Ms. Reina Pelayo-Lino, Head of ASOG Executive Education Program delivering her opening remarks and an overview of the program.
With 43 participants coming from different public and private institutions, our Professor of Praxis, former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, covered essential topics that deepen and enrich the understanding and application of public policymaking that can be applied in the participants’ respective day to day jobs and roles. The following modules were developed for this training program: Rationale and Purpose of Government; What is Public Policy? and Public Policy Process.
Ateneo School of Government and Professor of Praxis, Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, lead the pioneer session on the “Introduction to Public Policymaking”
By highlighting the “practical” approach of crafting public policy versus the usual long and academic approach that has always been the norm, Prof. Trillanes aimed at revolutionizing and reframing how public policy should be approached by policymakers. Another important aspect of this training program is an emphasis on the protection of human rights, good governance and ensuring that all public policy is aimed at the welfare of the people.
One of the workshop activities for participants of “Introduction to Public Policymaking”
At the end of the lecture proper, a short workshop session was also conducted wherein participants were tasked to create short and long term policy alternatives to pressing issues faced by local government units today. Participants were given a chance to craft their own solutions that are practical, realistic and responsive; solutions that can be implemented in their own offices and jurisdictions. With the success of the launch, IPSDI will be continuing the implementation of this learning course in partnership with urban and rural based local government units all over the Philippines in the succeeding months.
Mr. Christopher Orongan, Executive Director of IPSDI giving his closing remarks for the pioneer session of “Introduction
