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The 2 kinds of cities

What is highly urbanized city

What is component city

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The meaning of IRA

What is Internal Revenue Allotment

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The two local Executives

Who are the Provincial Governors and City and Municipal Mayors 

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2 Local Government Services

What is:
Health, Infrastructure, Public Safety, Education, Social Welfare

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3 units of the Local government

What is:
provinces, cities, municipalities, and barangays

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Definition of highly urbanized city

What is a city not subject to supervisory power of the province 

  • population: at least 200,000 
  • minimum annual income: P50M 
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Definition of component city 

What is a type of city that form parts of the province, and cannot be deprived of their right to vote for elective provincial officials 

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The national government transfers responsibilities for governance and service delivery to LGUs.

What is the Devolution of Powers

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Local legislative council, such as Sangguniang Panlalawigan and Sangguniang Bayan, are authorized to pass ordinance and resolutions to adress local issues

What is the Legislative Powers

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The Primary Roles of The Sanggunians

what are:
Passing laws, ordinances, and resolution to adress local concerns. 

Ensuring local governance aligns with the needs of constituents. 

Promoting the welfare and development of the local community. 

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Amount of regions, provinces, cities, municipalities and barangays as of 2024

how many is:
18
82
149
1493
42,011

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the two accountability measures

  • Officials must practice transparency and ethical governance. 
  • Can be removed through recall, impeachment, or legal actions for misconduct
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Objectives of the Local Government Code

  • Strengthen local autonomy by empowering LGUs to govern effectively.
  • Improve governance through increased accountability and transparency.
  • Enable LGUs to exercise authority over local affairs, including budgeting, decision-making, and service delivery.
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Define the IRA

  • LGUs receive a fixed share of national internal revenue, referred to as the IRA
  • The IRA is distrubuted based on the population size, land area, and equal sharing among the LGUs.
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Define the Local Government

Local Government-is “a political subdivision of a nation or state which is constituted by law and has substantial control over local affairs” (Basco vs. Pagcor, 197 SCRA 52 1991).