The document discusses the Supreme Court ruling in the Mandanas case and its implications. It finds that: 1) The Supreme Court ruled that local government units' just share of national taxes is not limited to taxes collected by the BIR, but also includes customs duties collected by the BOC. 2) This increased the projected 2022 IRA (Internal Revenue Allotment) of LGUs to PHP1.083 trillion, 27.61% or PHP234.39 billion more than prior to the ruling. 3) Sample LGUs would see IRA share increases ranging from 27.61% to 814 million for a first class province to 27.61% and 394 million for a first class

1. “OVERVIEW OF THE
MANDANAS RULING”
Dr. PORFIRIO B. TIZON
SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT

2. Intro: Mandanas Ruling Provides Opportunities for Improving Service
Delivery Through Enhanced Decentralization
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•

3. OUTLINE OF
PRESENTATION
Executive Order 138 on Full Devolution
and Its Salient Features
1
2
Full Devolution as Measure to Mitigate
Impact of Supreme Court Ruling in the
Mandanas Case
3
Internal Revenue Allotment and the
Supreme Court Ruling in the Mandanas
Case

4. INTERNAL REVENUE
ALLOTMENT
AND THE SUPREME COURT
RULING
IN THE MANDANAS CASE

5. IRA AND THE SC RULING ON THE
MANDANAS CASE
• LGUs shall have a just share, as determined
by law, in the national taxes which shall be
automatically released to them.
• Forty percent (40%) of the share in the
national internal revenue taxes (NIRT) based
on the collection of the third fiscal year
preceding the current fiscal year will be given
to LGUs
INTERNAL REVENUE ALLOTMENT
National
Government
60%
Internal
Revenue
Allotment
40%
NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE
TAXES

6. IRA AND THE SC RULING ON THE
MANDANAS CASE
• The Supreme Court (SC) ruled that the just share of LGUs from the national taxes is not
limited to “national internal revenue taxes” collected by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR)
but includes collections (customs duties) by the Bureau of Customs (BOC).
SUPREME COURT RULING ON THE MANDANAS CASE
60%
40%
AFTER MANDANAS RULING (NATIONAL
TAXES)
National Government Internal Revenue Allotment
NATIONAL
TAXES
IRA
NG
BEFORE MANDANAS
RULING

7. IRA AND THE SC RULING ON THE
MANDANAS CASE
INCREASE IN THE IRA OF LGUs (FY 2022)
*Based on the 07 March 2020 computation of DOF
**Based on DBCC AdRef meeting on July 28, 2020
Projected IRA in 2022 % to GDP (2022)**
Before SC decision PhP848.44 B 3.72%
After SC decision PhP1.083 T 4.75%
PhP 234.39 B
(27.61% more, 1.03% of GDP) *

8. IRA AND THE SC RULING ON THE
MANDANAS CASE
PROGRAM ALLOCATION FOR IRA, 2019-2022
575.52
648.92
695.49
1,082.73
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
2019 2020 2021 2022
Billions
55.7%

9. IRA AND THE SC RULING ON THE
MANDANAS CASE
SAMPLE LGUs
LGU Income Class 2022 IRA SHARE
(w/o Mandanas)
2022 IRA SHARE
(w/ Mandanas)
% Increase
NOMINAL
INCREASE
Province A 1st
3.59 B 4.401 B 27.61% 814 M
City B 1st
(HUC) 1.740 B 2.134 B 27.61% 394 M
Municipality C 1st
826 M 1.014 B 27.61% 187.62 M

10. FULL DEVOLUTION AS A
MEASURE TO MITIGATE THE
FISCAL IMPACT OF THE
MANDANAS RULING

11. FULL DEVOLUTION AS A MEASURE TO
MITIGATE THE FISCAL IMPACT OF THE
MANDANAS RULING
• Sec. 17 of the LGC mandated the devolution of
several functions to LGUs.
• However, many national agencies continues
to implement these functions
• For fiscal sustainability, the devolved functions
must permanently be taken out from the national
agencies to empower the LGU to assume them.
Adapted from Powers and Devolved Services of Local Government Units (LGUs) by Dr. Maria Ela Atienza (Professor and Chair), Asst. Prof. Jan
Robert Go (Assistant Professor), and Herby Jireh Esmeralda (Research Assistant). Retrieved from https://halalan.up.edu.ph/powers-and-devolved-
services-of-local-government-units-lgus/
NG fiscal
resources
IRA
shares

12. SALIENT FEATURES OF THE
EXECUTIVE ORDER 138
ON FULL DEVOLUTION

13. EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 138, s. 2021
DIRECTING THE FULL DEVOLUTION OF CERTAIN
FUNCTIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH TO LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS
SALIENT FEATURES
Delineation
of NG and
LGU Roles
Preparation of
Devolution
Transition Plans
Establishment of
Growth
Equalization Fund
Creation of
Committee on
Devolution

14. EXECUTIVE ORDER 138 DIRECTING THE FULL
DEVOLUTION OF CERTAIN FUNCTIONS OF THE
EXECUTIVE BRANCH TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
SALIENT FEATURES
Capacity
Building
for LGUs
Strengthening of
Planning, Investment
Programming, and
Budgeting Linkage and
M&E Systems
Development of
Communication
Plan and Strategy
Options for
Affected NGA
Personnel

15. COVERAGE, FUNCTIONS, SERVICES, AND FACILITIES
FOR FULL DEVOLUTION
• All agencies and instrumentalities of the Executive Branch with devolved
functions to LGUs
• Excludes LGUs in Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
(BARMM)
• Functions, services, and facilities based on Section 17 of the Local
Government Code and other pertinent laws

16. PRINCIPLES AND GUIDELINES FOR THE DEVOLUTION
OF
SERVICES AND FUNCTIONS
• Proper role of NG is to set national policy and
service delivery standards, and assist, oversee
and monitor LGUs
• National Government shall formulate and pursue
a long-term institutional development program for
LGUs to strengthen their capacities and
capabilities to fully assume the devolved functions
RULES
STANDARDS
POLICIES
MONITORING EVALUATION
PLAN
NATIONAL
GOVERNMENT

17. PRINCIPLES AND GUIDELINES FOR THE DEVOLUTION
OF
SERVICES AND FUNCTIONS
• LGUs to undertake necessary actions to prepare
for the greater role and responsibilities they are
expected to assume

18. PREPARATION OF FULL DEVOLUTION TRANSITION
PLANS
Transition plan shall include the following:
a. Programs and projects to be devolved per LGU level
b. Definition of standards for the delivery of devolved services (minimum cost, scope and
quality of services)
c. Strategy for capacity development of LGUs
d. Framework for monitoring and performance assessment of LGUs, including imposition
of sanctions provided by pertinent laws
e. Department/agency organizational effectiveness proposal

19. PREPARATION OF FULL DEVOLUTION TRANSITION
PLANS
N
G
L
G
U
s
• Transition plans to be submitted to DBM for evaluation and approval
within 120 days from effectivity of EO
• DILG, NEDA, DOF, and DAP to provide technical assistance to
departments/agencies concerned
• To prepare respective transition plans upon finalization of transition plans
of NGAs concerned
• LGUs to ensure alignment and consistency with NGA transition plans
• LGUs may consult and collaborate with DILG, NEDA, DOF, and DAP in
the formulation/development of their transition plans

20. ESTABLISHMENT OF GROWTH EQUALIZATION FUND
• A Growth Equalization Fund (GEF)
shall be established starting FY 2022
to address the vertical and horizontal
fiscal imbalance across LGUs

21. CREATION OF COMMITTEE ON DEVOLUTION
• Committee to monitor and evaluate the status of the implementation of devolution transition
plans and submit report to OP 3 years after 2022
• To be headed by the Executive Secretary and composed of the following members:
• Secretary of Budget and Management
• Secretary of the Interior and Local Government
• Secretary of Socioeconomic Planning
• Secretary of Finance
• Heads of the League of Provinces/Cities/Municipalities of the Philippines, Liga ng mga
Barangay sa Pilipinas, and Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines

22. CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT FOR LGUs
Shall harmonize all needed
capacity development
interventions
Shall strengthen capabilities of
local chief executives
Shall conduct programs regarding
revenue generation and fiscal
management

23. CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT FOR LGUs
• LGUs to formulate respective Capacity Development Agenda based
on framework and guidelines to be issued by DILG-LGA
• LGUs may enter into memorandum of agreements with NGAs for the
provision of technical assistance

24. STRENGTHENING PLANNING, INVESTMENT PROGRAMMING
AND BUDGETING LINKAGE AND MONITORING AND
EVALUATION SYSTEMS
• Vertical and horizontal linkages across different levels of
government in development planning, investment
programming and budgeting to be strengthened, and areas
of convergence to be identified
• Likewise, results-based monitoring and evaluation systems
shall be in place and strengthened to ensure purposive
conduct of evaluations in the performance and delivery of
devolved functions and services.

25. STRENGTHENING PLANNING, INVESTMENT PROGRAMMING
AND BUDGETING LINKAGE AND MONITORING AND
EVALUATION SYSTEMS
Regional Development Investment Program
• Contains proposed programs, projects, and activities (PPAs) of regional line agencies to be funded by
the NG
Provincial/Local Development Investment Program (P/LDIP)
• Contains the LGUs’ prioritized list of PPAs
Annual Investment Program
• Contains PPAs sourced from the (P/LDIP) to be funded through local funds

26. STRENGTHENING PLANNING, INVESTMENT PROGRAMMING
AND BUDGETING LINKAGE AND MONITORING AND
EVALUATION SYSTEMS
• Provincial governments are reminded of their oversight
functions in the provision of services and implementation
of projects within their provinces that cut across
city/municipal borders.
• Cities and municipalities are enjoined to actively perform
their function in reviewing the budgets of barangays and
promote coordination of barangay PAPs
• DILG, DOF, NEDA, and DBM shall update the DILG-DOF-
NEDA-DBM Joint Memorandum Circular No. 1 dated
November 18, 2016 and recalibrate the Synchronized
Local Planning and Budgeting Calendar
Provinces
Cities/Municipalities
Barangays

27. DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS PLAN AND
STRATEGY
N
G
L
G
U
s
• The NG shall lead in the development of a strong communications plan
and strategies to convey to the general public the delineation of
functions between the NGAs and LGUs.
• NGAs shall designate focal officials and personnel to participate in this
communications effort.
• The LGUs shall be allowed to formulate their respective
communications plans and strategies to effectively carry out the
devolution efforts.

28. OPTIONS FOR AFFECTED PERSONNEL
Transfer to other units within
the agency
Transfer to other agencies within
the Executive branch
Retire or be separated from the
service, and be given preference to
vacant positions in LGUs

29. THANK YOU!

30. SOURCE: IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
SUPREME COURT DECISION IN THE
MANDANAS CASE
JOHN ARIES S. MACASPAC
DEPARTMENT OF BUDGETAND MANEGEMENT