It is tasked with the responsibility of providing the necessary protection of the State against external and internal threats; directing, planning and supervising the National Defense Program; maintaining law and order throughout the country; and performing other functions as may be provided for by law.
| DND | Monthly Base Pay |
| Candidate Soldier | 18,587 |
| Private | 29,668 |
| Private First Class | 30,261 |
| Corporal | 30,867 |
| Sergeant | 31,484 |
| Staff Sergeant | 32,114 |
| Technical Sergeant | 32,756 |
| Master Sergeant | 33,411 |
| Senior Master Sergeant | 34,079 |
| Chief Master Sergeant | 34,761 |
| First Chief Master Sergeant | 38,366 |
| Cadet | 38,366 |
| Probationary Second Lieutenant | 38,366 |
| Second Lieutenant | 43,829 |
| First Lieutenant | 49,528 |
| Captain | 56,582 |
| Major | 62,555 |
| Lieutenant Colonel | 71,313 |
| Colonel | 80,583 |
| Brigadier General | 91,058 |
| Major General | 102,896 |
| Lieutenant General | 125,574 |
| General | 149,785 |
The Implementation of the new tax reform law will further increase the net take-home pay of the Uniformed Personnel with the lowering of income tax rates.
Source: Republic Act 11466 or Salary Standardization Law of 2019
