EVOLUTION OF METROPOLITAN

MANILA GOVERNANCE
 METROPOLITAN MANILA COMMISSION (PD
824)
1. Organization and Governing Body
1.1 Legislative-executive authority vested in single tier governing
body
2. Functions/Services
2.1 Coordination
2.2 Service delivery
2.3 Development planning
3. Chairman and other Key Officials
3.1 Governor, vice-governor, three commissioners for planning,
operations and finance
3.2 all appointed by the President and held office at his pleasure
4. Financing
4.1 Revenue-raising powers( transferred from or shared by
local governments)
4.2 20% remittances from local governments
4.3 45% RPT share from local governments
4.4 National allotment and subsidies
5. Metro-Local Relations
5.1 Local councils abolished
5.2 Mayors serving as area managers
5.3 Provincial government in Metro Manila abolished
 METROPOLITAN MANILA AUTHORITY
(Executive Order 392)
1. Organization and Governing Body
1.1 Metropolitan Manila Council composed of all mayors and
selected agencies
2. Functions/Services
2.1 Interim and very limited functions
2.2 primarily service coordination and partly service delivery
3. Chairman and other Key Officials
3.1 Chairman of Metro Council elected from among member
mayors
3.2 General manager and three deputy general managers for
planning, operations and finance, all appointed
4. Financing
4.1 no taxation powers; limited service fees
4.2 IRA and subsidies from national government
4.3 35% RPT share
4.4 Local government contribution suspended
5. Metro-Local Relations
5.1 Local councils restored
5.2 Mayors as members of metro council
 METROPOLITAN MANILA DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY (RA 7924)
1. Organization and Governing Body
1.1 Metropolitan Council composed of all mayors and selected agencies
2. Functions/Services
2.1 Planning, monitoring, coordination
2.2 Regulatory and supervisory authority over delivery of metro-wide
services
2.3 Direct delivery of certain services
3. Chairman and other Key Officials
3.1 Chairman of Metro Council as Presidential appointee with cabinet rank
3.2 General manager and three asst. general managers for finance and
admin, operations, and planning; all appointed by President with Council
consent
4. Financing
4.1 National budgetary appropriation
4.2 Internal revenue allotment
4.3 fines, fees and charges
4.4 5% (of total revenue) contribution from local
governments
5. Metro-Local Relations
5.1 Local councils retained
5.2 Elected mayors continue as members of metro council