DECENTRALIZATION

AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENT
•The local government in the Philippines are
divided into three levels- provinces and
independent cities, components cities and
municipalities, and barangays. These political
subdivisions enjoy “local autonomy”.
•BUT, they are also under the general
supervisions of the President, through the
secretary of Department of Interior and Local
Government.
•Congress enacted the Republic act
7160 otherwise known as the Local
Government Code of the Philippines in
1991.
• to provide for a more responsive and
accountable local government instituted
through a system of decentralization,
self-reliant communities and active
partners in nation building by giving the
local governments more powers,
authority, responsibilities and resources.
DECENTRALIZATION
•transfer of authority, responsibility and resources
from the central government to lower government
is very important especially when the geographical
area of country and its population are too large for
the central government to manage.
FOUR UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT
IN THE PHILIPPINES

1. BARANGAY
2. CITIES
3. MUNICIPALITIES
4. PROVINCES
 BARANGAY
• The barangay is the basic unit of
government.
• It is made up of at least two thousand (2000)
inhabitants.
 BARANGAY
• Officials of the Barangay Government. There shall be in each barangay:
• a Punong Barangay,
• Seven (7) Sangguniang Barangay members,
• the Sangguniang Kabataang Chairman,
• a Barangay Secretary
• Barangay Treasurer.
• Lupong Tagapamayapa.
 BARANGAY
Role of the Barangay
• As the basic political unit, the barangay serves as the primary
planning and implementing unit of government policies, plans,
programs, projects and activities in the community and as a forum
wherein the collective views of the people may be expressed,
crystallized and considered and when disputes may be amicably
settled.
 BARANGAY
• Basic Functions of Barangay
1. Ensure the delivery of basic services.
2. Enforce laws and regulation relating to the protection of the environment.
3. Adopt measures to prevent and eradicate drug abuse, child abuse and juvenile
delinquency.
4. Serves a forum where people’s interests and opinions on local and national
issues are articulated.
5. Serves as a place for settling neighborhood disputes or conflicts.
 MUNICIPALITY
• A municipality may be created if it has an average annual income, as certified
by the provincial treasurer, of at least two million five hundred thousand pesos
(P2,500,000.00) for the last two (2) consecutive years based on the 1991
constant prices;
• a population of at least twenty-five thousand (25,000) inhabitants as certified
by the National Statistics Office;
• and a contiguous territory of at least fifty (50) square kilometers as certified by
the Lands Management Bureau.
 MUNICIPALITY
• Officials of the Municipal Government.
There shall be in each municipality a
• municipal mayor,
• a municipal vice-mayor,
• Sangguniang Bayan members,
 MUNICIPALITY

• secretary to the Sangguniang Bayan, • a municipal engineer/building official,

• a municipal treasurer, a municipal • a municipal health officer and
assessor, • a municipal civil registrar.
• a municipal accountant,
• a municipal budget officer,
• a municipal planning and development
coordinator,
 MUNICIPALITY
In addition, thereto, the mayor may appoint
• a municipal administrator,
• a municipal legal officer,
• a municipal agriculturist,
• a municipal environment and
• natural resources officer,
• a municipal social welfare and development officer,
• a municipal architect,
• a municipal information officer
 MUNICIPALITY
In addition, thereto, the mayor may appoint
• a municipal administrator,
• a municipal legal officer,
• a municipal agriculturist,
• a municipal environment and
• natural resources officer,
• a municipal social welfare and development officer,
• a municipal architect,
• a municipal information officer
 MUNICIPALITY
• Roles of Municipality.
• The municipality, consisting of a group of
Barangays, serves primarily as a general purpose
government for the coordination and delivery of
basic, regular and direct services and effective
governance of the inhabitants within its territorial
jurisdiction.
 CITY
• A municipality or a cluster of Barangays may be converted into a
component city if it has an average annual income, as certified by the
Department of Finance, of at least Twenty million pesos
(Php20,000,000.00) for the last two (2) consecutive years.
• the following requisites: (i) a contiguous territory of at least one hundred
(100) square kilometers, as certified by the Lands Management Bureau;
or
• a population of not less than one hundred fifty thousand(150,000)
 CITY
• Officials of the City Government. • a city planning and development
• city a mayor coordinator

• a vice-mayor, • a city engineer

• Sangguniang Panlungsod members
• a secretary to the Sangguniang
Panlungsod,
• a city health officer
• a city civil registrar
• a city administrator

• a city treasurer • a city legal officer

• a city assessor • a city veterinarian

• a city accountant, • a city social welfare and development

officer,
• a city budget officer
• a city general services officer.
 CITY
• the city mayor may appoint
• a city architect,
• a city information officer
• a city agriculturist,
• a city population officer
• a city environment and natural
resources officer
• and a city cooperatives officer.
 CITY
• Role of the City
• 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 inhabitants within its territorial
jurisdiction.
 BASIC FUNCTIONS OF CITIES AND
MUNICIPALITIES

• 1. Ensure the delivery of basic services.

• 2. Enact policies and laws, enforce them, and govern their jurisdiction.
• 3. Exercise regulatory powers within their jurisdictional areas to ensure
that private enterprise does not impede the good and welfare of the public.
• 4. Issue permits and licenses and to revoke or taking back the same if
necessary for local business, land use and construction, both for industrial
and private purposes.
 PROVINCE

• A province may be created if it has an average annual income, as certified

by the Department of Finance, of not less than Twenty million
pesos(Php20,000,000.00) based on 1991 constant prices and either of the
following requisites:
• (i) a contiguous territory of at least two thousand (2,000) square
kilometers, as certified by the Lands Management Bureau;
• (ii) a population of not less than two hundred fifty thousand(250,000)
inhabitants as certified by the National Statistics Office
 PROVINCE
• There shall be in each province a • a provincial assessor
• Governor • a provincial accountant
• a vice-governor
• a provincial engineer
• members of the Sangguniang
Panlalawigan
• a provincial budget officer

• a Secretary to the Sangguniang • a provincial planning and

Panlalawigan development coordinator
• a provincial treasurer • a provincial legal officer
 PROVINCE

• 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
 PROVINCE

• a provincial population officer,

• a provincial natural resources and
environment officer
• a provincial cooperative officer
• a provincial architect
• a provincial information officer.
 PROVINCE

• a provincial population officer,

• a provincial natural resources and
environment officer
• a provincial cooperative officer
• a provincial architect
• a provincial information officer.
 PROVINCE
Role of the Province
The province, composed of a cluster of municipalities,
or municipalities and component cities, and as a political
and corporate unit of government, serves as a dynamic
mechanism for developmental processes and effective
governance of local government units within its
territorial jurisdiction.
 BASIC FUNCTIONS OF PROVINCE
1. Supervision - Every provincial government is tasked with
supervising the municipal governments in the planning,
budgeting, and service delivery process.
2. Developmental - This function has to do with facilitating
economic development of municipalities within the
jurisdiction of a provincial government by paving the way
for transfer of technology and the granting of agricultural
assistance to farmers.
 BASIC FUNCTIONS OF PROVINCE

3. Environmental - This is associated with the

enforcement of laws and ordinances relating to the
preservation of the environment.
4. Health - Provincial governments provide
tertiary health services in addition to what are
provided by each municipality.