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 a
politi.al subdiviSion of tne Nation, Gove.nment and as a corporat entiry .elresentjng
the iihabii ts oI irs tirilory, 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 local

affairs beyond the sphere of lubln purloses lor whi.h governhent lowe8 are
vested like in mamgins public mrkts &.emete.ies
seven (a areas of concem of an

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Local Legislation
Local liscal Administration
Local Development Plan
!.onomic Enieryrise Development
Organizational MamSement
Enviomental ltot{iion and Maagement

7. Comunity Mobilization
CoEiituiion, national agen.ics and olfices a.e required to .ondu.t periodic
coroultatioN with apj@llble LGUS, NGOS,& POs bI6e anv p.oiet or progrm is
imolmenEd and Lhe caoalihh6.lLLL: .,oa'dlv murn'nrl,rre.& h/Dnorv< \h)ll
be enhanced thlu activ parricip4!!q4-i! !lq!q!le!oe4Edo4 olladolallrEaams &
Under the

Relev.nt Constitutional Provisinns:

- the terirorial & poliii.al sxbdivisions ol thc Statc shall

enjov genuine and mclninstul lcal autonomy ro enable rhem to anain rhen fullcqt
ddelopment as sellrelianr .omunities & make thm more elfe.tive partners in the
..\! t !i\! onu d!\oJnraotn to.4
d rrii.pnl of nariondl Eodl,r
8olernment structure instituted through a system oI de.enhaliaiion shereby LGUS
shall bc giwen more powers, authorittr, respo.sibilities, and resour.es
S.. 2. Decla.ation of Polict,.

and politi.al srhdivisionq.l th. R.publi. oI thc Phillppin.s

are the provinces, cities, municipalities, and barargals. There shall bc
autonomous rcgions in Muslim Mi.danao and thc Cordilleras as herEin
The

tcrrit rial

!rovided.

. Lcal Aovermenr units tue .reated on the basis oI in.oftc. !!!44!a4and hld
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r Thcy mal bc dividcd, mcrgcd or abotish.d du. to thc s.mc.rit ria
r BeIorc anl LCU is created, abolished, rlivided or mcrgcd tner. is a pleliritc
req!!!e!!e4! to fulInl

Makir of Crirrion for Crearion of Lo.al Covarnment Urits

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Province
City
HUC
Muni.ipality
B.ra.g6y

Lan.l Area
( in sq. Km.,
not les tlnn)

2,000
least:roo

at least
ar

50
identilid by
at Ieast

Population
2,0,000
150,000
200,000
25,000
2,000(outside

(LGUS)

Income
(not less rran)

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20M
50 M
2 5 M
5,000(MM)
20

MM)

Metes & bounds

Or Drore or less

Pcrmancntnatu.al
B.undaries

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Easutive Branch - .ompo*d of rtovincial Govemors, City md Muni.ipat

Mayorr and Punong Barangays. Called local .hief ereutjves (LCES), they
exercGe ex{utive powcre
trgislative Brdch serves as IamakinS & consultative body, Sanggunian8
ParnahwiSan for the province; SangSunimS lanlunSsod ior the city,
Sangmiang

Bay

Ior the municlpality, and Sangguniang PambaianSay lor the

Fl..uve Officialq Common to all Citis & Mud.ipaljtics

SanggEiang ?anlungsod/ BaYm:

- PiesidinS officcr
Regxlar membcrs of tn SanSSunian
- President of th Liga n8 m8a BaDngay
Kabataan lederation
- Eesident oI the SanSSuniang
or lndusrial workers, and
- 3 S*toral rePrescntativcsr womeo agri.lltural
one fron other se.tors(urban Poor, indigcnous .ultural 'omunih's or

Th. ro.al Gowerment Code:

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
Sec. 3,

decenhalianon wnh cfre.tiv mecldisru oI rccall, initiarive, and

iercrendm, allo.ate among tlrc difrent local Soverment unirs thcir Powers,
respotuibilities, md rcsouret and Provide for ihe oualifi.ation, el*tion, appqil!@t
or;emoval. tcrm. salais. poweis and tunctids

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othc.

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relatinq to the o4anization and operation of the lmal units.

The r-.al Covernment Code oI 1991 Provides the oveiarchnrg hamework ol

lo.al govsnance in the Phililllnes

ttral autonomy
De.entralization

Parti.ipaiive govemnce
Devolves to LGUS $e resposibility tur delivery oI 6asi. seNices that have
always belonged to the nauonal Soverment
Grants LGs significant re8ulaiory Po$ ds that traditionally al$ ays blongad to
the mtional govcmenr aSen ies
National supervision over LGIIS is the norm
LGUS n.ve the power to enacl ordnunces within thcir ieditory
t-GUs my tax unifofir y withnl then tcritory
I GI rs a re entitlcd to a sharc in thc n*crnal revnu c all otment

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

IRA
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. 2004
4 TF,SS DIIMIIT MICHELENA VS BOADO. ETAL,.4?' SCRA 290
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ROMtrO LONZANIDA vs. CoMELEC, July 28.1qt9,ll I SCRA 602

FEDERICO T MONTiIBONVS COMEIEC & ELEoNoR oNDoY. G.R. No. 180144,

PARED]]SVS. EXECIJTIVE SECRDTARY.I28 SCRA 6

I,OPIiTVS METRO M NILA COMMISSION, 1J6SCRA6]3
9. TAN VS. COME]-EC. r 42 SCRA 727
l0 Padilli!s COMELEC.2t4 SCRA 715
CFMTA VS COMELEC- gi SCIL^ ?63
l2.ordillo !s. comelec- 192 scRA 100

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