1 Public policy refers to the purposed course of action pursued by actors to realize specific goals within an environmental context where obstacles and opportunities co-exist (Fredrich, 1969). Another view of public policy considers the actions of government and the intentions that determine those actions. It is the outcome of competitive interactions to influence government to perform particular forms of political action. Public policy consists of political decisions regarding the implementation of programs to achieve societal goals (Coharan, 1995). 1

	1 In 2004, FTA were reached agreement between Philippine and Japan. Not a few Philippine young people will come to Japan, for example, as hospital nurses or care workers. New relation will start soon not only in inter-national relationship but also in inter-subjective relationship. 1

	1 The Invisible Public in Contemporary Social Science Inquiry One could be uneasy as regards contemporary studies of critical social phenomena in countries like the Philippines. There is little direct participation of the public in these learned treatises. Society’ key structures’ institutions, processes and other crucial concerns are rarely examined from the vantage point of public perceptions and sentiments. 1

	1 The growth and development of local history studies in the Philippines over the past twenty years had experienced an advancement in the frontiers of historical understanding of local and national conditions and was characterized by the discovery of new finding, the utilization of new sources and the application of new methodologies. 1