Reservists or reserve unit shall be utilized to render service to their respective localities during periods of calamities and when there are threats to peace and security.

Reservists or reserve unit shall be utilized for the defense of their respective localities in support to AFP operations and as dictated by the prevailing peace and order conditions.

In case of local of local emergency situations and grave peace and order situations, qualified reservists may volunteer to serve either as civil or military service.

The utilization of reservist or reserve unit in cases of local emergencies and grave peace and order situations shall be as prescribed in a memorandum of agreement to be issued by the SND and the DILG for this purpose.