XII.

Local
Governments

A. General Provisions and Principles

- Definition of Local Government Unit

- Concept of Local Autonomy
- Distinction between power of control and supervision

B. Public corporations
1. Concept
a) Distinguished from government-owned or controlled corporations
2. Classifications
a) Quasi-corporations
b) Municipal corporations

C. Municipal corporations
1. Elements
2. Nature and functions
3. Requisites for creation, conversion, division, merger or dissolution
D. Principles of local autonomy

E. Powers of local government units (LGUs)

1. Police power (general welfare clause)
2. Eminent domain
3. Taxing power
4. Closure and opening of roads
5. Legislative power

Powers of Local legislative Bodies; Quorum

a) Requisites for valid
ordinance
b) b) Local initiative and
referendum

6. Corporate powers
a) To sue and be sued
b) To acquire and sell
property
c) To enter into contracts
(i) Requisites
(ii) Ultra vires contracts

a. Local Government Units on environmental concerns

- Sections 17, 26, 389, 447, 468, of RA 7160

7. Liability of LGUs
8. Settlement of boundary disputes
9. Qualifications and terms of office of local elective officials;
10. Succession of elective officials
11. Powers of the Local Chief Executives; Vice-Local Executives (except barangay
level); their duties and functions
12. Discipline of local
officials

a.Disciplining authority over administrative cases

a) Elective officials
(i) Grounds
(ii) Jurisdiction
(iii) Preventive suspension
(iv) Removal
(v) Administrative appeal
(vi) Doctrine of
condonation
c) Appointive officials

11. Recall
12. Term limits