Iecture Notes on Local Covement Code

Asqiqr,nr Omh! dsm,n I eil,nie B.rn,deEeC- C,Irrus

Local Goverment Unit - body politi. and .orporate one endowed witn loweis as apoliti.al subdiviSion of tne Nation, Gove.nment and as a corporat€ entiry .elresentjngthe iihabii ts oI irs t€irilory, ard aD agent of ine national Soverment.

LCUS actas agcnE ofStatc lor th. govcrnmcnr oI the tettory & &e inhabitants

Act in similar cate8ory as a busine$ corpoiation in ihe adminisiraiion of localaffairs beyond the sphere of lubln purloses lor whi.h governhent lowe8 arevested like in mamgins public mrk€ts &.emete.ies

seven (a areas of concem of an LcU

1 Local Legislation2. Local liscal Administration3. Local Development Plan4. !.onomic Enieryrise Development5. Organizational MamSement6. Enviomental ltot{iion and Maagement7. Comunity Mobilization

Under the CoEiituiion, national agen.ics and olfices a.e required to .ondu.t periodiccoroultatioN with apj@llble LGUS, NGOS,& POs b€I6e anv p.oiet or progrm isimolmenEd and Lhe caoalihh6.lLLL: .,oa'dlv murn'nrl,rre.& h/Dnorv< \h)llbe enhanced thlu activ€ parricip4!!q4-i! !lq!q!le!oe4Edo4 olladolallrEaams &

Relev.nt Constitutional Provisinns:

S€.. 2. Decla.ation of Polict,. - the terirorial & poliii.al sxbdivisions ol thc Statc shallenjov genuine and mclninstul lcal autonomy ro enable rhem to anain rhen fullcqtddelopment as sellrelianr .omunities & make th€m more elfe.tive partners in thed rrii.pnl of nariondl Eodl,r ..\! t !i\! onu d!\oJnraotn to.48olernment structure instituted through a system oI de.enhaliaiion shereby LGUSshall bc giwen more powers, authorittr, respo.sibilities, and resour.es

The tcrrit rial and politi.al srhdivisionq.l th. R.publi. oI thc Phillppin.sare the provinces, cities, municipalities, and barargals. There shall bcautonomous rcgions in Muslim Mi.danao and thc Cordilleras as herEin

!rovided.

. Lcal Aovermenr units tue .reated on the basis oI in.oftc. !!!44!a4and hld!l!4

r Thcy mal bc dividcd, mcrgcd or abotish.d du. to thc s.mc.rit riar BeIorc anl LCU is created, abolished, rlivided or mcrgcd tner. is a pleliritc

req!!!e!!e4! to fulInl

Makir of Crir€rion for Crearion of Lo.al Covarnment Urits (LGUS)

lyp" Lan.l Area Population Income( in sq. Km., (not less rran)

not les tlnn)Province at least 2,000 2,0,000 20 MCity ar least:roo 150,000 20MHUC 200,000 50 MMuni.ipality at Ieast 50 25,000 2 5 MB.ra.g6y identili€d by 2,000(outside MM) 5,000(MM)

Metes & boundsOr Drore or lessPcrmancntnatu.alB.undaries

. Easutive Branch - .ompo*d of rtovincial Govemors, City md Muni.ipatMayorr and Punong Barangays. Called local .hief ereutjves (LCES), theyexercGe ex{utive powcre

. trgislative Brdch serves as IamakinS & consultative body, Sanggunian8ParnahwiSan for the province; SangSunimS lanlunSsod ior the city,Sangmiang Bay Ior the municlpality, and Sangguniang PambaianSay lor the

Th. ro.al Gowerment Code:

Sec. 3, Art. X oi the 1987 Constitution:The Cong6s snall em.t a lcal Sovemfrmt code which sna]l Pro,ide Ior a

more resnonsive and accountable local government stucture instituted through a

;vst.h ;f decenhalianon wnh cfre.tiv€ mecldisru oI rccall, initiarive, and

iercrendm, allo.ate among tlrc dif€rent local Soverment unirs thcir Powers,respotuibilities, md rcsouret and Provide for ihe oualifi.ation, el*tion, appqil!@tor;emoval. tcrm. salai€s. poweis and tunctidsothc. mr€rs relatinq to the o4anization and operation of the lmal units.

Fl..uve Officialq Common to all Citi€s & Mud.ipaljtics

. SanggEiang ?anlungsod/ BaYm:

- PiesidinS officcrRegxlar membcrs of tn€ SanSSunian

- President of th€ Liga n8 m8a BaDngay

- Eesident oI the SanSSuniang Kabataan lederation

- 3 S*toral rePrescntativcsr womeo agri.lltural or lndusrial workers, and

one fron other se.tors(urban Poor, indigcnous .ultural 'omunih's or

The r-.al Covernment Code oI 1991 Provides the oveiarchnrg hamework ollo.al govsnance in the Phililllnes

- ttral autonomyDe.entralization

Parti.ipaiive govemnceDevolves to LGUS $e resposibility tur delivery oI 6asi. seNices that have

always belonged to the nauonal SovermentGrants LGs significant re8ulaiory Po$ ds that traditionally al$ ays b€longad to

the mtional govcmenr aSen iesNational supervision over LGIIS is the normLGUS n.ve the power to enacl ordnunces within thcir ieditoryt-GUs my tax unifofir y withnl then tcritoryI GI rs a re entitlcd to a sharc in thc n*crnal rev€nu c all otment

. Signiflcantly in.reases the lirEcial rcsou.ccs available to LGUS thru in.rcascdIRA

. RecogniEs & en.oraSes the a.tiwe Pa.hciPation of tne Private s{tor, NGOS, &POs ln the pro.ess oi goacrnan.e

Initial Case AssiSnment:

l. Limbona vs. Maselin, G R. No.30rql, Febru3rI28.lr89,170 SCRA 786

2. Manlaiasvs.PryceProDeniescomoration,C.R No. 11109?,.,uly20, 1994

L PROVINCE OF BATANG,\S vs. HoN ALRER'I O ROMULO, ET AL . May 27. 20044 TF,SS DIIMIIT MICHELENA VS BOADO. ETAL,.4?' SCRA 2905. ROMtrO LONZANIDA vs. CoMELEC, July 28.1qt9,ll I SCRA 6026. FEDERICO T MONTiIBONVS COMEIEC & ELEoNoR oNDoY. G.R. No. 180144,

7 PARED]]SVS. EXECIJTIVE SECRDTARY.I28 SCRA 63 I,OPIiTVS METRO M NILA COMMISSION, 1J6SCRA6]39. TAN VS. COME]-EC. r 42 SCRA 727l0 Padilli!s COMELEC.2t4 SCRA 715l] CFMTA VS COMELEC- gi SCIL^ ?63l2.ordillo !s. comelec- 192 scRA 100

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