, Philippine has to be consistent in the application of core values by ensuring that they are securely embedded in the three pillars of the Philippine foreign policy: Protecting national security, enhancing economic security and protecting the rights and welfare of all Filipino overseas (http://www.gov.ph). These three pillars are firmly anchored on the principles of democracy, human rights, good governance, and rule of law in Aquino Government In doing so, the well-being of the Filipino people and society is protected
Domestic anti-corruption as foreign policy In August 2010, Benigno Aquino III, son of former Philippine president Corazon Aquino and dictatorship martyr Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr, was elected President of the Philippines by landslide margin. He ran under a strong anti-comuption platform, vowing to clear up government bureaucracy and punish corrupt