Article 10 Local Governement Units

Refers to a political subdivision of a national or state, which is constituted by law and has substantial control affairs, with officials elected or otherwise locally selected.

Stated, “unitary system maintains a clear hierarchy between national and local levels, with powers enjoyed by the superior

The state or process of systematically dispersing power, authority and responsibility from the the national government to local government units

Forms of decentralization

Also known as administrative decentralization, involves the delegation of functions by national government departments to their respective field units.

Aims to free the central office from having to take measures on concerns that may be best dealt with at the lower levels

Entails the transfer of powers from the center to local government units.

The transformer of responsibility to business firms in the performance of specialized tasks, entailing partnership between the government and the private sector.

Entails certain functions that are usually Performed by the government organization (NGOs)

The basic political units in the Philippines It functions as the primary planning and implementing unit of government policies, plans, program, projects, and activities in the community

Consists of a group of barangays and the code provides that the municipality must serve for the coordination and delivery of basic, regular, and direct services to its inhabitants

More urbanized and developed barangays, as against those barangays that composed a municipality

The biggest unit of local government A cluster of municipalities, or municipalities and component cities