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    This presidential decree from 1980 makes national service obligatory for all Filipino citizens by amending the National Defense Act. It defines national service as consisting of three programs: civic welfare service, law enforcement service, and military service. Citizens must render service in one or more of these programs, and this service can be credited toward educational requirements. The decree tasks the Minister of National Defense with implementing rules for the national service programs in coordination with other ministers.

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    This presidential decree from 1980 makes national service obligatory for all Filipino citizens by amending the National Defense Act. It defines national service as consisting of three programs: civic welfare service, law enforcement service, and military service. Citizens must render service in one or more of these programs, and this service can be credited toward educational requirements. The decree tasks the Minister of National Defense with implementing rules for the national service programs in coordination with other ministers.

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    Presidential Decree No. 1706, s.

    1980
    Signed on August 8, 1980

    MALACAÑAN PALACE
    MANILA

    PRESIDENTIAL DECREE No. 1706

    PROVIDING FOR COMPULSORY NATIONAL SERVICE FOR FILIPINO CITIZENS AND


    AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBER ONE, AS
    AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “THE NATIONAL DEFENSE ACT” FOR THE
    PURPOSE

    WHEREAS, Section 2, Article II of the Constitution provides that: “The defense of the state is a
    prime duty of the government and the people, and in the fulfillment of this duty all citizens may
    be required by law to render personal military or civil service”;

    WHEREAS, Section 1, Article V of the same Constitution provides, among others, among
    others, that it is the duty of the citizen to contribute to his country’s development and welfare and
    to cooperate with the duly constituted authorities in the attainment and preservation of a just and
    orderly society;

    WHEREAS, Commonwealth Act Number One, as amended, makes it obligatory for all citizens
    to render military service;

    WHEREAS, to serve the urgent needs of a developing country such as the Philippines, at present
    and in the foreseeable future, it is equally vital to enhance respect for the law and lawfully
    constituted authorities and provide for, promote and develop civic consciousness and
    participation as it is to insure national defense preparedness;

    WHEREAS, the citizens of our country, particularly its youth, as the most valuable resource of
    our nation, need to be motivated, trained, developed, organized, mobilized and utilized in regard
    to their responsibilities as citizens particularly their commitment to civic welfare, their respect
    for the law and lawfully constituted authorities and the fulfillment of their military or civil
    obligations;

    NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Republic of the


    Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby order and decree
    that:

    Section 1. This Decree shall be known as “The National Service Law.”

    Section 2. National service shall be obligatory for all citizens of the Philippines. As used in this
    decree, “National service” shall consist of three main programs namely: civic welfare service,
    law enforcement service; and military service.
    Section 3. Each citizen shall render national service in any of the three main programs stated in
    Section 2 of this decree or a combination thereof: Provided, That such service shall be credited in
    his favor for the purpose of fulfilling educational requirements established by law.

    Section 4. The terms “military service” and “military training” referred to in Commonwealth Act
    Number One, as amended, shall mean “national service” and “training for national service”,
    respectively, as herein defined.

    Section 5. The Minister of National Defense, in coordination with the Ministers of Human
    Settlements, Education and Culture, and Local Government and Community Development, shall
    issue rules and regulations to implement this Decree, subject to the approval of the President.

    Section 6. All provisions of Commonwealth Act Number One, as amended, laws, orders, rules
    and regulations, or parts thereof, which are inconsistent with this Decree are hereby repealed,
    amended or modified accordingly.

    Section 7. This Decree takes effect immediately.

    Done in the City of Manila, this 8th day of August, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
    and eighty.

    (Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS


    President
    Republic of the Philippines

    By the President:

    (Sgd.) JUAN C. TUVERA


    Senior Presidential Assistant

    Source: Malacañang Records Office

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