Republic of the Philippines

UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PHILIPPINES

University Town, Northern Samar

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND COMMUNICATION

The Policy Formulation Process: The Case of the Sangguniang

Panlalawigan, Province of Northern Samar

QUESTIONNAIRE
Sangguniang Panlalawigan Member

I. Personal Profile

Name : _________________________________________
Position : _________________________________________
Age : _________
Sex : ( ) Male
( ) Female

Educational Attainment : ( ) Elementary Level

( ) Elementary Graduate
( ) High School Level
( ) High School Graduate
( ) College Level
( ) College Graduate
Religion : ( ) Roman Catholic
( ) Protestant
( ) Born Again Christian
( ) Iglesia Ni Cristo
( ) Aglipay
( ) Jehova’s Witness
( ) Seventh - day Adventist
 ( ) The Church of Jesus Christ
of the Letter-day Saints
Others, please specify _____________________

Trainings and Seminars Attended

Name of
Sponsored
Trainings/Seminars Year
Agency/Sector
Attended
Length of Service as Sanggunian member: ________________________

Committee Chairmanship : __________________________________

__________________________________

__________________________________

Committee Membership : __________________________________

__________________________________

__________________________________

II. On Policy Formulation

1. Have you authorized a bill/s?

YES _________ NO _________

If YES, what circumstances led you to draft the

bill/s?

______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

2. What is the status of the bill?

Please indicate below the title of the bill/s you

authored and their status:

 Republic of the Philippines
UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PHILIPPINES
University Town, Northern Samar

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND COMMUNICATION

The Policy Formulation Process: The Case of the Sangguniang

Panlalawigan, Province of Northern Samar

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND COMMUNICATION

The Policy Formulation Process in the Sangguniang Panlalawigan,

Province of Northern Samar:
A Case Study

OBSERVATION GUIDE

DATE : ___________________

I. Setting of the Legislative Process

AREAS TO BE
O B S E R V A T I O N
OBSERVED

a. Location

b. Facilities
 c. General
Physical
Appearance Of
The
Sangguniang
Panlalawigan
Members

d. Session Hall

e. Arrangement of
Tables and
Chairs

f. Ventilation

g. Space

II. ATTIRES OF THE SANGGUNIANG PANLALAWIGAN MEMBERS

TO BE OBSERVED O B S E R V A T I O N

a. Clothing

b. Footwear

III. ATTENDANCE IN SESSION

TO BE OBSERVED OBSERVATION

a. Time and appearance in

the place of session

b. Number of Sangguniang
Panlalawigan members
in attendance
IV. ORDER OF BUSINESS AND AGENDA

ORDER OF BUSINESS
HOW IS IT CONDUCTED
UNDERTAKEN

a. Call to Order

b. Philippine
National Anthem
and Invocation

c. Roll Call

d. Approval of the
Journal of
Previous
Sessions

e. First Reading
and Referral to
Committees of
Proposed
Ordinances and
Resolutions,
Measures,
Communications,
Petition and
Memoranda, and
Municipal
Ordinances and
Resolutions for
Review by the
Sangguniang
Panlalawigan

f. Calendar of
Business
1. Unfinished
Business
2. Business for
the day
3. Unassigned
Business

g. Third Reading
of Proposed
Ordinances and
Resolution
 h. Privilege and
Question Hours

i. Other Matters

j. Adjournment

V. CONDUCT OF THE SANGGUNIANG PANLALAWIGAN MEMBERS

1. Are there members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan who

are not paying attention to the ongoing session?
______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

_______________________________________

2. Are there members of the Sanggunian that that leaves the

session hall even without asking permission to its
chairman?
______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

_______________________________________

3. Do some members of the Sanggunian interrupt each other

while talking?
______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

_______________________________________

4. Is there any members who is having their own private

conversation instead of listening to the speaker of the
session?
______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

_______________________________________
VI. PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE

1. Does the session of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan starts

at the started time of the Internal Rules of Procedure
of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan in the Province of
Northern Samar?
______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

_______________________________________

2. How do members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan address

the chairman?
______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

_______________________________________

3. Do members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan take the

motion before speaking? Do they address it to the
presiding officer?
______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

_______________________________________

4. How does the Sangguniang Panlalawigan make the motion

official?
______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

_______________________________________

5. How do the members address each other?

______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

_______________________________________

6. Are their members smoking and drinking inside the

session hall?
______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

_______________________________________
VII. ADJOURNMENT

1. How does the Sangguniang Panlalawigan end the session?

______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

_______________________________________
 Republic of the Philippines
UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PHILIPPINES
University Town, Northern Samar

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND COMMUNICATION

The Policy Formulation Process in the Sangguniang Panlalawigan,

Province of Northern Samar:
A Case Study

Semi-Structured Interview Schedule

SECRETARY of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan

PART I. PERSONAL PROFILE

Name : _________________________________________________
Age : ____________ Sex : ( ) Male ( ) Female
Marital Status : _______________
Educational Attainment : ( ) Elementary Level
( ) Elementary Graduate
( ) High School Level
( ) High School Graduate
( ) College Level
( ) College Graduate
Religion : ( ) Roman Catholic
( ) Protestant
( ) Born Again Christian
( ) Iglesia Ni Cristo
( ) Aglipay
 ( ) Jehova’s Witness
( ) Seventh - day Adventist
( ) The Church of Jesus Christ
of the Letter-day Saints
Others, please specify _____________________

Number of Trainings and

Sponsoring Agency Year
Seminars Attended
PART II. POLICY FORMULATION PROCESS

1. Do you regularly attend the meetings of the Sanggunian?

Yes _________ No _________

2. Do you regularly keep a journal of its proceeding?

Yes _________ No _________

3. How do you calendar a proposed ordinance and resolution for

deliberation?
___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

_______________________________________

4. How do you inform the sponsor/author of the proposed

ordinance and resolution that his/her proposal is
calendared in a particular meeting?
___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

_______________________________________

5. How do you record the votes of the Sanggunian?

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

_______________________________________

6. How do you communicate to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan

regarding the approval of the proposed ordinance and
resolution?
___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

_______________________________________
7. How do you record all the business that are being
transacted by the body?
___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

_______________________________________
 Republic of the Philippines
UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PHILIPPINES
University Town, Northern Samar

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND COMMUNICATION

The Policy Formulation Process in the Sangguniang Panlalawigan,

Province of Northern Samar:
A Case Study

Semi-Structured Interview Schedule

Presiding Officer

PART I. PERSONAL PROFILE

Name : _________________________________________________
Age : ____________ Sex : ( ) Male ( ) Female
Marital Status : _______________
Educational Attainment : ( ) Elementary Level
( ) Elementary Graduate
( ) High School Level
( ) High School Graduate
( ) College Level
( ) College Graduate
Religion : ( ) Roman Catholic
( ) Protestant
( ) Born Again Christian
( ) Iglesia Ni Cristo
( ) Aglipay
( ) Jehova’s Witness
 ( ) Seventh - day Adventist
( ) The Church of Jesus Christ
of the Letter-day Saints
Others, please specify _____________________

Number of Trainings and

Sponsoring Agency Year
Seminars Attended
PART II. POLICY FORMULATION PROCESS

1. Did the Sangguniang Bayan adopt the Internal Rules and

Procedure?

Yes ___________ No ___________

2. When was it adopted?

___________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

3. What are the highlights of your duties as presiding

officer?

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

_______________________________________

4. How do you preserve order and decorum during the session?

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

_______________________________________

5. How do you refer a particular document to the proper

committee?

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

_______________________________________

6. How do you make a motion official before the assembly?

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________
 ___________________________________________________________

_______________________________________

7. How do you bring any question to the assembly for

discussion?

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

_______________________________________

8. How do you make result of any voting official?

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

_______________________________________