Editing Armed Forces of the Philippines (section)

=== Professionalization ===
The AFP went through a number of changes during the 21 years under Ferdinand Marcos, notably in terms of the promotion of officers based on loyalty and connections to the president, and in terms of being given the task of implementing Martial Law, which led to officers being involved in human rights violations and in corruption.<ref name="NDCPCruzSSR"/> The years from 1965 to 1986 are thus considered to have marked a decline for AFP in terms of its traditional values of civilian supremacy and professionalism,<ref name="Lim2011CESRAN"/><ref name="secgovcentressrbriefer"/> leading to a need to actively professionalize the AFP.<ref name="secgovcentressrbriefer"/><ref name="NDCPCruzSSR"/> The 1990 Davide Commission and 2003 Feliciano Commission made recommendations towards the professionalization of the AFP as early as 1990 and 2003, respectively.<ref name="Lim2011CESRAN"/><ref name="NDCPCruzSSR"/>

Under the Philippine Defense Reform (PDR) Program from 2003 to 2016, steps the AFP sought to take towards professionalization included the development of "Integrity Development Programs", programmatic efforts to improve the quality of service performance, continuing development programs for commanders and staff, and reforms in the recruitment of enlisted personnel.<ref>{{Cite tech report |last=Department of National Defense |first=Republic of the Philippines |title=TRANSFORMING THE DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENSE TO EFFECTIVELY MEET THE DEFENSE AND SECURITY CHALLENGES OF THE 21st CENTURY |url=https://www.files.ethz.ch/isn/167331/Philippines_ENG_2012.pdf}}</ref> Alongside capability development, "professionalization of all ranks" is one of two strategic priorities identified by the 15 year AFP Transformation Roadmap which replaced the PDR Program during the Duterte administration.<ref name="philstar201020" />