For the most part, oversight of the Philippine state's security actors has fallen on government agencies through the constitutional system of checks and balances - most prominently, congress and the Commission on Human Rights.
[10] However, civil society is no longer identified as a major strategic priority under the 15 year AFP Transformation Roadmap initiated during the Duterte administration, as it had been under the 2003-2016 PDR Program.
[14] Alongside capability development, "professionalization of all ranks" is one of two strategic priorities identified by the 15 year AFP Transformation Roadmap initiated during the Duterte administration.
[2] After the various coup attempts of the 1980s, the recommendations of the Davide Commission pushed forward changes which would set future security sector reform initiatives on their course.
[3][2] The Feliciano Commission formed after the 2003 Oakwood mutiny is also credited for pushing the agenda of security sector reform forward.
[18] However, the Duterte administration did not prioritize community relations as part of its operational directions,[18] and the role of the Multisectoral Governance Councils (MSGC) was reduced.