DELA PEÑA’S GROUP -

PA31
Policy Making at the National Level

AGENDA
AGENDA SETTING:
SETTING:
Proposals
Proposals and
and suggestions
suggestions are
are
taken
taken from
from the
the President,
President,
government
government agencies,
agencies, private
private
individuals,
individuals, interest groups,
interest groups, and
and
legislators
legislators themselves.
themselves.

POLICY
POLICY ADOPTION:
ADOPTION:
The
The bill
bill then
then goes
goes through
through three
three
POLICY
POLICY FORMULATION:
FORMULATION: readings.
readings.

The
The author(s)
author(s) then
then writes
writes the
the bill
bill
and
and sign
sign it
it before
before being
being filed
filed with
with
the
the Secretary
Secretary General.
General.

POLICY
POLICY IMPLEMENTATION:
IMPLEMENTATION:
After
After going through
going through three
three readings
readings from
from both
both houses,
houses,
the
the conference committee of both houses ratifies
conference committee of both houses ratifies the
the
bill
bill and
and submits
submits it
it to
to the
the President
President for
for signing.
signing. If,
If,
however,
however, there
there are
are conflicts
conflicts inin the
the provisions
provisions proposed
proposed
by
by both
both Houses,
Houses, aa Bicameral
Bicameral Conference
Conference Committee
Committee is is
called
called upon
upon toto reconcile
reconcile them.
them.

POLICY
POLICY EVALUATION:
EVALUATION:
Once received
Once received by
by the
the Office
Office of
of the
the
President,
President, the
the bill
bill can
can take
take one
one of
of
three
three routes:
routes:

Approved.
Approved. OnceOnce it
it is
is approved
approved by
by the
the Vetoed.
Vetoed. The
The bill
bill is
is returned
returned to
to the
the originating
originating Lapsed
Lapsed into
into law.
law. A A bill
bill is
is said
said to
to
President,
President, it
it becomes
becomes aa Republic
Republic Act
Act house
house with
with an
an explanation
explanation on on why
why it
it was
was have
have lapsed into law if the President
lapsed into law if the President
and
and takes
takes effect
effect 15 15 days
days after
after vetoed.
vetoed. The
The house
house cancan either
either accept
accept the
the veto
veto fails
fails to
to act
act on
on it
it within
within 30 30 days
days after
after
publication
publication in
in the
the Official
Official Gazette
Gazette or
or at
at or
or override
override itit with
with aa 2/3
2/3 (majority)
(majority) vote,
vote, after
after receiving
receiving the
the bill.
bill. It
It takes
takes effect
effect 15
15
least
least two
two national
national newspapers
newspapers ofof which
which it
it is
is essentially
essentially approved,
approved, and
and takes
takes days
days after
after being
being publicized.
publicized.
general
general circulation.
circulation. effect
effect 15
15 days
days after
after being
being publicized.
publicized.