Administrative Code of 1987 or EO 292 took effect in 1989

The state as an abstract being so it acts through its agent: Government

LGU: TERRITORIAL AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OF THE RPH – Constitution

VARIOUS ARMS THROUGH WHICH POLITICAL AUTHORITY IS MADE EFFECTIVE

Government of the Republic of the Philippines: The corporate government

Administrative Law: that branch of modern law under which the executive
department of the government, acting in a quasi-legislative or quasi-judicial
capacity, interferes with the conduct of the individual for the purpose of promoting
the well-being of the community, as under laws regulating public interest,
professions, trades and callings, rates and prices, laws for the protection of public
health and safety, and the promotion of public convenience (Dean Roscoe Pound).

Professor Goodnow describes the discipline as that part of public law which fixes
the organization of the government and determines the competence of the
authorities who execute the law and indicates to the individual remedies for the
violation of his rights.

Power of control: Power of an officer to alter, modify, nullify, or set aside what a
subordinate has done in the performance of his duties and to substitute his
judgment to that of the former.

Power of General Supervision over local governments and autonomous regional

governments: The President shall exercise general supervision over local
government units to ensure that their acts are within the scope of their prescribed
powers and functions. The President can only interfere in the affairs and activities of
a local government unit if he or she finds that the latter had acted contrary to law.

SECTION 17, Article 7: The President shall have control of all the executive
departments, bureaus, and offices (The Pres may act directly. He shall ensure that
the laws be faithfully executed (FAITHFUL EXECUTION CLAUSE).

Government of the Republic of the Philippines:

ARTICLE X Sec 4, GENERAL SUPERVISION---OVERSEE if lgus perform their powers

and functions in accordance with the law---WHY? ARTICLE X, Sec 2: LOCAL
AUTONOMY