Mission and Vision
- Prepare potential defense leaders for high command, staff, and policy roles
- Equip students to function within national and international security structures
- Emphasis on interdisciplinary training including military, political, economic, and social aspects
Specific Objectives
- Conduct studies on national objectives related to manpower, material, and financial resources
- Balance objectives with available resources
- Translate findings into national plans, programs, and budgets
- Promote specific industrial enterprises to strengthen national mobilization
- Analyze military, political, logistical, administrative, sociological, scientific, technological, and economic aspects of national production
- Investigate the war potential of neighboring and other nations
- Enhance preparation for interdepartmental coordination and joint planning of national defense strategies
- Provide broad perspectives for formulating national policies and sound decision-making
Organizational Structure and Administration
- Organized and administered by the Chief of Staff, Armed Forces of the Philippines
- Under general supervision and control of the Secretary of National Defense
Funding and Implementation
- Necessary funds to be sourced from the Armed Forces of the Philippines budget
- Immediate effect from date of signing
Legal Authority
- Enacted under constitutional powers and the National Defense Act
- Signed by President Diosdado Macapagal and Executive Secretary Rufino G. Hechanova
This summary captures the essential provisions, scope, organizational details, and the broad educational and strategic goals of the National Defense College as established by the Executive Order.