LGUs Flashcards
PUBLIC CORPORATION
It is the created by the
State either by general or special act for purposes of
administration of local government or rendering
service in the public interest (Rodriguez, p. 2 LGS 5th
Edition)
acts as an agent of
the State for the government of the territory
and its inhabitants
Public or governmental
– acts as an agents of
the community in the administration of local
affairs.
• Private or proprietary
• Government Owned and Controlled
Corporations (GOCCs)
• Municipal Corporations - Local Government
Units (LGUs)
PUBLIC CORPORATIONS
- It is body politic and
corporate constituted by the incorporation of
inhabitants for purposes of local government.
(Rodriguez p.4, LGC 5th Edition)
MUNICIPAL CORPORATION -
ELEMENTS OF MUNICIPAL CORPORATION
a. Legal creation
b. Corporate name
c. Inhabitants constituting the population who
are vested with political and corporate
powers
d. Territory
It simply means
Decengtralization.
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LOCAL AUTONOMy
Consists of merely in the delegation of
administrative powers of broaden the base of
governmental power
Decentralization of Administrative -
- Involves
abdication by the national government of
political power in favor of LGUs declared
autonomous (only for Autonomous Regions)
Decentralization of Power
• The Philippines is divided into three group of
islands: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. These
are divided into into 17 regions, 81 provinces,
144 cities, 1,490 municipalities and 42,028
barangays (PSGC Summary. National
Statistical Coordination Board. December 31,
2013)
ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS
– A sub-national administrative units
comprising of several provinces having more or less
homogenous characteristics, such as ethnic origin of
inhabitants, dialect spoken, agricultural procedure,
etc.
REGION
he largest unit in the political structure
of the Philippines. It consists, in varying numbers, of
municipalities and, in some cases, of component
cities. Its functions and duties in relation in relation
to its component cities and municipalities are
generally coordinative and supervisory.
PROVINCE
There are three (3) classes of cities in the
Philippines
Highly Urbanized
,
Independent
Component City,
Component City
is a political corporate body which
is endowed with the facilities of a municipal
corporation, exercised by and through the municipal
government in conformity with law
MUNICIPALITY -
he smallest political unit into which
cities and municipalities in the Philippines are
divded.
BARANGAy
Cities with a
minimum of 200,000 inhabitants with latest
annual income of Php 50M
HIGHLY URBANIZED CITIES