LOCAL GOVERNMENT & DECENTRALIZATION

Local government unit

is defined as institutional units with fiscal, legislative, and executive authority extending over the smallest geographical areas distinguished for administrative and political purposes.

Local governments

It is the lowest level of territorial organization within a state.

Local Autonomy

it refers to self-governing.

Local governments

agencies of the national government in the matter of collection of taxes, law enforcement, and other governmental functions, which may be delegated by the national government to these local governments.

political subdivisions.

Philippines is divided into units of different sizes -- known as

Local governments

are agencies of the national government in the matter of collection of taxes, law enforcement, and other governmental functions, which may be delegated by the national government to these local governments.

PROVINCES

is the largest political unit in the Philippines

PROVINCIAL BOARD

is the law-making body of the province, with the provincial governor serving as the presiding officer.

MUNICIPALITY

Have elective (mayor, vice mayor, councilors) and appointive (secretary, treasurer, justice of the peace, chief of police) officials.

towns

Provinces in the Philippines are made up of municipalities, also known as

mayor

is the chief executive officer of the town, with functions including executing laws and

MUNICIPAL COUNCIL

are the lawmaking body of the town and is composed of the mayor -- who is the chairman of the council -- vice mayor, and the councilors.

CITIES

It is a tier of local government in the Philippines.

INDEPENDENT CITY COMPONENT CITIES

Cities whose charters prohibit their voters from voting for provincial elective officials independent of the province.

COMPONENT CITIES

Cities which do not meet the other requirements like the IDC and HUC are considered component cities of the province in which they are geographically located

HIGHLY URBANIZED CITIES

Cities with a minimum population of two hundred thousandand with inhabitants and with the latest annual income of at least 50 million

Chartered City

is also a unit of local administration. It is created by a special law which serves as its charter. The charter is the constitution of the city

barangay

comes from the Malay word "balangay," which refers to a boat used by Austronesian-speaking people to traverse the seas.

Barangays

were originally communities of families who lived near each other and were led by a village chief.

Barangays

It is the smallest units of local government in the Philippines.

villages or barangays

Each municipality or city is composed of a number of

barangay captain

serves as the chief executive officer of the barangay, while the barangay council serves as the legislative body.

DECENTRALIZATION

is defined as the transfer of power and authority from central institution to lower or local levels of a government system

DECENTRALIZATION

refers to the transfer of powers from central government to local levels in a politicaladministrative and territorial hierarchy. This process allows the participation of the people and the local government.

Devolution

transfer of power and authority from the national government to local government units; political and territorial decentralization

Deconcentration

transfer of power, authority or responsibility or the discretion to plan, decide and manage from central to local levels; administrative and sectoral decentralization

Debureaucratization

transfer of some public functions and responsibilities, which government may perform to private entities or non-government organizations (NGOs).

Political Decentralization

focuses among others on improved planning and monitoring of development measures, formulating strategies for the active integration of civil society and the economic sector, and the promotion management.

Fiscal Decentralization

focuses on the increase in local government’s responsibility for expenditures.

Institutional Decentralization

focuses among others on the delivery of basic services from the national government to the local government units concerned.