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Kagawaran ng Tanggulang Pambansa | |
Department of National Defense Building in Camp Aguinaldo | |
Department overview | |
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Formed | November 1, 1939 |
Preceding Department |
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Jurisdiction | Government of the Philippines |
Headquarters | Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo, Quezon City 14°36′38″N 121°03′53″E / 14.610593°N 121.064851°E |
Employees | 800 |
Annual budget | ₱288.356 billion (2024) [1] [2] |
Department executives |
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Child agencies | |
Website | www |
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), the Government Arsenal (GA), and Veterans Memorial Medical Center (VMMC). 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 the National Defense of the Philippines is Gilbert Teodoro as of June 5, 2023.