The paper evaluates the private practice of planning through personal experiences of planners. In particular, it compares the advantages and disadvantages of planning in the government and in private. The paper also describes the prospects of private practice of the planning profession. Serafin Aquino Jr., Serafin Aquino III, Nestor David, Froilan Hong and Asteya Santiago, experts in the field of planning, lend their comments on this discussion.