title: Marriage Policy in the Philippines:  A Case Study in Agenda Setting

authors: Guzman, Emmanuel Avila

subjects: marriage policy

abstract: This thesis asks why there is no legal provision for divorce in the Philippines despite obvious public interest in change in this area of policy. It draws on the public policy theories of Sabatier (1988), Kingdon (1995) and Lukes (1974) in seeking to understand this situation. In so doing it gives attention to questions about the influence of relevant policy actors, the core belief systems behind competing policy positions, the relation of the Catholic Church in this policy issue, the power of the Church compared with groups advocating for the re-establishment of divorce, and the implications of this for the prevailing policy. Law reform initiatives to re-establish divorce have been kept off the government agenda as a consequence of the sustained exercise of influence by the Catholic Church on the government. This often hidden and indirect exercise of power has organized the divorce issue out of politics in the Philippines.  The lessons drawn here provide a deeper understanding of why some issues and not others come to be issues that are given attention by governments.

text: Marriage Policy in the Philippines:  A Case Study in Agenda Setting This thesis asks why there is no legal provision for divorce in the Philippines despite obvious public interest in change in this area of policy. It draws on the public policy theories of Sabatier (1988), Kingdon (1995) and Lukes (1974) in seeking to understand this situation. In so doing it gives attention to questions about the influence of relevant policy actors, the core belief systems behind competing policy positions, the relation of the Catholic Church in this policy issue, the power of the Church compared with groups advocating for the re-establishment of divorce, and the implications of this for the prevailing policy. Law reform initiatives to re-establish divorce have been kept off the government agenda as a consequence of the sustained exercise of influence by the Catholic Church on the government. This often hidden and indirect exercise of power has organized the divorce issue out of politics in the Philippines.  The lessons drawn here provide a deeper understanding of why some issues and not others come to be issues that are given attention by governments.

year: 2009

title: A Manning update

authors: Smith, Ron C.

subjects: East Timor

abstract: Papers recently released under the Official Information Act throw interesting further light on the July 2000 shooting in East Timor of New Zealand army private Leonard Manning and, particularly, on a number of specific issues that were raised by this writer in an article on the incident in the NZIR in May 2001(vol 26, no2). A different perspective on the whole episode also came from the trial in Jakarta in 2001-02 of five persons who were accused of participating in the incident, and a little further illumination has been provided in the 2005 New Year’s honours list. The papers referred to above were the edited product of a series of interviews conducted in early November 2000 by (then) official East Timor historian Lieutenant Colonel Glyn Harper. These interviews were conducted with various participants in the action, including other members of Manning’s patrol. Before turning to specific matters, it is necessary to provide a brief summary of the incident. This is not an easy matter since some facts are still obscure and some(obscure, or otherwise) are very controversial.

text: A Manning update Papers recently released under the Official Information Act throw interesting further light on the July 2000 shooting in East Timor of New Zealand army private Leonard Manning and, particularly, on a number of specific issues that were raised by this writer in an article on the incident in the NZIR in May 2001(vol 26, no2). A different perspective on the whole episode also came from the trial in Jakarta in 2001-02 of five persons who were accused of participating in the incident, and a little further illumination has been provided in the 2005 New Year’s honours list. The papers referred to above were the edited product of a series of interviews conducted in early November 2000 by (then) official East Timor historian Lieutenant Colonel Glyn Harper. These interviews were conducted with various participants in the action, including other members of Manning’s patrol. Before turning to specific matters, it is necessary to provide a brief summary of the incident. This is not an easy matter since some facts are still obscure and some(obscure, or otherwise) are very controversial.

year: 2005

title: Incentivising change in the Lake Rotorua catchment

authors: Grayling, Anna

abstract: Anna Grayling is the Rotorua Lakes Business Manager for Bay of Plenty Regional Council. After completing a Bachelor of Law and a Bachelor of Sciences at the University of Waikato, Anna’s career began as an ecological consultant. Following this role, Anna spent five years in planning and policy for both the district and regional councils. For the last five years Anna has been dedicated to the Rotorua Te Arawa Lakes Programme. She is now the project lead for the Incentive Fund Development for land-use change in the Lake Rotorua catchment.
Alastair MacCormick has worked as a Lakes Restoration Officer with the Bay of Plenty Regional Council since 2007. His primary function has been the implementation of nutrient discharge limits under Rule 11. An experienced user of the Overseer nutrient budgeting software, and with broad knowledge of farming systems in the catchment, he also provides information and advice on the issues and complications associated with nutrient accounting.

text: Incentivising change in the Lake Rotorua catchment Anna Grayling is the Rotorua Lakes Business Manager for Bay of Plenty Regional Council. After completing a Bachelor of Law and a Bachelor of Sciences at the University of Waikato, Anna’s career began as an ecological consultant. Following this role, Anna spent five years in planning and policy for both the district and regional councils. For the last five years Anna has been dedicated to the Rotorua Te Arawa Lakes Programme. She is now the project lead for the Incentive Fund Development for land-use change in the Lake Rotorua catchment.
Alastair MacCormick has worked as a Lakes Restoration Officer with the Bay of Plenty Regional Council since 2007. His primary function has been the implementation of nutrient discharge limits under Rule 11. An experienced user of the Overseer nutrient budgeting software, and with broad knowledge of farming systems in the catchment, he also provides information and advice on the issues and complications associated with nutrient accounting.

year: 2013