Mission & Vision

The mission of the Reserve Force alternately referred to as the Citizen Armed Force are:

• To provide the base for the expansion of the Armed Forces of the Philippines in the event of war, invasion or rebellion;

• To assist in relief and rescue during disasters or calamities;

• To assist in socio economic development;

• To assist in the operation and maintenance of essential government or private utilities in the furtherance of the overall AFP mission.

The following are the legal basis of the organization and development of the Reserve Force:

• The 1987Constitution “provides that the Armed Forces of the Philippines shall be composed of a Citizen Armed Forces who shall undergo military training and serve as may be provided by law. It shall keep a regular force necessary for the security of the State.”

• Republic Act 7077 (AFP Reservist Act of 1991) – It is an act providing for the development, organization, training, administration, maintenance and utilization of the citizen Armed Force of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and for other purposes.

• Implementing Rules and Regulations to RA 7077. Guiding principle in the responsibility of all citizens to defend the security of the state and in fulfilment thereof, the government may require its citizen to render personal military or civil service.

• Republic Act 7898 of the AFP Modernization Act calls for the development of a self-reliant and credible strategic armed force along the concept of a “Citizen Armed Forces” of the Philippines structure and the professionalization of the AFP.

• National Defense Act of 1935 Commonwealth Act   No.1 otherwise known as the National Defense Act provides that during national emergencies, the government has the right to mobilize it’s citizens resources, either public or private as may be deemed necessary for national defense.