Last Monday we had an extensive review in order to connect all the things we learned during the previous sessions. Learning Philippine History is very much critical in crafting domestic policies, for it illustrates and explains culture, tradition, various developments our country has achieved and why the populace and policy makers act that certain way. All these factors contribute in how our domestic policies are shaped. Foreign Policy is the extension of a country's domestic policy, which includes the plans and processes on how a country creates relations with other nations. There are three main pillars of Foreign Policy: preservation of national interest and territorial integrity, economic progress and protection of nationals. All these are non negotiable, and of equal importance. Former president Arroyo made these pillars a basis for her 8 realities.
Moving on, before drafting a policy it is critical to set a time line in order to know how long the policy should last if it is immediate and for the time being, midterm and long term in order to achieve the desired quality output. Additionally, foreign policy is a continuous process of: implementation by the use of diplomacy, results and consequences on a given situation that will serve as the mechanism for evaluation. Evaluation will serve as an instrument to adjust in decision-making. Foreign policy is an infinite process because policies should be amended over and over again to be of superlative quality and it should be thoroughly analyzed for the development of a policy.
To further apply what we have learned during this session we had a group work where in various groups had to formulate a policy paper in their chosen 8 reality. I believe that this will enhance our capacity as Phifocy students to scrutinize and deliver critical decisions in crafting a policy to adress a certain issue which will eventually help us in our future career.
Moving on, before drafting a policy it is critical to set a time line in order to know how long the policy should last if it is immediate and for the time being, midterm and long term in order to achieve the desired quality output. Additionally, foreign policy is a continuous process of: implementation by the use of diplomacy, results and consequences on a given situation that will serve as the mechanism for evaluation. Evaluation will serve as an instrument to adjust in decision-making. Foreign policy is an infinite process because policies should be amended over and over again to be of superlative quality and it should be thoroughly analyzed for the development of a policy.
To further apply what we have learned during this session we had a group work where in various groups had to formulate a policy paper in their chosen 8 reality. I believe that this will enhance our capacity as Phifocy students to scrutinize and deliver critical decisions in crafting a policy to adress a certain issue which will eventually help us in our future career.
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