Week 14: Decentralization and local governance Flashcards
The idea of decentralizing the powers of the national government to the local government was influenced by :
American governance
refers to a political subdivision of a nation or state which is constituted by law and has substantial control of local affairs, with officials elected or otherwise selected
local government
Territorial and Political Subdivisions of the Philippines:
- Provinces
- Cities
- Municipalities
- Barangays
- Autonomous Regions for Muslim Mindanao and for the Cordilleras
Local Government Units Shall Have The Following Powers:
1) To have continuous succession in its corporate name
2) To sue and be sued
3) To have and use corporate seal
4) To acquire and convey real or personal property
5) To enter into contracts
The Following Are Legal Processes to Which the People May Participate:
- Recall Of Officers
- Initiative
- Referendum
the legal process by which the registered voters of a local government unit remove, for loss of confidence elective local officials.
Recall Of Officers
the legal process whereby registered voters of a local government may directly propose, enact, or amend any law or ordinance
Initiative
the legal process whereby the registered voters may approve, amend or reject an ordinance
Referendum
Taxing Power Of Local Governments Constitutionally Granted:
- Exists Independently of Legislation
- Not Absolute
may be created, divided, merged, abolished or its boundary substantially altered by law or by an ordinance of the sangguniang panlalawigan or sangguniang panlungsod subject to the approval of the majority of the votes cast in a plebiscite to be conducted by the Comelec in the local government unit or units directly affected within such period of time as may be determined by the law or ordinance creating it
baranggay
may be created, divided, merged, abolished, or its boundary substantially altered only by an Act of Congress and subject to the approval by a majority of the votes cast in a plebiscite to be conducted by the Comelec in the local government unit or units directly affected. Except as may otherwise be provided in the said Act, the plebiscite shall be held within one hundred twenty (120) days from the date of its effectivity
municipality
form part of the province, voters of component cities which are under a province have the right to vote for elective provincial officials
component cities
independent of the province, they are not subject to the supervisory powers of the province
highly urbanized cities
created as a result of a long clamor of the Muslims to be granted autonomy in running their so called ancestral domain and have control and allocation of natural resources.
ARMM or Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
The Cordillera Region is composed of
Benguet, Mountain Province, Baguio City, Ifugao, Kalinga, Apayao and Abra
Legislative Powers of Autonomous Regions:
1) Administrative organization
2) Creation of sources of revenue3) Ancestral domain and natural resources
4) Personal, family, and property relations
5) Regional urban and rural planning development
6) Economic, social, and tourism development
7) Educational policies
8) Preservation and development of the cultural heritage
the basic political unit. It serves as the primary planning and implementing unit of government policies, plans, programs, projects and activities in the community and as the forum wherein the collective and the collective views of the people may be expressed, crystallized and given due course and when contending claims may be amicably settled
baranggay
act of the central government to transfer basic powers to local government units
decentralization
an administrative body for a small geographic area, such as a city, town, county, or state. A local government will typically only have control over their specific geographical region, and cannot pass or enforce laws that will affect a wider area. Local governments can elect officials, enact taxes, and do many other things that a national government would do, just on a smaller scale
local government
the legal process whereby registered voters of a local government may directly propose, enact, or amend any law or ordinance
initiative
a city or town that has corporate status and local government
municipality
a territory governed as an administrative or political unit of a country or empire
province
the legal process by which the registered voters of a local government unit remove, for loss of confidence elective local officials
recall
the legal process whereby the registered voters may approve, amend or reject an ordinance.
referendum
