Policy and intent
- The Decree affirms that defense of the State is a prime duty of the Government and the citizens of the Republic.
- It recognizes that threats to the State persist through organized, systematic, and determined efforts to undermine, subvert, and overthrow the democratic form of government.
- It declares that continuing threats to the existence, security, and stability of the State require necessary measures to protect and strengthen national security.
- It mandates compilation and translation into codal form of relevant national-security issuances.
Compilation approach and codal form
- The National Security Code is structured as Annex “A”, which compiles national security and public order issuances into codal form.
- The compilation covers issuances that are pertinent to National Security and Public Order.
- The Decree characterizes the resulting Code as a codal compilation rather than a standalone set of new rules on its face.
Authorities and official participation
- The President issues the Decree as promulgating, ordering, and decreeing the National Security Code.
- Juan C. Tuvera, Presidential Assistant, certifies the Decree “By the President” with a signature.
Historical and structural particulars
- The Decree is done in the City of Manila.
- The issuance memorializes completion on 11th day of June, 1978 (11th day of June in the year of Our Lord nineteen hundred and seventy-eight).