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The local chief executive in local government units (e.g. the governor of province, mayor of a municipality or city, and barangay), according to the implementing rules and regulations of the Local Government Code of 1991 may designate an Officer in Charge (OIC) whenever they travel outside the area of their jurisdiction but still within the Philippines for a period not exceeding three ...
Congress enacted the Local Government Code of the Philippines in 1991 to "provide for a more responsive and accountable local government structure instituted through a system of decentralization with effective mechanisms of recall, initiative, and referendum, allocate among the different local government units their powers, responsibilities ...
Secretaries of Local Government (24) Aquilino Pimentel Jr. March 25, 1986 December 7, 1986 25 Jaime Ferrer: December 8, 1986 August 2, 1987 Act Lito Monico Lorenzana August 3, 1987 November 8, 1987 26 Luis T. Santos November 9, 1987 December 10, 1991 Secretaries of Interior and Local Government: 27 Cesar Sarino December 11, 1991 June 30, 1992 28
The barangay is the smallest local government unit in the Philippines. [1] Although "barangay" is sometimes translated into English as "village", a barangay can be: an urban neighborhood, such as a city block or a gated community (e.g., Forbes Park, Makati); a sizable urban district (e.g., Payatas, Quezon City);
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG; Filipino: Kagawaran ng Interyor at Pamahalaang Lokal) is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for promoting peace and order, ensuring public safety and strengthening local government capability aimed towards the effective delivery of basic services to the citizenry.
According to the Rules of the Senate, [1] the committee handles all matters relating to local government units in the Philippines, such as autonomous regions, provinces, cities, special metropolitan political subdivisions, municipalities and barangays.
The local chief executives are the elected officers of the local government units in the Philippines as provided for in Book III of Republic Act No. 7160 (also known as the Local Government Code of 1991) and including: Barangay Captain (Punong Barangay/Barangay Chairman), Book III, Title I, Chapter 3, Article I, Section 389
Its creation and purpose is mandated by Section 496 of the Republic Act 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended, which states: . There shall be an organization of all municipalities to be known as league of municipalities for the primary purpose of ventilating, articulating and crystallizing issues affecting municipal government administration, and securing ...