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PHILLIPINE POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE

The 1987 Constitution provides a policy that states:

“the State shall guarantee and promote the autonomy of the local government units-especially the barangays-
to ensure their fullest development as self-reliant communities”.

The Philippine Local Government

BARANGAYS

The barangay is the basic unit of government. It is made up of at least two thousand (2,000) inhabitants
certified by Philippine Statistics Authority.

Role: As the basic political unit, the barangay serves as the primary planning and implementing unit of
government policies, plans, programs, projects, and activities in the community and as a forum wherein the
collective views of the people may be expressed, crystallized, and considered and when disputes may be
amicably settled.

MUNICIPALITIES

A municipality may be created if it has an average annual income, as certified by the provincial treasurer, of at
least two million five hundred thousand pesos (P2,500,000.00) for the last two (2) consecutive years based on
the 1991 constant prices; a population of at least twenty-five thousand (25,000) inhabitants as certified by the
National Statistics Office; and a contiguous territory of at least fifty (50) square kilometers as certified by the
Lands Management Bureau: (The Local Government Code of the Philippines Section 441).

Role: The municipality, consisting of a group of Barangays, serves primarily as a general-purpose government
for the coordination and delivery of basic, regular, and direct services and effective governance of the
inhabitants within its territorial jurisdiction.

CITIES

A municipality or a cluster of Barangays may be converted into a component city if it has an average annual income, as
certified by the Department of Finance, of at least Twenty million pesos (Php20,000,000.00) for the last two (2)
consecutive years based on 1991 constant prices, and if it has either of the following requisites:

(i) a contiguous territory of at least one hundred (100) square kilometers, as certified by the
Lands Management Bureau; or,

(ii) A population of not less than one hundred fifty-thousand (150,000) (The Local Government
Code of the Philippines section 450).

Role: The city, consisting of more urbanized and developed Barangays, serves as a general-purpose
government for the coordination and delivery of basic, regular, and direct services and effective governance of
the inhabitants within its territorial jurisdiction PROVINCES

A province may be created if it has an average annual income, as certified by the Department of Finance, of
not less than twenty million pesos (Php20,000,000.00) based on 1991 constant prices and either of the
following requisites:

(i) A contiguous territory of at least two thousand (2,000) square kilometers, as certified by the
Lands Management Bureau; or,
(ii) A population of not less than two hundred fifty-thousand (250,000) inhabitants as certified
by the National Statistics Office (The Local Government Code of the Philippines section 461).

Role: The province, composed of a cluster of municipalities, or municipalities and component cities, and as a
political and corporate unit of government, serves as a dynamic mechanism for developmental processes and
effective governance of local government units within its territorial jurisdiction

DECENTRALIZATION AND THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991

The 1991 Code has three important features that transformed not only the local governance in the country,
but equally important, the relationship between the national government and local government units.

 The Code transferred fundamental responsibilities and accountabilities to the LGU's.


 It significantly increased financial resources available to them
 The Code institutionalized the participation of the private sector, NGO's and POs in local planning and
implementing processes.

The Code also provided mechanism by which the financial resources available to the LGUs are increased.

 The LGUs taxing powers are broadened LGUs are provided with a specific share from the national
wealth exploited in their area(mining, fishery, and forestry charges)
 The LGUs share form the national taxes, that is, the internal revenue allotments (IRA) is also increased
form a previous low of eleven percent to as much as forty percent.

The Local Government Code of 1991 contains the principal accountability related provision.

 From the previous six-year term in office for elected official to just three year and restrict the number
of consecutive terms that an official can serve in the same office from an unlimited number to a
maximum of three.
 The Code also require the mayors to submit an annual report to the local legislative
assembly(Sanggunian)
 Required elected officials to fully disclose their business interest.
 The Code requires local government unit to undertake government procurement through local
prequalification, bids and awards committee.

The 1991 Code increased the number of local special bodies. From one local school board to four local special
boards.

 Local School Board


 Local Health Board
 Local Development Council
 Local Peace and Order Council

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