This document discusses the forms and concepts of decentralization in local governments. It identifies the three main forms as: devolution, which is the transfer of powers to lower level local governments like municipalities; deconcentration, which is the transfer of functions to lower administrative units designated by the central office while final authority remains with the central government; and debureaucratization, which is the transfer of certain powers to non-governmental organizations. It then goes on to define key terms related to local governments like definitions of provinces, cities, municipalities and their structures.

1. What are the forms of
decentralization?

2. 1. devolution,
2. deconcentration, and
3. debureaucratization

3. DEVOLUTION
- the transfer of powers and authorities to lower
level local government units.
A local government essentially has the following
major features:
-* it has an elected local executive;
- * it has an elected local legislative body that
passes local laws/ordinances;
-* it has specific taxing powers; and
-* it has jurisdiction over a certain defined
geographical area.
- The notion of devolution has always been related
to that of local autonomy. Devolution is political in
nature.

4. DECONSTRUCTION
- the transfer of functions to lower level
administrative units designated by the
central office. It is essentially a management
tool to decongest the central office and spare
it from having to act on matters, including
routine and administrative matters that may
best be addressed at the lower levels.
However, final and "substantive" authority
still rests in the central authorities.
* therefore is mostly administrative in nature.

5. DEBUCREAUCRATIZATION
- the transfer of certain powers and authorities to
nongovernmental organization (NGOs) and people’s
organization (POs), including private sectors, all of
which are sometimes collectively called “civil
society”.
It also harnesses the energies to private sector to
bring about good governance.

6. What is a local government unit?

7. • a political and corporate body
endowed with powers to be exercised
by it in conformity with law. (LGC
sec.15)
• a political subdivision of a nation or
state which is constituted by law and
substantial control of local affairs.
(supreme court)

8. What constitutes the local government
unit?

9. - R.A 7160 known as local government
code 0f 1991
- Sen. Aquilino “nene” Pimentel - the
father of local government code

10. What are the branches of government?

11. •Executive
•Legislative
•Judiciary

12. What are the three levels
of Local government unit
(LGU)?

13. Territorial subdivisions/ levels LGU
1. province,
2. city/municipality,
3. barangay

14. What is the difference
among the local
government units?

15. PROVINCE
is the intermediate unit
composed of a cluster of
municipalities and
component cities.

16. PROVINCE
As a political and corporate unit of the
government, it serves as a dynamic
mechanism for developmental
processes and effective governance of
the local government units within its
territorial jurisdiction

17. Composition of Provincial Local
Government official (elected)
• Governor
• Vice-governor as presiding officer;
• Sangguniang panlalawigan members,
• the president of the provincial league of the barangay;
• the president of the provincial federation of SK;
• the president of the provincial federation of sangguniang
members of municipalities and component cities; and
• three (3) sectoral representatives, from the women,
agricultural or industrial and other sectors including the
urban poor, indigenous cultural communities, or disabled
persons (Sec. 467, LGC).

18. CITY
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 (Sec. 448, LGC)

19. Types of city
1. Highly Urbanized City (200,000)
inhabitants, and the latest annual
income of at least Fifty Million Pesos
(P50,000,000) (Sec. 452[a], LGC).
Examples: Metro Manila, Quezon City,
Cebu City, and Butuan City.

20. Types of city
2. Independent Component City – A
component city whose charter prohibit its
voters from voting for provincial elective
officials. Independent component
cities shall be independent of the province
(Sec. 451, LGC).
Examples: Dagupan, Naga, and Cotabato.

21. Types of city
• Component City – A city which did not meet
the requirements of a highly urbanized city
are deemed part of the province in which they
are geographically located. If a component
city is located along the boundaries of two or
more provinces, it shall be considered part of
the province of which it used to be a
municipality (Sec. 452[b], LGC).
• Example: Tarlac, Antipolo,

22. Composition of City local
government official (elected)
• city mayor
• city vice mayor,;
• the sangguniang panlungsod members;
• the president of the city chapter liga ng mga barangay;
• the president of the pambayang pederasyon ng SK ; and
• three (3) sectoral representatives, as members from the
women, agricultural or industrial and other sectors
including the urban poor, indigienous cultural
communities, or disabled persons (Sec. 457, LGC).

23. MUNICIPALITY
a government unit consisting of a
group of barangays that 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 (Sec. 440, LGC).

24. Composition of Municipal local
government official (elected)
• the municipal mayor,;
• the municipal vice mayor, as the presiding officer;
• the sangguniang bayan members;
• the president of the municipal chapter of the liga ng mga
barangay;
• the president of the pambayang pederasyon ng mga
sangguniang kabataan; and
• three (3) sectoral representatives coming from the
women, agricultural or industrial and other sectors
including the urban poor, indigienous cultural
communities, or disabled persons (Sec. 446, LGC).

25. How many branches are there in
the local government unit?

26. •Executive
•legislative

27. Who are the local chief executive
of these Local government?
•provinces,
•Cities/municipalities,
•and barangays

28. • exercises general
supervision and control over
all programs, projects,
services, and activities of the
provincial government
GOVERNOR

29. • it shall exercise general
supervision and control over all
programs, projects, services,
and activities of the municipal
government.
MAYOR

30. • It shall serve as chief executive
and presiding officer in the
sangguanian that serves as the
primary planning and
implementing unit of
government policies, plans,
programs, projects, and activities
in the community.
PUNONG BARANGAY

31. •Governor
•Mayor,
•Punong Barangay

32. Who are the law makers/ local
legislators of these Local government?
•provinces,
•Cities/municipalities,
•and barangays

33. • Sangguniang
Panlalawigan
• Sangguniang Panlungsod/
Bayan,
• Sangguniang Barangay

34. What composes this law making body?
•provinces,
•Cities/municipalities,
•and barangays

35. CREATION, CONVERSION, DIVISION,
MERGER AND ABOLITION OF LGUs
• a province, city, municipality, or barangay shall be
created, divided, merged, abolished or its boundary
substantially altered, in accordance with the criteria
established in the local government code and subject
to approval by a majority of the votes cast in a
plebiscite in the political units directly
affected. (Section 10, Article X of the 1987)

36. CRITERIA
• income,
• population, and
• land area

37. Barangay
• Population
• 2000
• 5000 urbanized cities
• Sections 385 and 386 LGC

38. Municipality
• Income – 2.5 M
• Population – at least 25 K
• land area – at least 50 sq
kilometers
• Sections 441 and 442 LGC

39. City
• Income – 100 M
• Population – at least 150 K
• land area – at least 100 sq.
kilometers
• (Sections 449 and 450)

40. Province
• Income – 20 M
• Population – at least 250 K
• land area – at least 2000 sq
kilometers
• Sections 460 and 461 LGC

41. POST ASSESSMENT
1. What law constitutes the local
government unit?
a. R.A 7610 (CHILD PROTECTION LAW)
b. R.A 7160 (Local government code)
c. R.A 9262 (vawc law)
d. R.A. 6710 (Baguio charter)

42. POST ASSESSMENT
2. Which of the following is the transfer
of powers and authorities to lower
level local government units?
a. Debueacratization (civil society org.)
b. Deconcentration ( appointed officials)
c. Devolution (elected officials)

43. POST ASSESSMENT
3. Who exercises both executive and
legislative functions?
a. Governor (executive)
b. Mayor (executive)
c. President (executive)
d. Punong barangay (executive and

44. POST ASSESSMENT
4. What is the annual income
requirement the creation of city ?
a. 2.5 million (municipality)
b. 100 million (city)
c. 200 million highly (Province)
d. 1 billion (not in the constitution)

45. POST ASSESSMENT
5. Why is the vice mayor not a regular
member of the sanggunian?
a. He is always absent during session (not
true)
b. He is not a sanggunian member (not
true)
c. He can only vote to break a tie (true)
d. He exercises executive functions (not

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