PUBLIC POLICY &

PROGRAM
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ADMINISTRATION
KATHLEEN F. ABUBO
MPA SY 2020-2021
LEGISLATIVE ACTS
Bases for Public Policy
Objectives:
 To be able to know the
role/function of Legislative
Branch of the Philippines in
Public Policy-Making Process.
 To be able to know the Types and
Examples of
Legislation/Legislative Acts
PUBLIC
POLICY
 A relatively stable, purposive course of action or
inaction followed by an actor or set of actors in
dealing with a problem or a matter of concern. –
J. Anderson, 2011

 A means by which the government maintains

order or address the needs of its citizens through
actions defined by its constitution.
Aims of PUBLIC
POLICY
 Reconcile conflicting claims for scarce
resources;
 Encourage or foster cooperation that would
probably not occur without the government
influence or encouragement;
 Prohibit morally unacceptable behavior;
 Protects the rights of individuals;
 Provide direct benefits to citizens;
The LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
 is authorized to make laws, alter, and repeal
them through the power vested in the
Philippine Congress.
 Senate
 House of Representatives
Function of the PHILIPPINE
CONGRESS
 Congress is responsible for making enabling
laws to make sure the spirit of the constitution
is upheld in the country and, at times, amend
or change the constitution itself.
 In order to craft laws, the legislative body
comes out with two main documents (Types of
Legislation): bills and resolutions.
Bills are laws in the making. They pass
into law when they are approved by both
houses and the President of the
Philippines.

- Vast majority of legislative proposals-

recommendations, dealing with the economy,
increasing penalties for certain crimes, regulation
on commerce and trade, etc. are drafted in the
form of bills.
 A bill is proposed legislation under
consideration by a legislature.
 Once a bill has been enacted into law, it
is called an act of the legislature, or a
statute.
 A bill does not become law until it is
passed by the legislature and, in most
cases, approved by the executive.
How a Bill becomes a Law?
 When passed by both chambers and signed by the
President;
 A bill may become a law, even without the President's
signature, if the President does not sign a bill within 30
days from receipt in his office.

 A bill may also become a law without the President's

signature if Congress overrides a presidential veto by
two-thirds vote.
EXAMPLES OF

BILLS
 SENATE BILL
EXAMPLE

http://legacy.senate.gov.ph/lisdata/3053927402!.pdf
HOUSE BILL
EXAMPLE
HOUSE BILL
EXAMPLE
 SBN-1418 HB06616
BAYANIHAN TO HEAL AS ONE ACT
An Act Declaring the Existence of a National
Emergency Arising From the Coronavirus Disease
2019 (COVID-19) Situation and a National Policy in
Connection Therewith, and Authorizing the President
of the Republic of the Philippines for a Limited Period
and Subject to Restrictions, To Exercise Powers
Necessary and Proper to Carry Out the Declared
National Policy and For Other Purposes
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11469
 SBN-1564 HB06953
BAYANIHAN TO RECOVER AS ONE ACT
An Act Providing for COVID-19 Response and
Recovery Interventions and Providing Mechanisms to
Accelerate the Recovery and Bolster the Resiliency of
the Philippine Economy, Providing Funds Therefor,
and for Other Purposes

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11494

Resolutions convey principles and
sentiments of the Senate or the House of
Representatives.

These resolutions can further be divided into

three different elements:
1. Joint Resolutions
2. Concurrent Resolutions
3. Simple Resolutions
Joint Resolutions
- Require the approval of
both chambers of
Congress and the
signature of the
President, and have the
force and effect of a law
if approved.
 CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS LIST:
Concurrent Resolutions https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/section/legis
/concurrent-resolutions/
- Used for matters affecting
the operations of both
chambers of Congress and
must be approved in the
same form by both houses,
but are not transmitted to
the President for his
signature and therefore
have no force and effect of
a law.
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NEWS SOURCE:
https://www.rappler.com/nation/law
makers-philippines-give-
congressional-medal-achievement-
russia-ambassador
Simple Resolutions
- Deal with matters entirely
within the prerogative of
one chamber of Congress,
are not referred to the
President for his signature,
and therefore have no force
and effect of a law;
- It is usually designated
with P. S. Res.
Example:
a. Resolution that may
offer condolences to the
bereaved family of a
deceased member of the
Congress.
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REFERENCES:
https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/about/gov/
https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/about/gov/the-legislative-branch/#process
https://pia.gov.ph/branches-of-govt
http://legacy.senate.gov.ph/about/legpro.asp#Types_of_Legislation
http://legacy.senate.gov.ph/about/legpro.asp
SENATE BILLS LINK: http://legacy.senate.gov.ph/lis/leg_sys.aspx?congress=18&type=bill
CHECK HOUSE BILLS & RESOLUTIONS: http://congress.gov.ph/legisdocs/?v=bills
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