DECENTRALIZATION AND

LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Meaning And Roles
OBJECTIVES

 Identify the different levels of Philippine Local Government

 Explain the roles and functions of Local Government Unit

 Examine how decentralization affects Governance

MEANING:
 Decentralization is the transfer
of authority and responsibility for public
functions from the central government to
subordinate or quasi-independent government
organizations and/or the private sector.
 A local government is a form of public
administration which, in a majority of contexts,
exists as the lowest tier of administration within
a given state.
3 FORMS OF DECENTRALIZATION

 Devolution

 Deconcentration

 Debureaucratization
DEVOLUTION

 Devolution is the statutory delegation of powers

from the central government of a sovereign state
to govern at a sub national level, such as a
regional or local level. It is a form of
administrative decentralization
DECONCENTRATION

 Deconcentration is a term used to describe the

process whereby a central organization transfers
some of its responsibilities to lower-level units
within its jurisdiction.
DEBUREAUCRATIZATION

 It is a form of decentralization which involves the

transfer of powers and functions from the
government to non- government organizations
(NGO's) and people's organization (PO's),
including the private sector, all of which are
sometimes referred to collectively as the “civil
society”.
LGU(LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS)
 AIMS OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT
CODE 1991
Purpose: transform LGUs into self-reliant
communities and active partners in nation
building by giving them more powers ,
authority, responsibilities and resources

 Hopes to achieve economic development

at the regional and local levels by giving LCE
more freedom in carrying out their programs
that are suitable in their areas.
 EVOLUTION OF PHILIPPINES LOCAL
GOVERNMENT

THEN NOW

Cabeza De Barangay BARANGAY Kapitan

Alkalde CITY Alkalde

Alkalde Mayor PROVINCE Gobernador

DEVOLVED FUNCTIONS TO LGUS
Agricultural extension Community Based Forestry Field health and hospital services

Public works School Building Program Social Welfare Services

Tourism Telecommunications Housing

Levels of the Philippine Local
Government
 PRESIDENT OF THE
PHILIPPINES

AUTONOMOUS
PROVINCES REGIONS

CITIES CITIES
COMPONENT INDEPENDEN INDEPENDEN
MUNICIPALITIES PROVINCES
CITIES T FROM A T FROM A
PROVINCE PROVINCE

COMPONENT
BARANGAYS BARANGAYS MUNICIPALITIES
CITIES

BARANGAYS BARANGAYS

BARANGAYS BARANGAYS

General Supervision
Direct Relation
AUTONOMOUS REGIONS

 An autonomous administrative division (also

referred to as an autonomous area, entity,
unit, region, subdivision, or territory) is a
subdivision or dependent territory of a country
that has a degree of self-governance,
or autonomy, from an external authority.
PROVINCES
 Province is almost always an administrative
division within a country or state. The term
derives from the ancient Roman provincia, which
was the major territorial and administrative unit
of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions
outside Italy. The term province has since been
adopted by many countries. In some countries
with no actual provinces, "the provinces" is a
metaphorical term meaning "outside the capital
city".
CITIES
 A city is a large human settlement. Cities
generally have extensive systems for housing,
transportation, sanitation, utilities, and use,
and communication. Their density facilitates
interaction between people, government
organizations and businesses, sometimes
benefiting different parties in the process.
MUNICIPALITY
 A municipality is usually a single
administrative division having corporate status
and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as
granted by national and regional laws to which it
is subordinate. It is to be distinguished (usually)
from the county, which may encompass rural
territory or numerous small communities such
as towns, villages and hamlets.
BARANGAY

 A Barangay is the smallest administrative

division in the Philippines and is the native
Filipino term for a village, district or ward. The
word Barangay originated from balangay, a
kind of boat used by a group of Austronesian
peoples when they migrated to the Philippines.
EFFECT OF DECENTRALIZATION IN GOVERNANCE

 Improve delivery of basic services such as providing

medicines, equipments and other essential supplies in
Government Hospitals

 The people will be closer to the government

 Improve receptiveness of the government of the people’s

needs
 “AND YE SHALL KNOW THE TRUTH AND
THE TRUTH SHALL MAKE YOU FREE.”
(JOHN 8:32)