Administration of

Provincial, City,
Municipal and Barangay

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 The President of the Philippines exercises supervision over
the whole country. But for purposes of administrative
control, the Philippines is divided into units of different
sizes -- known as political subdivisions. These are
provinces, municipalities, cities, and barangays. These
Local political subdivisions enjoy autonomy, especially in local
Government affairs. But, they are also under the general supervision of
the Chief Executive, through the Secretary of the
Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG).

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 HELLO!
Jho Anne D. Bagalando
reporter

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 ● The province is the largest political unit in
the Philippines.

PROVINCE ● Each province is governed by an elected

legislature called the
Sangguniang Panlalawigan and an Elected
Governor.

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 ● Each province is governed by two main
elected branches of the government:
executive and legislative. Judicial affairs are
separated from provincial governance and are
PROVINCE
administered by the
Supreme Court of the Philippines. Each
province has at least one branch of a
Regional Trial Court.

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 ● Each province is composed of a cluster of
municipalities, or municipalities and
component cities, and as a political and
corporate unit of government, serves as a
PROVINCE
dynamic mechanism for developmental
processes and effective governance of local
government units within its territorial
jurisdiction.

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 There are 81 provinces at present. The provinces are
grouped into seventeen regions based on
geographical, cultural, and ethnological
characteristics. Thirteen of these regions are
PROVINCE numerically designated from north to south, while
the National Capital Region, the
Cordillera Administrative Region, the
Southwestern Tagalog Region, and the
Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Minda
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are only designated by acronyms.
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 ● Each province is a member of the
PROVINCE League of Provinces of the Philippines.

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 Powers, Functions and Duties of the League
of Provinces:

(a) Assist the national government in the

formulation and implementation of the
policies, programs and projects affecting
PROVINCE provinces as a whole;
(b) Promote local autonomy at the provincial
level;

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 Powers, Functions and Duties of the League
of Provinces:
(c) Adopt measures for the promotion of the
welfare of all provinces and its officials and
employees;
PROVINCE (d) Encourage people participation in local
government administration in order to promote
united and concerted action for the attainment of
countrywide development goals;

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 Powers, Functions and Duties of the League
of Provinces:
(e) Supplement the efforts of the national
government in creating opportunities for gainful
employment within the province;
PROVINCE (f) Give priority to programs designed for the
total development of the provinces in consonance
with the policies, programs and projects of the
national government;

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 Powers, Functions and Duties of the League
of Provinces:

(g) Serve as a forum for crystallizing and

expressing ideas, seeking the necessary
assistance of the national government and
PROVINCE providing the private sector avenues for
cooperation in the promotion of the welfare of
the provinces; and

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 Powers, Functions and Duties of the League
of Provinces:

(h) Exercise such other powers and perform such

other duties and functions as the league may
prescribe for the welfare of the provinces and
PROVINCE metropolitan political subdivisions.

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 There shall be in each province a governor, a vice-governor,
members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, a Secretary to
the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, a provincial treasurer, a
provincial assessor, a provincial accountant, a provincial
PROVINCE engineer, a provincial budget officer, a provincial planning
and development coordinator, a provincial legal officer, a
provincial administrator, a provincial health officer, a
provincial social welfare and development officer, a
provincial general services officer, a provincial agriculturist,
and a provincial veterinarian.

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 The provincial governor is the chief executive
and head of each province. Elected to a term of
three years and limited to three consecutive terms,
PROVINCE he or she appoints the directors of each provincial
department. The provincial governor exercises
general supervisory powers over the entire
province.

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 Powers, Functions and Duties of the
Provincial Governor:
● Exercise general supervision and control over all
programs, projects, services, and activities of the
provincial government;

PROVINCE ● Enforce all laws and ordinances relative to the

governance of the province and the exercise of the
appropriate corporate powers provided for under
Section 22 of the Local Government Code,
implement all approved policies, programs, projects,
services and activities of the province;

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 Powers, Functions and Duties of the
Provincial Governor:
● Initiate and maximize the generation of resources and
revenues, and apply the same to the implementation
of development plans, program objectives and
priorities as provided for under Section 18 of the
PROVINCE Local Government Code, particularly those resources
and revenues programmed for agro-industrial
development and country-wide growth and progress;

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 Powers, Functions and Duties of the
Provincial Governor:
● Ensure the delivery of basic services and the
provision of adequate facilities as provided for under
Section 17 of the Local Government Code; and
PROVINCE ● Exercise such other powers and perform such other
duties and functions as may be prescribed by law or
ordinance.

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 The vice governor acts as the president for each
Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP; "Provincial
Board"), the province's legislative body. Every
PROVINCE
SP is composed of regularly elected members
from provincial districts, as well as ex officio
members.

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 ● Every SP has designated seats for ex officio members,
given to the respective local presidents of the
Association of Barangay Captains (ABC), Philippine
Councilors' League (PCL), and Sangguniang Kabataan
PROVINCE (SK; "Youth Council").
● The vice governor and regular members of an SP are
elected by the voters within the province.
● Ex officio members are elected by members of their
respective organisations.

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 The number of regularly elected SP members allotted to each
province is determined by its income class:

● First and second-class provinces - ten regular SP

members;
PROVINCE ● Third- and fourth-class provinces - have eight.
● Fifth- and sixth-class provinces - have six.

Exceptions are provinces with more than five congressional

districts, such as Cavite with 16 regularly elected SP
members, and Cebu, Negros Occidental and Pangasinan
which have twelve each.

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 Threshold for the income classes:
Class Average annual income
First ₱450 million or more
Second ₱360 million or more but less than ₱450
million
PROVINCE Third ₱270 million or more but less than ₱360
million
Fourth ₱180 million or more but less than ₱270
million
Fifth ₱90 million or more but less than ₱180
million
Sixth below ₱90 million
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 Powers, Functions and Duties of the
Sangguniang Panlalawigan:
● Approve ordinances and pass resolutions necessary for an
efficient and effective provincial government;

● Generate and maximize the use of resources and revenues

for the development plans, program objectives and
PROVINCE priorities of the province as provided for under Section 18
of the Local Government Code, with particular attention to
agro-industrial development and country-wide growth and
progress;

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 Powers, Functions and Duties of the
Sangguniang Panlalawigan:
● Adopt measures to enhance the full implementation of the
national agrarian reform program in coordination with the
Department of Agrarian Reform;

● Grant franchises, approve the issuance of permits or

PROVINCE licenses, or enact ordinances levying taxes, fees and
charges upon such conditions and for such purposes
intended to promote the general welfare of the inhabitants
of the province; and

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 Powers, Functions and Duties of the
Sangguniang Panlalawigan:

● Approve ordinances which shall ensure the efficient

and effective delivery of the basic services and
facilities as provided for under Section 17 of the
PROVINCE Local Government Code.

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 The Local Government Code mandates the provincial
governor to review executive orders issued by mayors,
PROVINCE and the Sangguniang Panlalawigan to review
legislation by the Sangguniang Panlungsod (City
Council) or Sangguniang Bayan (Municipal Council).

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 The provincial government does not have direct
relations with individual barangays. Supervision
over a barangay government is the mandate of the
PROVINCE
mayor and the Sanggunian of the component city or
municipality of which the barangay in question is a
part.

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 HELLO!
Richard C. Lumingkit
Reporter

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 Each province is composed of municipalities
commonly called towns.

The municipality is a public corporation created by

an act of congress and is governed by the
MUNICIPAL Municipality Law, which defines its duties and
powers. Being public corporations, municipalities
can sue or be sued in court; enter into contracts;
acquire and hold real and personal properties for
municipal purposes; and exercise such other powers
as are granted by law.

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 Municipalities are classified according to their average
annual income for the last four fiscal years.

There are 1,540 municipalities in the Philippines. They

are autonomous units of government and have elective
and appointive officials. The elective officials are the
MUNICIPAL municipal Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Councilors. They
are elected by the qualified voters for a term of three
years. They cannot serve for more than three
consecutive terms. The appointive officials are the
Municipal Secretary, Treasurer, Justice of the peace,
and Chief of Police.

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 The Municipal Councils is the lawmaking body of
the town and is composed of the Mayor (the
chairman of the council), Vice Mayor, and the
Councilors.

MUNICIPAL The number of Councilors for each municipality

depends upon the class to which the municipality
belongs. Each councilor is in-charge of a village or
barangay.

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 The Municipal Mayor is the Chief Executive Officer
of the town.

Functions:

1. To execute all laws and municipal ordinances.

2. To supervise the administration of the town.
MUNICIPAL 3. To issue orders relative to the maintenance of
peace and order.
4. To Initiate and maximize the generation of
resources and revenues and use these for
implementing plans
5. To recommend measures to the municipal council.

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 The Vice Mayor is the Presiding Officer of the Sangguniang Bayan.

Functions:

1. To sign all warrants drawn on the municipal treasury.

2. To also appoint members of the municipal legislature except its
twelve (12) regular members or kagawad who are also elected
every local election alongside the municipal mayor and vice
MUNICIPAL mayor.
3. To assume executive duties and functions.In circumstances where
the mayor permanently or temporarily vacates the position.
4. To disclose any business, financial, or professional relationship or
any relation by affinity or consanguinity within the fourth civil
degree.
5. To assume the office of the city mayor in the event of a
permanent vacancy.

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 The Councilor is commonly referred to as "Sanggunian
Member"

Functions:

1. To approve ordinances and pass resolutions for an efficient

and effective municipal government
2. To generate and maximize resources and revenues for the
MUNICIPAL municipality’s development plans, program objectives, and
priorities
3. To grant franchises, enact ordinances authorizing the
issuance of permits or licenses, enact ordinances levying
taxes, fees, and charges
4. To regulate activities related to the use of land, buildings,
and structures within the municipality

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 Important mandatory powers of the Municipal Council are
the following:

1) To fix the salaries of all municipal offices and employees,

except the treasurer, teachers in the public schools, and staff of
national government agencies assigned to the municipality;

2) To provide for expenses necessary to carry out the functions

of the municipality;
MUNICIPAL
3) to provide for buildings adequate for municipal uses,
including school houses;

4) To provide for the levy and collection of taxes, fees, and

charges as sources of municipal revenue; and

5) To establish and maintain an efficient police department and

an adequate municipal jail.

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 HELLO!
Kathleen Grace A. Calderon
Reporter

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 The city, consisting of more urbanized and developed
Barangays, serves as a general-purpose government
for the coordination and delivery of basic, regular, and
direct services and effective governance of the
CITY inhabitants within its territorial jurisdiction.

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 The city elective officials are the mayor, vice mayor,
and the members of the board of councilors. They are
elected for a term of three years. They cannot serve for
more than three consecutive terms. The mayor is the
executive official of the city, aided by the appointive
CITY heads of the various departments.

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 The Sangguniang Panlungsod, the legislative body of the
city, shall be composed of the city vice-mayor as presiding
officer, the regular sanggunian members, the president of
the city chapter of the liga ng mga Barangay, the president
CITY of the panlungsod na pederasyon ng mga Sangguniang
Kabataan, and the sectoral representatives, as members.

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 Powers, Duties, Functions of the Sangguniang
Panlungsod

● Approve ordinances and pass resolutions necessary for

an efficient and effective city government
● Generate and maximize the use of resources and
revenues for the development plans, program
CITY objectives and priorities of the city
● Enact ordinances granting franchises and authorizing
the issuance of permits or licenses, upon such
conditions and for such purposes intended to promote
the general welfare of the inhabitants of the city

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 Powers, Duties, Functions of the Sangguniang
Panlungsod

● Regulate activities relative to the use of land, buildings

and structures within the city in order to promote the
general welfare.
● Approve ordinances which shall ensure the efficient
CITY and effective delivery of the basic services and
facilities
● Exercise such other powers and perform such other
duties and functions as may be prescribed by law or
ordinance

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 As the basic political unit, the Barangay
serves as the primary planning and
implementing unit of government policies,
plans, programs, projects, and activities in
BARANGAY
the community, and as a forum wherein the
collective views of the people may be
expressed, crystallized and considered, and
where disputes may be amicably settled.

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 The Sangguniang Barangay, the legislative
body of the Barangay, shall be composed of
the Punong Barangay as presiding officer,
BARANGAY and the seven (7) regular Sangguniang
Barangay members elected at large and
Sangguniang Kabataan chairman, as
members.

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 Powers, Duties, and Functions.

BARANGAY
The Sangguniang Barangay, as the
legislative body of the Barangay

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 Enact ordinances as may be necessary
to discharge the responsibilities
BARANGAY conferred upon it by law or ordinance
and to promote the general welfare of
the inhabitants therein;

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 Enact tax and revenue ordinances,
BARANGAY subject to the limitations imposed in
this Code;

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 Enact annual and supplemental
BARANGAY budgets in accordance with the
provisions of this Code;

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 Provide for the construction and
maintenance of Barangay facilities
and other public works projects
BARANGAY
chargeable to the general fund of the
Barangay or such other funds actually
available for the purpose;

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 Submit to the Sangguniang
Panlungsod or Sangguniang Bayan
such suggestions or recommendations
BARANGAY
as it may see fit for the improvement
of the Barangay or for the welfare of
the inhabitants thereof;

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 Assist in the establishment,
organization, and promotion of
BARANGAY cooperative enterprises that will
improve the economic condition and
well-being of the residents;

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 Regulate the use of multi-purpose
halls, multi- purpose pavements, grain
or copra dryers, patios and other
post-harvest facilities, Barangay
waterworks, Barangay markets,
BARANGAY
parking areas or other similar
facilities constructed with government
funds within the jurisdiction of the
Barangay and charge reasonable fees
for the use thereof;

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 Solicit or accept monies, materials
and voluntary labor for specific public
BARANGAY
works and cooperative enterprises of
the Barangay

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 Solicit or accept, in any or all the
foregoing public works and
cooperative enterprises, such
cooperation as is made available by
BARANGAY national, provincial, city, or municipal
agencies established by law to render
financial, technical, and advisory
assistance to Barangays and to
Barangay residents

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 Provide compensation, reasonable
allowances or per diems as well as
travel expenses for Sangguniang
BARANGAY
Barangay members and other
Barangay officials, subject to the
budgetary limitations

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 Hold fund-raising activities for
Barangay projects without the need of
BARANGAY
securing permits from any national or
local office or agency.

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 Authorize the Punong Barangay to
BARANGAY enter into contracts in behalf of the
Barangay

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 They are public corporations and so, they
can sue and be sued in court; can enter into
BARANGAY contracts, can acquire and hold all kinds of
property; and can exercise such powers or
perform such acts as are provided by law.

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 THANK YOU!
Reference:
http://www.ph.net/htdocs/government/phil/loc-gov/index.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provinces_of_the_Philippines
Local Government Code

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