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Norberto Borja Gonzales (born April 17, 1947) is a Filipino social democratic [1] politician who served as secretary of national defense and national security adviser under 14th President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Gonzales was a candidate in the 2022 presidential election.
(in concurrent capacity as President) November 30, 2006 – February 1, 2007 Hermogenes E. Ebdane, Jr. February 1 – July 1, 2007 Norberto Gonzales: July 1 – August 3, 2007 Gilberto C. Teodoro, Jr. August 3, 2007 – November 15, 2009 Norberto Gonzales (Acting) November 15, 2009 – June 30, 2010 Secretary of Public Works and Highways
The Partido Demokratiko Sosyalista ng Pilipinas (PDSP), also known as Philippine Democratic Socialist Party, is a political party in the Philippines.It is one of the member parties that composed the United Nationalist Democratic Organization that supported the candidacy of Corazon Aquino and Salvador Laurel in the 1986 Snap Elections against President Ferdinand Marcos.
On September 30, 2021, the Philippine Democratic Socialist Party announced the candidacy of their party chairman, Gonzales in the 2022 elections. [2] Panfilo Lacson (Independent), incumbent senator In July 2021, Senate President Tito Sotto confirmed that Lacson will run for president in a tandem with him.
The NSC's function is to advise the President with respect to the integration of domestic, foreign, and military policies relating to national security. It also serves as the President's principal arm for coordinating these policies among various government departments and agencies in matters involving national security.
Rodrigo Duterte assumed office as President of the Philippines on June 30, 2016, and his term ended on June 30, 2022. On May 31, 2016, a few weeks before his presidential inauguration, Duterte named his Cabinet members, [8] which comprised a diverse selection of former military generals, childhood friends, classmates, and leftists. [9]
The Department of National Defense or DND was formally organised on November 1, 1939, pursuant to Executive Order No. 230 [3] of President Manuel L. Quezon to implement Commonwealth Act No. 1 or the National Defense Act of 1935 passed by the National Assembly on December 31, 1935, [4] and Commonwealth Act No. 340 creating the department.
The director general of the National Security Council, more commonly referred to as the national security adviser, serves as the chief adviser to the president of the Philippines on national security issues. They serve on the National Security Council within the Office of the President.