ROTC: AFP Core Values

• What is considered the Army's most important resource?

  Soldiers
• What strengthens soldiers in the Army?

  The warrior ethos
• What are the Army Core Values?

  • Honor
  • Patriotism
  • Duty
• What do the Army core values operationalize?

  The more essential values that define the Army
• How are the Army core values described in relation to individual soldiers?

  As an essential weapon in carrying out their missions
• What is the mission of soldiers in the Army?

  To defend the sovereignty and integrity of the Republic and support national development
• What is considered the military's crowning value?

  Honor
• What qualities does honor encompass in the military context?


  Truthfulness, sincerity, honesty, uprightness, and credibility
• What are the components of honor in the military?


  Personal dignity, self-worth, integrity, and discipline
• What does patriotism imply for soldiers?

  Love of country, loyalty, courage, and allegiance to the Constitution
• What is the foremost value among patriotism's components?

  The soldier’s unwavering love for his country
• How should soldiers express their patriotism?

  In words and deeds, supporting leaders and fellow soldiers
• What does duty represent in the military context?


  A personal act of responsibility manifested by accomplishing assigned tasks
• What must civilians understand about military duty?

  That it involves dedication to military life
• What does selfless service in duty imply?


  That the welfare and accomplishment of the mission come ahead of individual desires
• It is important to every soldier to know the importance of core values this is a daily need in our life as a soldier.
• The profession of arms, as a noble calling demands specialized knowledge and skills, and a distinct lifestyle governed by a commonly held belief-system containing non-negotiable enduring core values of honor, patriotism, duty.
• The Philippine Army is tasked to organize, train, equip and provide ground forces for the conduct of prompt and sustained security operations, independently or jointly with the other armed services, to achieve the defined mission whether in war or in peace.
• The core values of honor, patriotism, and duty provide focus to easily operationalize the more essential values that define the army.
• Army core value - an essential weapon of individual soldiers in carrying out his missions

  Soldier's missions - to defend the sovereignty and integrity of the Republic and to support all initiatives for national development.
• HONOR (KARANGALAN)

  • The military’s crowning value, the hallmark of military conduct, the quality of the soldier’s consciousness of personal dignity and self-worth.
  • also means truthfulness, sincerity, honesty, uprightness, credibility.
  •  Personal Dignity; Self Worth; Integrity; Discipline
• PATRIOTISM (KATAPATAN)

  • Love of country; Loyalty; Courage; Allegiance to the Constitution.
  • Foremost among these values is the soldier’s unwavering love for his country.
  • Expression of strong support through words & deeds to those who lead us, those whom we lead and all those who serve with us. 
• DUTY (PAGTUPAD SA TUNGKULIN)

  • Personal act of responsibility manifested by accomplishing all assigned tasks
  • Any civilian and any person intending to join the military service must understand that the soldier’s dedication to the military life
  • Selfless service in which the welfare and the accomplishment of the mission come ahead of our individual desires.
  • Not imposed. It derives its authority from the soldier’s steadfast commitment to the service of the country. 
  • Rendering service that demands our willingness to sacrifice even if it means giving up our lives in defense of our country