Department of National Defense (Philippines)

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Department of National Defense

Kagawaran ng Tanggulang Pambansa
Official Seal of the Department of National Defense
Department of National Defense Building in Camp Aguinaldo
Department overview
Formed	November 1, 1939; 84 years ago (1939-11-01)
Preceding Department	Created under National Defense Act (Commonwealth Act № 1) of December 31, 1935
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 / 14.610593; 121.064851
Employees	800
Annual budget	₱288.356 billion (2024) [1] [2]
Department executives	Atty. Gilberto C. Teodoro Jr., PAF (Res.), Secretary of National Defense Angelito M. De Leon, Acting Undersecretary of National Defense Ignacio B. Madriaga, Undersecretary of National Defense for Strategic Assessment and Planning Angelito M. De Leon, Undersecretary of Capability Assessment and Development Joselito B. Ramos, Undersecretary of National Defense for Acquisition and Resource Management Franco Nemesio M. Gacal, Undersecretary of National Defense for Civil, Veterans and Reserve Affairs Dir. Arsenio R. Andolong, Director IV, Defense Communication Service Col. Lillian Victoria DC Busto, MNSA, PAF, Chief of Staff, Office of the Secretary Atty. Odessa Rossilyz L. Magisa, Head Executive Assistant, Office of the Secretary
Child agencies	Government Arsenal National Defense College of the Philippines Office of Civil Defense Philippine Veterans Affairs Office
Website	www.dnd.gov.ph

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.