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Should he win in the upcoming May 2022 senatorial race, Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero said he will pursue amendments to the Local Government Code of 1991 to give local government units (LGUs) more power and autonomy. The law, which has been substantially unchanged for 31 years, gives li

(File photo) MANILA - The College of Arts and Sciences of the University of the Philippines Visayas hosted a webinar on the "Implementation of the Mandanas-Garcia Supreme Court Ruling and Role of Local Governments in National Development" attended by 340 participants from the various sectors. The webinar speaker, Philippine Economic Society president Charlotte Justine Diokno-Sicat, highlighted several points including the Local Government Code (LGC) of 1991, budgeting implications of t...

Governmental Immunity - Under Texas law, school districts are generally immune from suit and liability unless the legislature expressly waives governmental immunity. Generally,...

Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson (2nd from right) and Mines and Geosciences Bureau-Western Regional Director Raul Laput (right) sign the

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) urged the local government units (LGUs) on Wednesday, April 13 to pass measures that will deter any obstructions and hazardous activities within the power line corridors (PLCs) in their respective areas. DILG Secretary Eduardo Año said this

Under Texas law, school districts are generally immune from suit and liability unless the legislature expressly waives governmental immunity.

MOA SIGNING. Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson (2nd from right) and Mines and Geosciences Bureau-Western Regional Director Raul Laput (right) sign the memorandum of agreement for the transfer of functions on the processing and issuances of two mining documents to the provincial government. Witnessed by Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz II (2nd from left) and Provincial Environment Management Office head Julie Ann Bedrio, the signing rites were held during the Governor's Pe...

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga - The Department of Social Welfare and Development-Central Luzon (DSWD-3) regional office here assured on Monday that it has enough standby food and non-food stockpiles in times of disaster or calamity. DSWD-3 Regional Director Marites Maristela said the agency is ready to provide resource augmentation to local government units (LGUs), particularly during rainy or typhoon season. She said although Tropical Storm Agaton has no direct effect on the region, the DSWD-3...

Updating the country’s property valuation system is the correct way to impose a so-called “wealth tax” that local government units (LGUs) can impose on affluent individuals, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said on Monday, April 11, that LGUs can ge

WITH just over two months left under the Duterte administration, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III renewed his call for the passage of the Real Property Valuation and Assessment Reform Act, saying this would help the government collect more revenues. Dominguez lamented that the government is losing tens of billions…