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Philippine Foreign Relations

Objectives
1. To define Foreign Policy
2. To Familiarize the system of foreign
Policy
DEFINITION OF POLICY
 Public Policy refers to what do or not do vis-à-vis a
certain problem or issue “William Dunn”.
 action actually taken to accomplish purpose or the
principles which govern such action.
 Series of overt moves by the state to reach an
objectives or the preferred plan under which such
action are taken.
DEFINITION OF FOREIGN POLICY

 Statement of National  ‘articulation of the

Goals as limited both nation’s profoundest need
absolutely and relatively and aspiration, and in
by national power international affairs, it is
(Pioneering Writers on its sole weapon for the
Diplomacy). promotion of national
interest (Ferdinand E.
Marcos).
DEFINITION OF FOREIGN POLICY
 IMPLICATIONS
 ‘set of guidelines articulated
by the government of a country
in order to promote its national
interests through the conduct
of its relations with other
state’
(Foreign Service Institute of
the Philippines)
 our national need, interest,
aspirations and goals can only be
attained through involvement of other
countries.
 recognizes the interdependencies of
countries.
 assumes the completion of natural
endowments of different countries
 that isolation model of diplomatic
relations is something unrealistic
SYSTEMATIC APPROACH TO FOREIGN
POLICY STUDIES
SYSTEM – is use in the ORGANIZATION
context of an organization, a social system, possesses the
implies an entity composed following elements/characteristics:
of a set of parts and I. sub-system and is part of supra-
created to accomplish system, is in continual interaction
certain objectives. Its aim II. has definite objectives to
is the coordination of accomplish
human efforts and natural III. Inflow-transformation-outflow
resources to produce cycle of human and material
desired results in dynamic. resources.
IV. essential management of
operation.
SYSTEMATIC APPROACH TO FOREIGN
POLICY STUDIES
Important terms in System Study

Holism- the whole is more than the sums of

its part

Synergism- the sum of the parts is more

than the whole.

Open-system- has permeable boundaries and

is I continual interactions with its
environment

Close-system- has rigid and almost

impermeable boundaries and is virtually
non-responsive to its environment.
FOREIGN POLICY SYSTEM
 Organization of a set
or sets of its parts as
guidelines to promote
the national interest
through the conduct of
its relations with other
states.
FOREIGN POLICY SYSTEM
The study of foreign policy system includes the
analysis of three parts;

1. Procedural – It has 3 components

(Formulation, Implementation, Revaluation

2. Substantive – composed of Political

(Security), Economic, Cultural

3. Directional – include Bilateral, Regional and

Multilateral
FOREIGN POLICY
SYSTEM PROCEDU
RAL
Formulation
Implementation
Revaluation

SUBSTAN DIRECTIO
TIVE NAL
Political Bilateral
Economical Regional
Cultural Multi-lateral
FOREIGN POLICY
SYSTEM
Procedural Aspect)

Implementation

Formulatio
Revaluation
n
FOREIGN POLICY
SYSTEM
(Substantive Aspect)

Security

Economic Cultural
FOREIGN POLICY
SYSTEM
(Directional Aspect)

Regional

Bilateral Multilateral
THANK YOU!