Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
National Capital Region
DIVISION OF CITY SCHOOLS- VALENZUELA
Pio St., Marulas, Valenzuela City

Philippine Politics
And
Governance
Subject Area: Philippine Politics and Governance
Grade Level: Grade 12
Quarter: 2nd
Week: 12

To the Parents/Guardians:
Learners may require your guidance in following the directions and answering the
questions in all the activities and formative assessment provided in this learning
packet. Please make sure that they answer each part of the activities and formative
assessment.
To the Learner:
This Learning packet contains activities and formative assessment about all the
lesson/topics for the subject “Politics and Governance” for the 12th week of the
current grading period (Final-terms). You may answer directly to this activity sheets
and make sure to follow the directions stated in each part of the activity. Answer all
questions the best that you can and please write eligibly.
Content Standard:
The learners demonstrate an understanding of the historical background of
Philippine democratic politics, the executive, the legislative, the judiciary, and
decentralization and local governance.
Performance Standard:
The learners shall be able to explain the roles of different political institutions.
Most Essential Competencies:
Explain the functions and roles of the Local Government Unit (LGU).

Day/Lesson
Number/Topi Objectives Materials Activities Assessment
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Lesson 1  Identify the  Learning Activity 1  Pre
different levels of Packets Assessment
Topic: the Philippine  Ball pen  Post
The Local Local Government  Referenc Assessment
 Explain the roles and e book  Activity 2
Government
functions of Local
Unit ANALYSIS
Government Unit
 Evaluate the
GUIDE
performance of a  Activity 3
local government SKILL
unit. WORKOUT
 Activity 4
KNOWLEDGE
CHECKER

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Lesson 1: The Local Government Unit Day: 1

Pre-Assessment:

Article 10
Local Government
Section 3. The Congress shall enact a local government code which shall provide for
a more responsive and accountable local government structure instituted through a
system of decentralization with effective mechanisms of recall, initiative, and
referendum, allocate among the different local government units their powers,
responsibilities, and resources, and provide for the qualifications, election,
appointment and removal, term, salaries, powers and functions and duties of local
officials, and all other matters relating to the organization and operation of the local
units.

-1987 Philippine Constitution

Directions: Identify which of the following situations best describe the Local
Government as stated above. Put a check mark on the space provided.
______1. Is a continuing organization.
______2. The people of a city oversees the entirety of the implementation of rules.
______3. An elected Mayor supervises the whole city.
______4. Sangguniang Kabataan is part of the Local Government Unit.
______5. The local government is accountable for its people.
______6. The people of the city has the ability to pass local ordinances.
______7. The local government can collect taxes within its city.
______8. The people have the power to refuse laws being implemented within the
city.

Activity 1: Learn about the Local Government Unit

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Instruction: Name at least 5 personalities holding a government position in your
city. You may refer to the organizational structure above.

COMPLETE NAME POSITION

Answer the following in two or more sentences.

1. Looking at the Article 10 Section 3 of the constitution above, give 5 keywords

or phrases that state the roles or responsibilities of a Local Government Unit.

2. What do you think is the most important responsibility of a Local government

unit? Why?

Lesson 1: The Local Government Unit (LGU) Day: 2

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The Local Government serves two purposes:
1.) Administrative purpose of supplying goods and services;
2.) To represent and involve citizens in identifying specific local needs and how can
these be met.

The Local Government Code of the Philippines enumerates the duties of the LGUs as
follows:
Sec. 17. Basic Services and Facilities.
Local government units shall endeavor to be self-reliant and shall continue exercising the
powers and discharging the duties and functions currently vested upon them. They shall also
discharge the functions and responsibilities of national agencies and offices devolved to
them pursuant to this Code. Local government units shall likewise exercise such other
powers and discharge such other functions and responsibilities as are necessary,
appropriate, or incidental to efficient and effective provision of the basic services and
facilities enumerated herein.
Such basic services and facilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
For a Barangay:

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Agricultural support services which include planting materials distribution system and
operation of farm produce collection and buying stations;

Health and social welfare services which include maintenance of Barangay health center
and day-care center;
Services and facilities related to general hygiene and sanitation, beautification, and solid
waste collection;
Maintenance of Katarungang Pambarangay;
Maintenance of Barangay roads and bridges and water supply systems;
Infrastructure facilities such as multi- purpose hall, multipurpose pavement, plaza, sports
center, and other similar facilities;
Information and reading center; and
Satellite or public market, where viable;

For a municipality:
Extension and on-site research services and facilities related to agriculture and fishery
activities which include dispersal of livestock and poultry, fingerlings, and other seeding
materials for aquaculture; palay, corn, and vegetable seed farms; medicinal plant gardens;
fruit tree, coconut, and other kinds of seedling nurseries; demonstration farms; quality control
of copra and improvement and development of local distribution channels, preferably
through cooperatives; inter -Barangay irrigation system; water and soil resource utilization
and conservation projects; and enforcement of fishery laws in municipal waters including the
conservation of mangroves;
Pursuant to national policies and subject to supervision, control and review of the DENR,
implementation of community-based forestry projects which include integrated social forestry
programs and similar projects; management and control of communal forests with an area
not exceeding fifty (50) square kilometers; establishment of tree parks, greenbelts, and
similar forest development projects;
Subject to the provisions of Title Five, Book I of this Code, health services which include the
implementation of programs and projects on primary health care, maternal and child care,
and communicable and non-communicable disease control services; access to secondary
and tertiary health services; purchase of medicines, medical supplies, and equipment
needed to carry out the services herein enumerated;
Social welfare services which include programs and projects on child and youth welfare,
family and community welfare, women's welfare, welfare of the elderly and disabled persons;
community-based rehabilitation programs for vagrants, beggars, street children, scavengers,
juvenile delinquents, and victims of drug abuse; livelihood and other pro-poor projects;
nutrition services; and family planning services;

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Information services which include investments and job placement information systems, tax
and marketing information systems, and maintenance of a public library;

Solid waste disposal system or environmental management system and services or facilities
related to general hygiene and sanitation;
Municipal buildings, cultural centers, public parks including freedom parks, playgrounds, and
sports facilities and equipment, and other similar facilities;
Infrastructure facilities intended primarily to service the needs of the residents of the
municipality and which are funded out of municipal funds including, but not limited to,
municipal roads and bridges; school buildings and other facilities for public elementary and
secondary schools; clinics, health centers and other health facilities necessary to carry out
health services; communal irrigation, small water impounding projects and other similar
projects; fish ports; artesian wells, spring development, rainwater collectors and water supply
systems; seawalls, dikes, drainage and sewerage, and flood control; traffic signals and road
signs; and similar facilities;
Public markets, slaughterhouses and other municipal enterprises;
Public cemetery;
Tourism facilities and other tourist attractions, including the acquisition of equipment,
regulation and supervision of business concessions, and security services for such facilities;
and
Sites for police and fire stations and substations and the municipal jail;

For a Province:
Agricultural extension and on-site research services and facilities which include the
prevention and control of plant and animal pests and diseases; dairy farms, livestock
markets, animal breeding stations, and artificial insemination centers; and assistance in the
organization of farmers' and fishermen's cooperatives and other collective organizations, as
well as the transfer of appropriate technology;
Industrial research and development services, as well as the transfer of appropriate
technology;
Pursuant to national policies and subject to supervision, control and review of the DENR,
enforcement of forestry laws limited to community-based forestry projects, pollution control
law, small-scale mining law, and other laws on the protection of the environment; and mini-
hydro electric projects for local purposes;
Subject to the provisions of Title Five, Book I of this Code, health services which include
hospitals and other tertiary health services;
Social welfare services which include programs and projects on rebel returnees and
evacuees; relief operations; and, population development services;

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Provincial buildings, provincial jails, freedom parks and other public assembly areas, and
other similar facilities;

Infrastructure facilities intended to service the needs of the residents of the province and
which are funded out of provincial funds including, but not limited to, provincial roads and
bridges; inter-municipal waterworks, drainage and sewerage, flood control, and irrigation
systems; reclamation projects; and similar facilities;
Programs and projects for low-cost housing and other mass dwellings, except those funded
by the Social Security System (SSS), Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), and
the Home Development Mutual Fund (HDMF): Provided, That national funds for these
programs and projects shall be equitably allocated among the regions in proportion to the
ratio of the homeless to the population;
Investment support services, including access to credit financing;
Upgrading and modernization of tax information and collection services through the use of
computer hardware and software and other means;
Inter-municipal telecommunications services, subject to national policy guidelines; and
Tourism development and promotion programs;

For a City:
All the services and facilities of the municipality and province, and in addition thereto, the
following:
Adequate communication and transportation facilities;
Support for education, police and fire services and facilities.
Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b) hereof, public works and infrastructure
projects and other facilities funded by the national government under the annual General
Appropriations Act, other special laws, pertinent executive orders, and those wholly or
partially funded from foreign sources, are not covered under this Section, except in those
cases where the local government unit concerned is duly designated as the implementing
agency for such projects, facilities, programs, and services.
The designs, plans, specifications, testing of materials, and the procurement of equipment
and materials from both foreign and local sources necessary for the provision of the
foregoing services and facilities shall be undertaken by the local government unit concerned,
based on national policies, standards and guidelines.
National agencies or offices concerned shall devolve to local government units the
responsibility for the provision of basic services and facilities enumerated in this Section
within six (6) months after the effectivity of this Code.

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As used in this Code, the term "devolution" refers to the act by which the national
government confers power and authority upon the various local government units to perform
specific functions and responsibilities.

The national government or the next higher level of local government unit may provide or
augment the basic services and facilities assigned to a lower level of local government unit
when such services or facilities are not made available or, if made available, are inadequate
to meet the requirements of its inhabitants.
The basic services and facilities herein above enumerated shall be funded from the share of
local government units in the proceeds of national taxes and other local revenues and
funding support from the national government, its instrumentalities and government-owned
or -controlled corporations which are tasked by law to establish and maintain such services
or facilities. Any fund or resource available for the use of local government units shall be first
allocated for the provision of basic services or facilities enumerated in subsection (b) hereof
before applying the same for other purposes, unless otherwise provided in this Code.
The Regional offices of national agencies or offices whose functions are devolved to local
government units as provided herein shall be phased out within one (1) year from the
approval of this Code. Said national agencies and offices may establish such field units as
may be necessary for monitoring purposes and providing technical assistance to local
government units. The properties, equipment, and other assets of these regional offices shall
be distributed to the local government units in the region in accordance with the rules and
regulations issued by the oversight committee created under this Code.
The devolution contemplated in this Code shall include the transfer to local government units
of the records, equipment and other assets and personnel of national agencies and offices,
corresponding to the devolved powers, functions, and responsibilities.
Personnel of said national agencies or offices shall be absorbed by the local government
units to which they belong or in whose areas they are assigned to the extent that it is
administratively viable as determined by the said oversight committee: Provided, That the
rights accorded to such personnel pursuant to civil service law, rules and regulations shall
not be impaired: Provided, Further, That regional directors who are career executive service
officers and other officers of similar rank in the said regional offices who cannot be absorbed
by the local government unit shall be retained by the national government, without any
diminution of rank, salary or tenure.
To ensure the active participation of the private sector in local governance, local government
units may, by ordinance, sell, lease, encumber, or otherwise dispose of public economic
enterprises owned by them in their proprietary capacity.
Costs may also be charged for the delivery of basic services or facilities enumerated in this
Section.

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 Guide Questions: Answer the following questions in two or more sentences. You may use
another sheet of paper.
1. What are the main purposes of the Local Government Unit?

2. Why do you think Local Government Units are important?

3. Give one example that your city or barangay held a project for the benefit of the
whole community. Briefly describe it.

4. How does Local Government Unit affect our daily lives?

5. In this time of pandemic, do you think the Local Government unit has been efficient?
How?

Lesson 1: The Local Government Unit Day: 3

Activity 2: ANALYSIS:

The City of Valenzuela spearheaded the Education 360 Degrees Investment

program which promotes holistic and systemic approach to uplifting the quality of
local basic education.
It covers the distribution of school supplies, improvement of curriculum,
enhancement of teacher competency, highlighting parental involvement and school
infrastructures.

The Education 360 Degrees Investment program was launched in January 2014 with
seven components namely: Curriculum Build-up, Nanay-Teacher (Mother-Teacher)
Parenting Camp, Teaching Camp, Education Supplies, Massive Infrastructure
Spending, K to 6 In-School Feeding Program, and Performance Incentive System. In
the vision of the city government to give its constituents a continuous and ever
developing education program, in 2016, it added two more components: Project
Tokbuk (Knock for a bright future) and Little League. In 2017, the Street Soccer,
another sport component was integrated in the program. Each component of the
program is geared towards the development and improvement of each and every
Valenzuelano student.

The first component of the program ensures that students are provided with the best
learning environment. Massive infrastructure spending was put in place to be able to
achieve this. The city believes that placing students in a learning-conducive facility
will help them develop their knowledge and skills more.

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The second component aims to engage parents more in the learning and
development of their children through capacity building on the Nanay-Teacher
(Mother-Teacher) Parenting Camp. Through reflection and peer-learning,the parents
are closely involved in their children’s school activities.The 2-day Parenting Camp
engages the parents in planning the collaboration with teachers in raising students
who are academically excellent and with good character. The participants took it
upon themselves to organize parenting workshops in their own schools.

The third component is designed to fit the needs of the children in terms of
curriculum development. An assessment of the students’ competencies provided the
basis of the capacity building program of teachers and students, as well as, the
learning materials that they need.

The fourth component is intended to address the inability of children to read and
understand what they are reading well. Through the Philippine individual Reading
Inventory Test (Phil-IRI), the city found out that there are about 78% elementary
students who are tested to be non- and frustrated readers. Teachers went through a
one-week training for the remedial reading instruction.

The Summer reading camp, which is the fifth component, gathers non- and
frustrated readers students and engage them in extensive reading lessons with the
help of trained teachers and student aides who are volunteers from the city’s local
university, the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Valenzuela (PLV).

The sixth component, the K to 6 (kindergarten to grade 6) in-school feeding program,

aims to address the problem of underweight students in the city. Parent-volunteers
prepare meal boxes for over 16,000 students. Every day, some 800 parent
volunteers prepare the ingredients, cook the food following a standard menu, pack
the food into lunch boxes, deliver them in schools, supervise the feeding of the
children, wash the lunch boxes, and tidy up the kitchen.

The seventh component seeks to give proper incentive to the best performing school
and Parents-Teachers Association. The reward consists of school supplies and
learning materials.

The eight component targets the Out of School Youths (OSYs) in the city. It aims to
increase OSYs participation in the Alternative Learning System in the city by going to
one house after another and encourage OSYs to attend the community-based
school program.

The last and the ninth component is called the Little League. It is geared towards
widening a child’s knowledge of the sports baseball. It aims to teach children
discipline, teamwork and dedication, it’s also an avenue to help them achieve
healthy bodies and minds.

The 360 Degrees Investment Program has provided platforms for participatory
governance to flourish. Residents are recognized as equal partners in policy
formulation, planning, and implementation.

Source: https://www.dap.edu.ph/coe-psp/innov_initiatives/education-360-degrees-investment-program/

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Instruction: Answer the following in complete sentences. You may use an
extra sheet of paper.

1. Give at least 3 components of the 360 education program. Describe each in

your own words.

2. Which do you think is the most effective component of the program? Why?

3. If you were to add in the program what will it be and why?

Activity 4: KNOWLEDGE CHECKER

I. Give 3 situations or instances where the Local Government has its direct impact.
1. _____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
2. _____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
3. _____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________

Lesson 1: The Local Government Unit Day: 4

Post Assessment:
Encircle the letter of the correct answer.
1. The Local Government Unit is responsible for:
A. maintenance of peace and order in the community B. giving medicines
C. none
2. According to the Local Government code, the LGU serves the purpose of supplying goods
and ________.
A. services B. supplies C. food
3. Who is the highest ranking official in a city?
A. Baranggay Captain B. Mayor C. General
4. The Local Government Unit can collect taxes.
A. Yes B. No C. None of the above
5. The Local Government Unit can create programs for the benefit of their people.
A. Yes B. No C. None of the above

WEEKLY HOME LEARNING TASK

Grade 12
Week: ____12_____ Quarter:___Second_____

Learning Area: Philippine Politics and Governance

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 Day and Time Learning Competency Learning Task
Identify the roles and responsibilities of a. Reflection Chart
the Philippine Judiciary. b. Word Cloud

Activity 1: REFLECTION CHART

Fill in the chart with your insights for every lesson discussed.
DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 DAY 4

Activity 2: WORD CLOUD

Write the new words or terms that you have learned in this module.

Local
Government
Unit

Reference/s:
Commision on Elections (n.d). General Attributes and Powers of Local Government Units. Retrieved from
https://www.comelec.gov.ph/?r=References/RelatedLaws/RA7160/LGCB1/LGCB1T1/LGCB1T1Ch2

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Development Academy of the Philippines (n.d).Education 360 Investment Program. Retrieved from
https://www.dap.edu.ph/coe-psp/innov_initiatives/education-360-degrees-investment-program/

Image:
https://www.google.com/search?
q=local+government+unit+organizational+chart&rlz=1C1AVFC_enPH822PH822&hl=en&source=lnms&tbm=isch
&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj91I_i-

Prepared by:
ARLENE F. ALMAZAN
Master Teacher I
Valenzuela National High School
Senior High School Department

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