July 12 || Formulation of Policies

So far, I find this meeting the most interesting, formulating policies.

The class started with the brief discussion of the Philippines' history, culture and tradition. It made me realize that these are actually part of the factors that we consider in formulating our domestic and foreign policies.

Foreign policy is considered to be the extension of ones domestic policy. The formulation and the implementation of these policies then depend on the different institutions such as the Department of Foreign Affairs, the Department of Labor and Employment and the different interest groups. The class was then reminded of the 3 elements of foreign policies: the national interest or territorial integrity, economic progress and protection of nationals.

The most interesting part of the meeting was the discussion of the foreign policy process. This is something that I find so real and must be studied seriously considering that this will be our future job, hopefully. :) It was a nice learning experience to have tried formulating a policy with my group mates. It made us think critically and have fun at the same time. It's just that, the deadline for the paper is the same date as our midterms causing our attention to be divided.

I am looking forward to having activities such as this :)