Philippine Defense Secretary

Department of National Defense

Kagawaran ng Tanggulang Pambansa
Department overview
Formed	1 November 1939
Preceding Department	Created under National Defense Act (Commonwealth Act № 1) of 31 December 1935
Jurisdiction	Sovereign territory of the Republic of the Philippines
Headquarters	Segundo Avenue, Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo, EDSA corner Colonel Bonny Serrano, Quezon City, Metro Manila 14°36′38″N 121°03′53″E / 14.610593°N 121.064851°E / 14.610593; 121.064851
Employees	800
Annual budget	₱99.9 Billion (2015)
Minister responsible	, (etc.)
Department executives	'Delfin Lorenzana, Secretary Cardozo M. Luna, Undersecretary of National Defense Cesar B. Yano, Undersecretary of National Defense for Defense Operations Pio Lorenzo F. Batino, Undersecretary of National Defense for Defense Policy Fernando I. Manalo, Undersecretary of National Defense for Finance, Munitions, Installations and Materiel Eduardo D. Del Rosario, Undersecretary of National Defense for Civil, VeteranS and Reserve Affairs
Child agencies	Armed Forces of the Philippines Office of Civil Defense Government Arsenal National Defense College of the Philippines Government Arsenal
Website	www.dnd.gov.ph

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), and the Government Arsenal (GA). It is also responsible for disaster preparation and management in the country.

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 Delfin Lorenzana as of 30 June 2016.

The Department of National Defense or DND was formally organised on 1 November 1939, pursuant to Executive Order № 230 of President Manuel L. Quezon to implement Commonwealth Act № 1 or the National Defense Act of 1935 passed by the National Assembly on 31 December 1935, and Commonwealth Act № 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.

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