ABU SAYYAF GROUP (ABG)

INITIAL OBJECTIVE:

“ To establish an independent
theocratic Islamic state in Mindanao.”
SPSG/ ASG cont’d…

RECENT AND CURRENT ACTIVITIES

Kidnapping
Fund Generation
Terrorism
Receipt of Foreign Support
Tactical Alliance with MNLF, MILF and MBG
SPSG/ ASG cont’d…

INTENSIFIED MILITARY CRACKDOWN

Forced ASG bandits to break into small groups

Sought refuge to other areas in Mindanao and

Sabah
SPSG/ ASG cont’d…

ASG PLANS

Ambuscades

Kidnappings

Bombings
Southern Philippines Secessionist Group cont’d…

MISUARI BREAKAWAY GROUP (MBG)

Established in 2001

Currently inactive

Possible small-scale operation

SPSG/ MBG cont’d…

Preoccupied of drawing up support and

sympathy for detained leader MISUARI

Manpower build-up in Basilan, Sulu, Zamboanga,

Sarangani.

Established tactical alliance with ASG.

SPSG/ MBG cont’d…

REUNIFICATION OF ALL MNLF

FACTIONS

Brokered by the Government of Libya, a member

of the OIC, on 23 Jan