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The Liga ng mga Barangay is the largest of local government associations whose members come from the grassroots level. It represents a membership of almost 42,000 barangays. The Liga began in 1958 with the organization of the Barrio Lieutenants’ Association of the Philippines (BLAP) organized through the assistance of the now-defunct ...
The first iteration of the LTFRB was established on November 17, 1902, through the passing of Act No. 520. [1] The commission is in charge of classifying vessels, merchandise, and passengers in with reference to transportation under the coastwise trade, and fixing the maximum rates to be imposed on the vessels and merchandise of different classes, and people that are being moved from one point ...
The Commission on Elections ( Filipino: Komisyon sa Halalan ), abbreviated as COMELEC, [2] is one of the three constitutional commissions of the Philippines. Its principal role is to enforce all laws and regulations relative to the conduct of elections in the Philippines . The other two Constitutional Commissions are the Commission on Audit and ...
e. The Sangguniang Barangay, also known as the Barangay Council, and formerly as the Rural Council and then the Barrio Council, is the legislative body of a barangay, the lowest form of government in the Philippines. The term is coined from the Tagalog words sanggunian (literally, "advisory") and barangay . Each council is headed by a barangay ...
Sangguniang Panlalawigan (abbreviated as SP; lit. 'provincial council' ), commonly known as the Provincial Board, are the legislatures in Philippine provinces. They are the legislative branches of the provinces, and their powers and responsibilities are defined by the Local Government Code of 1991. [1] Along with the provincial governor, the ...
Filipino. National President. Burt M. Estrada. Website. www .ibp .ph. The Integrated Bar of the Philippines ( Filipino: Pinagsamang mga Abogasya ng Pilipinas abbreviated as IBP) is the national organization of lawyers in the Philippines. It is the mandatory bar association for Filipino lawyers. IBP Building in Ortigas Center, Pasig.
The National Labor Relations Commission (Filipino: Pambansang Komisyon sa Ugnayang Paggawa, abbreviated NLRC) is a quasi-judicial agency tasked to promote and maintain industrial peace based on social justice by resolving labor and management disputes involving local and overseas workers through compulsory arbitration and alternative modes of dispute resolution.
The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) is the local legislative body of a city government in the Philippines. [1] The name of the legislative body comes from the Filipino words "sanggunian" ("council") – ultimately from the rootword "sangguni" ("to consult") – both of Tagalog origins, with the latter word also of Kapampangan and Old Tagalog origins, and "lungsod" ("city") of both Tagalog ...