Article 10 - X - Local Government of the Philippines PREAMBLE We, the sovereign Filipino people, imploring the aid of Almighty God, in order to build a just and humane society, and establish a Government that shall embody our ideals and aspirations, promote the common good, conserve and develop our patrimony, and secure to ourselves and our posterity, the blessings of independence and democracy under the rule of law and a regime of truth, justice, freedom, love, equality, and peace, do ordain and promulgate this Constitution.

1. ARTICLE X. LOCAL
GOVERNMENT
By: John Paul Espino
De La Salle University – Dasmarinas
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3. LOCAL GOVERNMENT
-political subdivision of a state which is constituted by law and has substantial control of local
affairs with elected officials
-refers to:
■ provinces
■ cities
■ municipalities, and
■ barangays

4. ■ local autonomy – exercise of basic powers by LGUs
■ decentralization – process of transferring basic powers from national to local governments to
allow participations of citizens in governmental and community activities.

5. REASONS FOR GRANTING LOCAL
AUTONOMY
1. importance of local solutions to local problems
2. for orderly management of country’s affairs
3. desirability of self-reliance
4. for fullest development of local governments
5. innate desire for self-government

6. TERM OF OFFICE OF ELECTIVE LOCAL
OFFICIALS
- shall be 3 years and not more than 3 consecutive terms, except for barangay officials,
which shall be determined by law

7. 2 KINDS OF CITIES
1. highly urbanized city –not subject to supervisory power of the province
■ population: at least 200,000
■ minimum annual income: P50M
2. component city – form part of the province, cannot be deprived of their right to vote
for elective provincial officials

8. AUTONOMOUS REGIONS IN MUSLIM
MINDANAO AND IN CORDILLERAS
-provinces, cities, municipalities, and geographical areas sharing a common and
distinctive historical and cultural heritage, economic and social structures, and
other relevant characteristics

9. LEGISLATIVE POWERS OF
AUTONOMOUS REGIONS
1. Administrative organization
2. creation of sources of revenues
3. ancestral domain and natural resources
4. personal, family, and property relations
5. regional urban and rural planning development

10. 6. economic, social, and tourism development
7. educational policies
8. preservation and development of the cultural heritage, and
9. other matters as may be authorized by law