WHEREAS,
Presidential Decree No. 190, dated May 11, 1973, created the National
Defense College of the Philippines to develop qualified military
leaders and civilian executives for national policy formulation and
competency for high command;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, in order that the purposes and objectives of said National
Defense College of the Philippines can be effectively and
satisfactorily attained, it is necessary to strengthen the organization
by way of quality participants and college personnel.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution as
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and pursuant
to Proclamation No. 1081, dated September 21, 1972, and General Order
No. 1, dated September 22, 1972, as amended, do hereby amend
Presidential Decree No. 190 as follows: chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 1. Section 1 of the decree is hereby amended
to read as follows:cralaw:red
"Sec. 1. There shall be established in the
Philippines under the Department of National Defense an educational
institution to be known as the "NATIONAL DEFENSE COLLEGE OF THE
PHILIPPINES".
Section 2. Section 2 of the decree is hereby amended
to read as follows:cralaw:red
"Sec. 2. The College shall be specifically designed
and geared to prepare and develop potential national defense leaders,
civilian officials of the different branches of the Government, and
selected executives from the private sector."
Section 3. Section 3 of the decree is hereby amended
to read as follows:cralaw:red
"Sec. 3. (a) The College shall be under the
direction, control and supervision of the Secretary of National
Defense. It shall be headed by a President who shall administer the
College with the assistance of an Executive Vice President.
(b) The College shall have an Academic Board to be
composed of the Vice President for Academic Affairs as Chairman, and
the heads of the academic disciplines, as members. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(c) The College is empowered to confer the degree of
Master in National Security Administration (MNSA) upon all its students
who will satisfactorily complete the prescribed course of studies;
Provided, however, that students who completed the regular course of
the college prior to the approval of the Decree are hereby declared
eligible to the privileges conferred hereon."
Section 4. Section 6 of the decree is hereby amended
to read as follows:cralaw:red
"Sec. 6. (a) The heads of various Departments,
offices, agencies and instrumentalities of the National Government, and
the Armed Forces of the Philippines shall submit to the Secretary of
National Defense a list of their ranking officials and officers who are
holding or are earmarked for positions of higher responsibility and/or
are involved in the formulation and implementation of national security
policy. The names of these officials and officers shall compose the
Standard List of NDCP Candidates, hereafter called the List, which
shall be annually kept up to date. Holders of the MNSA Degree shall
recommend to the Secretary of National Defense the number of candidates
for inclusion in the List from the AFP, each department, offices,
agencies, and instrumentalities of the national government.
(b) Upon request of the Secretary of National
Defense, the various Heads of Departments, offices, agencies, and
instrumentalities of the National Government are hereby authorized to
detail officers and employees for duty or to take any course of
instruction in the College.
(c) The President of the College shall circularize to
the private sector, not later than ninety (90) days prior to the
opening of each course of study student quota spaces for selected
executives. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(d) The College shall have a Board of Admission
responsible for the screening and selection of the best qualified
candidates from the Standing List of NDCP Candidates and the private
sector. It shall be composed of five members to be chosen by the
President of the College, three of whom shall be outstanding MNSA
graduates each representing the military, civilian government and the
private sector.
(e) Allowances of military and civilian personnel
detailed with the College for duty therein, as well as those of
students of the College, shall be fixed by the Secretary of National
Defense."
Section 5. Section 7 of the Decree is hereby amended
to read as follows:cralaw:red
"Sec. 7. Graduates of the College will receive, for
purposes or promotion to key and sensitive positions in the military
and civil offices, preferential consideration and/or credit points in
the grade or class of their respective positions.
Subject to existing AFP regulations, the following shall be complied
with:cralaw:red
(a) Civilians who will graduate from the NDCP will
receive an initial rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
(b) Civilians who will graduate from the NDCP and who
are holders of a commission in the reserve force (inactive) below the
rank of Lieutenant Colonel shall be promoted to Lieutenant
Colonel. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(c) AFP personnel in the active service and who will
graduate from the NDCP are not covered by the provisions of this
paragraph.
Authority to use with honor the abbreviations MNSA after their names
shall be given to all graduates of this College." chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 6. Section 9 of the decree is hereby amended
to read as follows:cralaw:red
"Sec. 9. Such sum or sums as may be needed to carry
out the provisions of this Decree is hereby appropriated and shall be
carried annually under the Department of National Defense in the
General Appropriations Act."
DONE in the City of Manila,
this 13th day of May, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-four.
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