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Considered a landmark win by local governments in their struggle for more financial resources from the national government is the 2019 Supreme Court decision upholding the argument that internal revenue allotment from the national government comes from all tax collections, not just from the Bureau of Internal Revenue.

Pampanga 3rd district Rep. Aurelio “Dong” Gonzales Jr. wants the 1st class Municipality of Mexico in the province of Pampanga to be converted into a component city. (Facebook) Thus, he filed House Bill (HB) 1683 seeking cityhood for Mexico. “This legislation is a reward for the collective hard

Councilwoman Glenda Martin lost her seat on the City Council on Monday night on a legal technicality and Councilwoman Christy Rolf said later in the meeting during a discussion of

Interview by Perfecto Caparas   As a sequel to “A Dialogue with Edicio dela Torre: On Democratization,” Pressenza journalist Perfecto Caparas

Returning Senator Francis ‘’Chiz’’ Escudero bared on Saturday, July 9 his 20 priority legislation under the 19th Congress, including a proposal to amend the 31-year-old Republic Act (RA) No. 7160, or the Local Government Code of 1991, in a bid to strengthen the autonomy of local government units (LG

BALANGA CITY, Bataan- The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) on Friday announced that an ordinance it passed granting relief on surcharges and interests on local transfer tax covering real properties transferred by way of succession took effect in this province. Vice Governor Ma. Cristina Garcia, SP presiding officer, said the approved measure took effect Thursday (July 7, 2022), after compliance with relevant requirements of posting and/or publication as provided under the Local Government Code. Spo...

Sen. Francis Escudero is proposing amendments to Republic Act 7160, or the Local Government Code of 1991, to strengthen the autonomy of local government units, particularly on the use of their revenue allotments and delegating more powers to them.

MANILA - The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has turned down a petition filed by a regional office of the National Food Authority (NFA) questioning PHP2.84 million in real property tax (RPT) which is being sought from the agency by the Nueva Ecija provincial government for properties owned by the NFA in two villages in the province. In its decision written by Associate Justice Manahan, the CTA en banc affirmed a 2020 ruling by the tax court second division which said the CTA does not have jurisdictio...

THE RIGHT MOVE As newly- elected government officials recently occupied their seats in office, several third termers are taking a leave, be it temporary or permanent. Why? Section 43 of the Local Government Code states that the term for a local position is three years. “No local elective official

The Ecowaste Coalition urged 19 mayors of cities in Metro Manila and other parts of the country to ensure the safety of their constituents from rom health-damaging mercury exposures that can be found on cosmetics. In a statement, the toxic watchdog group sent a letter to the city mayors about the c