National Security

National Security

- any expression of intuition

to inflict evil, injury, or damage
to national security.
- dangers to the components
of National Security and Stability
 National Security

 Internal Aspect
 External Aspects
 National Security

 INTERNAL ASPECT - National

Security relates to the defense of the
government against hostile local
elements seeking replacement with
their own system
In this sense, national security refers to
measures aimed at countering domestic or
internal challenges to the existing political
and socio-economic order
 National Security

 EXTERNAL ASPECT - concerned

with safeguarding the state against outside or
foreign forces, pressures or influence designed
to conquer it or undermine its sovereignty, for
the purpose of placing it under the domination or
control of some foreign state or states.

In this sense, national security embraces the

defense arrangements directed to insuring safety
of the state against foreign intervention or
domination
 National Security

Internal Threats:
 Communist Terrorist Movement

Secessionist Movements

 Organized Crimes (kidnapping;

smuggling; gambling; etc)
 MAIN THREAT TO
NATIONAL SECURITY
Communist Terrorist
Movement

STRENGTH 9,257
FIREARMS 6,126
Aff Brgys 2,394
MAINSTREAM CPP/NPA/NDF
(REAFFIRMIST)
 CPP/NPA/NDF ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

CCMA
NATIONAL CONGRESS
CENTRAL COMMITTEE ANG BAYAN
POLITICAL BUREAU REBOLUSYON
EXECOM
REV. SCHOOL
OF MA ZEDONG

GENERAL
NOD NED
SECRETARIAT

STANDING GROUP
STANDING COMMITTEE STAFFS

NTUB NYSB NPB NWB NGEB NTB NIB NCB CPH NPB NTB

FUNCTIONAL COMMISSION

DISCIPLINARY
NMS NUFS NFC ID IFC COMMISSION

NDF SECT MF ALLIANCES

REGIONAL COMMITTEES

AD-HOC
ICRC CVRPC CLRC STRPC PRPC NIRPC WMRC SMRC
COMTE CMRC

MMRPC BRPC CVRPC EVRPC NMRC FSMR

 LOCAL COMMUNIST MOVEMENT

THE PARTY - THE BRAINS

The 3 Main Weapons of CPP

 LOCAL COMMUNIST MOVEMENT

THE PARTY - THE BRAINS

(FRONT ORGANIZATIONS
EX: RADICAL STUDENT
GROUPS, LABOR UNIONS

UNITED FRONT

The 3 Main Weapons of CPP

 LOCAL COMMUNIST MOVEMENT

ARMED
COMPONENTS
THE PARTY - THE BRAINS
(THE NPA)

(FRONT ORGANIZATION-
EX: RADICAL STUDENT
GROUPS, LABOR UNIONS ETC.)
OR
UNITED FRONT

The 3 Main Weapons of CPP

CPP/NPA Fundamental Strategies
CITIES AND URBAN CENTERS

COUNTRYSIDE

PROTRACTED PEOPLE’S WAR

CPP/NPA Fundamental Strategies

ENCIRCLING THE CITIES FROM

THE COUNTRYSIDE
CPP/NPA Fundamental Strategies
ESTABLISHMENT OF UNITED FRONT

• To prepare the cities and urban centers

• Intensify and extol the armed struggle through
propaganda
 THE 3-STAGED INSURGENCY
STRATEGY

GOV’T
CPP GOV’T
CPP GOV’T
CPP
GOVT CPP

STRATEGIC DEFENSIVE STRATEGIC STALEMATE STRATEGIC OFFENSIVE

 THE 3-STAGED INSURGENCY
STRATEGY
Early substage:
- CPP political status is developed
- NPA develops forces and guerilla warfare
spreads nationwide
- NPA forces deployed in most strategic
GOV’T
CPP locations GOV’T
Advance
CPP GOV’T
substage:
CPP
GOVT CPP
- Political support is developed
STRATEGIC DEFENSIVE STRATEGIC
- UnitedSTALEMATE STRATEGIC
Front and Guerilla
intensified
warfareOFFENSIVE
is

- Sympathetic environment is fully

developed in the countryside
- Urban guerilla units are deployed in
population centers
 THE 3-STAGED INSURGENCY
STRATEGY
• Balance of forces is more or less even
• Guerilla warfare becomes a tug-of-war on
strategic towns, cities and large areas
• Political
GOV’T
CPP paralysis sets in the decision
GOV’T
makers CPP GOV’T
CPP
GOVT CPP

STRATEGIC DEFENSIVE STRATEGIC STALEMATE STRATEGIC OFFENSIVE

 THE 3-STAGED INSURGENCY
STRATEGY
• Balance of forces has tilted in
favor of the insurgents
• Insurgents gain moral
supremacy
GOV’T
CPP GOV’T
CPP GOV’T
• Gov’t
CPP
GOVT has been weakened and CPP

completely
STRATEGIC isolated
DEFENSIVE STRATEGIC STALEMATE STRATEGIC OFFENSIVE
• Gov’t is forced to go on
strategic defensive
CPP GRAND PLENUM

To achieve a Strategic Stalemate

within the next four to six years
Programmed and implemented a
Three-Phased Campaign Plan
Consolidate and realign forces
Forge alliances with other groups
Strengthen machineries of Bayan Muna
Field candidates in the national and local polls
Intensify tactical offensives, particularly “agaw-armas”
operations
Liquidate former cadres turned military informers
Intensify extortion activities
Engage in peace negotiations
Procure firearms from foreign sources
Build Organs of Political Power (OPP) at
the barangay, municipal, district and
regional levels
Eradicate other CTM groups through
liquidation of leaders
Partial implementation of socialist gov’t
Take full control of major industries and
financial institutions and vital government
corporations
Obtain international recognition of Phil
communist government
 LOCAL COMMUNIST MOVEMENT

REJECTIONIST FACTIONS
FACTIONS IDEOLOGY STRATEGY

• MLPP/ • Marxist- •Combination of urban

RHB Leninist-Mao insurrection and
Zedong countryside armed
thought with effort
inclination in
revision and
opportunism
• RPA/ • Marxist- •Combination of urban
ABB Leninist with insurrection and
inclination on countryside armed
opportunist line effort
•Advocates military
adventurism
 LOCAL COMMUNIST MOVEMENT

REJECTIONIST FACTIONS
FACTIONS IDEOLOGY STRATEGY

•PMP •Marxist-Leninist •Labor sector as primary

force to wage
revolution
•PPD • Marxist-Leninist •Wage revolution
through social
emancipation of the
oppressed
 Abu sayyaf group

STRENGTH 461

FIREARMS 357
 ASG

ABDURAJAK ABUBAKAR
JANJALANI
 Islamic International Brigade
 Mujahideen Commando
Freedom Fighters
 Abu Sayyaf Group
 ASG POINT OF VIEW

 Extremist interpretation of Islam

 Use of violence to attain goals
 Conflict between Muslims and
Christians
 Terrorist efforts are basically coercive
 Erode credibility of government
 ASG

ASG’s OBJECTIVE

To establish an Independent
Theocratic State in Mindanao
 AL-HARAKA AL-ISLAMIA ORGANIZATIONAL SET-UP

ISLAMIC EXECUTIVE AMIR: Khadaffy JANJALANI

COUNCIL
ADVISERS: Isnilon HAPILON
Radullan SAHIRON

BASILAN BASED SULU BASED C/S: Radullan

SAHIRON

PERSONNEL URBAN DEMO

AND AND
OPERATION INTELLIGENCE

LOG/SUPPLY
AND BUDGET FINANCE

LIAISON MEDICAL

SALI ISNILON JALJALIS DR ABU SAHIRON ROBO FORMER

GLOBAL
GRP GRP GRP GRP GRP T GRP GRP
Moro islamic liberation
front

STRENGTH 12,242

FIREARMS 8,910
 To establish an
Independent Islamic
State in Mindanao
 Means to
achieve
objective:
Da’wah (Islamic Call) and
Jihad (Struggle in the Way of
Allah)
 (Islamic Call)

- Strict practice of Islamic faith

- Anchored on MILF’s “Back to Islam”
program
 (Struggle in the
way of Allah)

organized and
unified armed
struggle
fight the perceived
oppressors of faith
MILF AFFECTED AREAS DINAGAT I,

SIARGAO I,
SURIGAO
DEL NORTE

CAMIGUIN AGUSAN
DEL
NORTE SURIGAO
MISAMIS DEL SUR
ORIENTAL

MISAMIS AGUSAN
OCC. BUKIDNON DEL SUR
ZAMBOANGA LANAO
DEL NORTE DEL
NORTE LANAO COMVAL
DEL SUR
DAVAO

ZAMBOANGA
DEL SUR COTABATO
DAVAO
ORIENTAL
MAGUINDANAO
BASILAN
SULTAN
KUDARAT
SOUTH
SULU COTABATO DAVAO
DEL SUR
SARANGANI

TAWI-TAWI
SARANGANI I.
 MORO ISLAMIC LIBERATION FRONT
CHAIRMAN

NGDIV BWAIAF GSD CRA EPA

ISLAMIC SUPREME COURT CENTRAL COMMITTEE MAJLIS AL-SHURA

JIHAD EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
ISLAMIC REGIONAL COURT

ISLAMIC DISTRICT COURT

STANDING COMMITTEES

SWC POL AFFRS INT AFFRS FOREIGN EDUC DA’WAH INFORMATION MIL AFFAIRS

ISF GHQ DIV BIAF

REGIONAL COMMITTEES

WKRC EKRC RNRC ERSRC KKRC WRSRC DRC RBRC SBRC BRC

M U N I C I PAL C HAI R MAN

MCPL MCPL MCPL MCPL MCPL MCPL MCPL MCPL MCPL MCPL

BARAN GAY C HAI R MAN

BRGY BRGY BRGY BRGY BRGY BRGY BRGY BRGY BRGY BRGY
 BANGSAMORO ISLAMIC ARMED FORCES
BIAF

GHQ DIVISION
GENERAL STAFF MEMBERS

J-1 J-2 J-3 J-4 J-5 J-6 J-7 J-8 J-9 J-10

1ST DIV 2ND DIV 3RD DIV 4TH DIV 5TH DIV

BRIGADE

BATTALION

COMPANY

PLATOON

SQUAD
STRENGTH 3,232

FIREARMS 2,387
MBG
CONCENTRATION:
Sulu
Basilan
Tawi-Tawi
Zamboanga
 OTHER SECESSIONIST GROUPS
Islamic Command Council (ICC)
 Break away faction of the MNLF
 Formerly known as Moro Islamic Liberation
Organization (MILO)
 Organized sometime 1992 by Melham Alam
(former CS, BMA)
 Aims to pursue the original objective of the
MNLF
 Based in Tungawan, ZDS

 Show of force in Lanao Sur last March 2000

 OTHER SECESSIONIST GROUPS
Maranao Islamic Statehood
Movement (MISM)
 Operates in Lanao provinces
 Objective is the creation of
“Autonomous Federal Islamic State of
Lanao”
 Headed by certain Atty Bara (FNU)
 Came into prominence in 1998 when
they apprehended suspected drug
pushers and users in Marawi City
 National Security

External Threats:
The Kalayaan Island Grp (Spratly)
Claimants:
CHINA

Malaysia
Vietnam
Taiwan
PROC
 National Security
External Threats:
What is the importance of KIG?
Strategic shipping route to Indian Ocean
Trade route of most Phil overseas trades
Along major air lanes
2 million sea harvest exposed to
hazards
of oil spill or contamination
Fossil fuel deposits
Migration path of commercially viable
marine produce (tuna)
 National Security
External Threats:
China’s Interest at KIG!

 3 Trillions USD worth of hydrocarbon

deposits

 Excellent source of marine protein

for China’s 1.4 billion population