LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND DECENTRALIZATION Flashcards
• provides as a policy that “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.“
• constitute the foundation of the entire structure of the government
• affect the ordinary citizen more directly than those of the national government
• more concerned with the local affairs than with those of the national or provincial in scope.
local government
exercises supervision over the whole country
president
• Philippines is divided into units of different sizes known as
• enjoy autonomy, especially in local affairs
• under the general supervision of the Chief Executive, through the Secretary of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG)
political subdivisions
political subdivisions
- provinces
- municipalities
- cities
- barangays
local governments are agencies of the national government in the matter of collection of taxes, law enforcement, and other governmental functions, which may be delegated by the national government to these local governments
Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG)
takes care of the function so which affect the people of a certain province
provincial government
largest political unit in the Philippines
province
powers of provincial government
• to acquire and transfer real and personal properties
• to enter into contracts, including those incurring obligations, which are expressly provided by law
• to exercise such other rights and incur such other obligations as are expressly authorized by law
how many provinces do the Philippines have
77
How do the 77 provinces of the Philippines are being classified?
according to their average income for five consecutive years; higher the income of the province, the higher is its classification
basis for higher class provinces
• higher income
• higher salaries
province executives
• governor
• vice-governor
• members of the provincial board (vocales)
vocales of the provinces
• first
• second
• third
• two in the other classes of provinces
the rest of the provincial officials
• provincial treasurer
• provincial assessor
• district auditor
• judges of the Regional Trial courts
• provincial fiscal
• division superintendent of schools
•district health officer
• district engineer
• register of deeds
how the rest of the provincial officials are being appointed
by the corresponding departments of the national government
on what period does election of the governor, vice governor, and
members of the provincial board takes places
Second Tuesday of November of the election year
governor, vice governor, and
members of the provincial board are given how long of term
3 years
governor, vice governor, and members of the provincial board can be reelected for how many terms
3 consecutive terms
• exercises general supervisory powers over the entire province
• makes known to the people of his province all laws and orders of the government, especially those which directly concern them and sees to it that they are faithfully carried out
• acquaints himself with the conditions of the municipalities
comprising the province and advises local officials in matters affecting their official work
provincial governor
• town
• LGU
• has the function of a town since its inception
• distinct from city, which is a different category of local government unit
• public corporation created by an act of congress and is governed by the Municipality Law, which defines its duties and powers
• classified according to their average annual income for the last four fiscal years
municipalities
how many municipalities as of 7 September 2019
1,488
provinces are divided into
cities
cities are divided into
municipalities
how many municipalities we have in the Philippines
1,540
how are the municipalities being classified?
according to their average annual income for the last four fiscal years