Week 14: Decentralization and local governance

Question 1

The idea of decentralizing the powers of the national government to the local government was influenced by :

Answer 1

American governance

Question 2

refers to a political subdivision of a nation or state which is constituted by law and has substantial control of local affairs, with officials elected or otherwise selected

Answer 2

local government

Question 3

Territorial and Political Subdivisions of the Philippines:

Answer 3

• Provinces
• Cities
• Municipalities
• Barangays
• Autonomous Regions for Muslim Mindanao and for the Cordilleras

Question 4

Local Government Units Shall Have The Following Powers:

Answer 4

1) To have continuous succession in its corporate name
2) To sue and be sued
3) To have and use corporate seal
4) To acquire and convey real or personal property
5) To enter into contracts

Question 5

The Following Are Legal Processes to Which the People May Participate:

Answer 5

1. Recall Of Officers
2. Initiative
3. Referendum

Question 6

the legal process by which the registered voters of a local government unit remove, for loss of confidence elective local officials.

Answer 6

Recall Of Officers

Question 7

the legal process whereby registered voters of a local government may directly propose, enact, or amend any law or ordinance

Answer 7

Initiative

Question 8

the legal process whereby the registered voters may approve, amend or reject an ordinance

Answer 8

Referendum

Question 9

Taxing Power Of Local Governments Constitutionally Granted:

Answer 9

• Exists Independently of Legislation

- Not Absolute

Question 10

may be created, divided, merged, abolished or its boundary substantially altered by law or by an ordinance of the sangguniang panlalawigan or sangguniang panlungsod subject to the approval of the majority of the votes cast in a plebiscite to be conducted by the Comelec in the local government unit or units directly affected within such period of time as may be determined by the law or ordinance creating it

Answer 10

baranggay

Question 11

may be created, divided, merged, abolished, or its boundary substantially altered only by an Act of Congress and subject to the approval by a majority of the votes cast in a plebiscite to be conducted by the Comelec in the local government unit or units directly affected. Except as may otherwise be provided in the said Act, the plebiscite shall be held within one hundred twenty (120) days from the date of its effectivity

Answer 11

municipality

Question 12

form part of the province, voters of component cities which are under a province have the right to vote for elective provincial officials

Answer 12

component cities

Question 13

independent of the province, they are not subject to the supervisory powers of the province

Answer 13

highly urbanized cities

Question 14

created as a result of a long clamor of the Muslims to be granted autonomy in running their so called ancestral domain and have control and allocation of natural resources.

Answer 14

ARMM or Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao

Question 15

The Cordillera Region is composed of

Answer 15

Benguet, Mountain Province, Baguio City, Ifugao, Kalinga, Apayao and Abra

Question 16

Legislative Powers of Autonomous Regions:

Answer 16

1) Administrative organization
2) Creation of sources of revenue3) Ancestral domain and natural resources
4) Personal, family, and property relations
5) Regional urban and rural planning development
6) Economic, social, and tourism development
7) Educational policies
8) Preservation and development of the cultural heritage

Question 17

the basic political unit. It serves as the primary planning and implementing unit of government policies, plans, programs, projects and activities in the community and as the forum wherein the collective and the collective views of the people may be expressed, crystallized and given due course and when contending claims may be amicably settled

Answer 17

baranggay

Question 18

act of the central government to transfer basic powers to local government units

Answer 18

decentralization

Question 19

an administrative body for a small geographic area, such as a city, town, county, or state. A local government will typically only have control over their specific geographical region, and cannot pass or enforce laws that will affect a wider area. Local governments can elect officials, enact taxes, and do many other things that a national government would do, just on a smaller scale

Answer 19

local government

Question 20

the legal process whereby registered voters of a local government may directly propose, enact, or amend any law or ordinance

Answer 20

initiative

Question 21

a city or town that has corporate status and local government

Answer 21

municipality

Question 22

a territory governed as an administrative or political unit of a country or empire

Answer 22

province

Question 23

the legal process by which the registered voters of a local government unit remove, for loss of confidence elective local officials

Answer 23

recall

Question 24

the legal process whereby the registered voters may approve, amend or reject an ordinance.

Answer 24

referendum