DECENTRALIZATION

AND THE LOCAL

GOVERNMENT
At the end of this lesson, the students should be able to:

1. Identify the different levels of the local

government ;
2. explain the functions of the local
government units;
3. discuss how decentralization affects
governance; and
4. discuss the performance of a local
government unit.
 DECENTRALIZATION

it occurs when there is a transfer of

authority, responsibility, and resources
from the central government to lower
government units.
 LOCAL GOVERNMENT

 It is the lowest level of elected territorical

organization within a state.
 In the heterogenous, geographic, and
cultural context of the Philippines, a
decentralized model of the government
anchored on the establishment of strong local
governments id an essential aspect of
governance.
 various attempts of devolving power from
manila.
 During the time of Emilio Aguinaldo and the
Malolos Constitution in 1898.
 There was a proposal to establish provincial
councils.
 Local government units were establish during
the American Period.
 Through the Local Government Code the local
government units were given the clear
mandate.
 Each local government unit has the power
and responsibility to promote.
 Local government units include provinces,
cities, municipalities, baranggays and other
political subdivisors created by law.
 Each unit is created based on income,
population and land area.
Hierarchical relations put the province over the
municipalities and component cities within the
provincial boundaries.
 Elected local government officials have three-
year terms.
 Local officials are entitled to three consecutive
terms.
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