Moving Forward
Ecological Solid Waste Management of Bulacan State University View Digital Media
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session Bonifacio Jr Esguerra
This study is focused on the compliance of Bulacan State University-Bustos to the salient features of the Republic Act (RA) 9003 also known as the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000. It also develops guidelines to strengthen the implementation of the policy. This study utilized quantitative and qualitative research methods to interpret the school’s program based on RA 9003. Results indicate that despite the efforts given by the Bulacan State University-Bustos to implement the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 effectively and efficiently, proper waste disposal, awareness and high-impact projects were the main issues. It is suggested to craft and enforce guidelines for continuous education, stricter policy implementation, and widening of community partnership and income-generating projects.
Challenges in the Implementation of the Social-Amelioration Program: Policy Evaluation View Digital Media
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session Katherine Ann De Los Reyes
This research has the potential basis for understanding and assessing the success or failure of participation and empowerment for the social amelioration program (SAP) of the government. However, to reinforce its domain, it will have to inculcate a different type of professional training and education to prepare public administrators to work with various institutions and individual actors across governance domains and sectoral boundaries specifically in administering different programs for the public. During the pandemic, the subsidies allowed marginalized social groups to afford necessities. The SAP intends to ameliorate the socioeconomic impact of pandemic-related policy actions. The Public Policy Approach is a systematic and scientific study of public policy. The main concern of the policy approach is the understanding and improvement of the public–policy-making system, that was used therein in the study as the basis. The SAP implementation has not gone without a hitch. Due to low funding and inadequate distribution infrastructure, many local government units (LGUs) have reported problems with the list of beneficiaries and dispensing cash support. Some have also criticized the speed with which the subsidies are dispersed and the uncertainty about who will get them and how much they will get. The problem confronting policy evaluation is the determination of the goals of the program. Overall policy planning and evaluation may reveal inconsistencies in public policy and force reconsideration of fundamental societal goals.
