PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos on Friday issued Executive Order (EO) No. 81, series of 2024, which “streamlined” the National Security Council (NSC) by removing Vice President Sara Duterte and past Presidents from its members.
IN this June 30, 2022, file photo, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte raise hands during the inauguration ceremony at the National Museum in Manila. AP/AARON FAVILA
Under the new EO dated December 30, 2024, the chief executive reorganized the membership of the NSC stipulated under EO 34 series of 2001 by removing the Vice President from its list of members. Also among the NSC members are the Executive Secretary; National Security Adviser; Secretary of Foreign Affairs; Secretary of Justice; Secretary of National Defense; Secretary of the Interior and Local Government; Secretary of Labor and Employment; Chief Presidential Legal Counsel; Presidential Spokesperson; Head of the Presidential Legislative Liaison Office; and past Presidents of the Philippines.
The members of the NSC were retained under EO 81 except for the Vice President, and past Presidents, who were removed from the list.
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