Local Government Code of 1991
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The Local Government Code of 1991 is a Philippine law that decentralizes power by granting local government units greater autonomy, authority, and resources in governance and development.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Philippine statute
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decentralization law ⓘ |
| allocatesPowersTo |
local chief executives
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local sanggunians ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | RA 7160 ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
autonomous regions in the Philippines
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barangays ⓘ cities ⓘ municipalities ⓘ provinces ⓘ |
| basedOn | Article X of the 1987 Philippine Constitution ⓘ |
| contains |
provisions on local special bodies
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provisions on people’s participation in local governance ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 1991-10-10 ⓘ |
| definesStructureOf | local government units ⓘ |
| establishes |
Internal Revenue Allotment system
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fiscal autonomy of local government units ⓘ local taxation powers ⓘ revenue-raising powers of local government units ⓘ |
| governs |
local government functions
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local government powers ⓘ local government resources ⓘ local government responsibilities ⓘ |
| grantsAutonomyTo | local government units ⓘ |
| implements | constitutional policy of local autonomy ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | territory of the Philippines ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalCitation | Republic Act No. 7160 ⓘ |
| legislature | Congress of the Philippines ⓘ |
| presidentAtEnactment | Corazon C. Aquino ⓘ |
| purpose |
decentralization of government
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empowerment of local government units ⓘ local autonomy ⓘ |
| regulates |
abolition of local government units
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creation of local government units ⓘ division of local government units ⓘ merger of local government units ⓘ |
| shortName |
Local Government Code of 1991
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| signedBy | Corazon C. Aquino ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
intergovernmental relations
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local development planning ⓘ local fiscal administration ⓘ local governance ⓘ local government personnel administration ⓘ local initiative and referendum ⓘ recall of local officials ⓘ |
| tookEffectOn | 1992-01-01 ⓘ |
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