Understanding Public Policy

Public policies are courses of action, rules and guidance for which are taken and adopted by the government or its instrumentality in order to address a given problem or a set of interrelated problems in the society intended for the common good and welfare of the citizenry. For common citizens, they generally refer it as "what government do or do not do." Public policies typically involve the interplay of many actors and organizations. The policy …

…but it is amusing how Filipinos can find novel ways of circumventing the law. During these times when even our leaders do everything in their power to make things possible while prohibited by the law, it is refreshing to see how MMDA Chairman Bayani Fernando, Bulacan Governor Josie dela Cruz and former AFP Chief of Staff General Efren Abu effectively implement their policies in their own field. This just shows that it can be done.