DECENTRALIZATION & LOCAL GOVERNMENT

 simply means
PRINCIPLE OF LOCAL AUTONOMY decentralization/devolution (the
under the 1987 PHIL. distribution of certain powers by the
CONSTITUTION national government to the local
government units)
 administrative autonomy may
involve devolution of powers to local
government units (LGUs)
 Congress retains control over the
LGUs although in a reduced degree
 The President can only interfere in
the affairs of LGU if he/she finds that
the LG acted contrary to law

HUMSS
PHILIPPINE POLITICS MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES
PROVINCE composed of cluster of
4 municipalities or component cities
MR. ARNOLD V. DE CASTRO CITY  composed of urbanized and
developed barangays which serves
as a general-purpose government for
coordination and delivery of basic
services within its territory

MUNICIPALITY  consisting of group of barangays

BARANGAY  basic political unit which is the

primary planning and implementing
unit of government policies and
where disputes may be amicably
settled
LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE (LGC) or REPUBLIC ACT No. 7160

SCOPE OF APPLICATION Applies to all provinces, cities,

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RULES OF INTERPRETATION
POWERS OF LGUs
1. GENERAL WELFARE POWER Police power of the LGU
2. POWER OVER BASIC SERVICES
AND FACILITIES
3. POWER TO GENERATE AND
APPLY RESOURCES
4. POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN
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municipalities, barangays and other
political subdivisions as may be
created by law
1. Any question on the provision of
RA 7160 shall be resolved in favor of
the devolution of powers and of LGU;
2. Any tax ordinance passed by LG
shall be interpreted strictly against the
LGU and liberally in favor of tax
payer;
3. Any tax exemption claimed by
citizen shall be interpreted strictly
against the said citizen and liberally in
favor of the LGU.
4. In the resolution of conflicts arising
under the LGC where no legal
provision applies, the customs and
traditions in the place where the
conflicts take place may be used.
 power to be self-reliant and to
discharge the duties distributed upon
them by the national government
 power to establish an organization
that shall be responsible for the
effective implementation of their
programs and projects
 the power to impose taxes
 power to take private property for
public use upon payment to the
private owner just compensation
5. POWER TO RECLASSIFY LANDS  power to reclassify an agricultural
land to some other classifications
such as residential, commercial, etc.
6. POWER TO CLOSE AND OPEN  the closing and opening may be
ROADS temporarily or permanent for legal
reasons.
7. LOCAL LEGISLATIVE POWERS  exercised by the local Sanggunian
 power to enact ordinances
8. CORPORATE POWERS  power to have a corporate name
(ex: Municipality of Bauan, City of
Lipa)
 power to sue and be sued
 power to have and use a corporate
seal
power to acquire and transfer real
properties (like lands) or personal
properties (like motor vehicles)
power to enter into contracts
ELECTIONS
SUFFRAGE right to vote in the election of officers
chosen by the people and in the
determination of questions submitted
to the people
ELECTION means or process by which the
people chose their officials for a
definite and fixed period to whom
they entrust for time being the
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NATURE OF SUFFRAGE IN both a privilege and an obligation
PHILIPPINES
QUALIFICATIONS FOR SUFFRAGE 1. Filipino citizen;
2. at least 18 years of age;
3. resident of the Philippines for at
least 1 year;
4. staying in the place where they
propose to vote for at least 6 months
immediately preceding the election
 No literacy, property or other
substantive requirement shall be
imposed on the exercise of suffrage
conduct of government
1. natural-born Filipino;
QUALIFICATION OF PARTY-LIST 2. registered voter;
NOMINEES
3. resident of Philippines for atleast 1
year immediately preceding the day
of election;
4. able to read and write;
5. a bona fide member of the party
which he seeks to represent for at
least 90 days preceding the election;
6. at least 25 years old on the day of
election

DISQUALIFICATIONS
 any person sentenced by final
judgment to suffer imprisonment of
not less than 1 year BUT the right to
vote is reacquired upon expiration of
5 years after service of sentence
any person adjudged by final
judgment of having committed a
crime involving disloyalty to the
government or any crime against
national security BUT subject to
reacquisition as stated
 insane or incompetent persons as
declared by competent authority
SECTORAL PARTY unorganized group of citizens whose
principal advocacy pertains to the
special interest and concerns of their
sector which may either be
marginalized and underrepresented
OR lacking of well-defined political
constituencies
MARGINALIZED & Include labor, fisherfolk, urban poor,
UNDERREPRESENTED indigenous cultural communities,
handicapped, overseas workers

LACKING OF WELL-DEFINED Professionals, elderly, women, youth

POLITICAL CONSTITUENCIES
POLITICAL PARTIES
ANG LADLAD LGBT PARTY vs. The Supreme Court stated that moral
COMELEC case disapproval is not a sufficient
POLITICAL PARTY organized group of citizens
justification to exclude homosexuals
advocating an ideology or platform,
from participation in the party-list
principles and policies for the general

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 system. Also, the SC ruled that the
LGBT is a sector that can be You can also write your outputs manually in a clean sheet of paper, take
represented in the party-list system a photo/s of said outputs and send the photo/s to the above- mentioned
even if not specifically enumerated in email address or Facebook messenger.
the law because it complies with the
requirements for party-list system DEADLINE: ON OR BEFORE 11:59 pm, JANUARY 8, 2020.
under the Constitution.

STAY SAFE and GOD BLESS!

ACTIVITIES 3, 4 & 5 FOR QUARTER 2:
SOURCE:
You are about to make three activities:

1. In the municipality or city where you are residing, OUTLINE/REVIEWER IN POLITICAL LAW, Justice Antonio Eduardo
determine as many powers as you can that are already B. Nachura, 2016.
exercised by your local government and explain how said
exercise of power affects you or the citizens in your city or
municipality whether positively or negatively. Compose it in at least 2
paragraphs.

2. Make an essay stating the complete name of the living person,

famous or not, whom you consider should be elected as the next
President of the Philippines and explaining your reasons. Compose it in
at least 2 paragraphs.

3. If you will be given a chance to represent a sector in the election

(fisherfolk, urban poor, indigenous cultural communities,
handicapped, overseas workers, Professionals, elderly, women,
youth, or others), what sector it is and why? Make an essay about said
question composed of at least 2 paragraphs.

Your originality matters. Avoid copy and paste.

You can make these in a Word document in any format with file name
(your Last Name, First Name, Middle Initial) which you may sent to my
email address (arnolddecastro888@gmail.com) or directly to my
Facebook messenger (Arnold Villena De Castro) for confidentiality.

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