Table 1.

Classification of policies analyzed in the study.

Classification	Subclassification	Number of policies included
Laws	Republic Acts (RA)	3
Implementing policies	Administrative Orders (AO)	5
	Joint Administrative Orders (JAO)	1
	Department Memorandums (DM)	15
	Memorandum Circulars (MC)	8
	Department Circulars (DC)	5
Technical guidelines	Department Administrative Orders (DAO)-including Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) and operational manuals	9
	Resolutions, national plans, other manuals	4
	Total	50