Philippine Government (POWERS)

The Philippines is a republic with a presidential form of government wherein power is

equally divided among its three
branches: executive, legislative,
and judicial.
One basic corollary in a
presidential system of
government is the principle of
separation of powers wherein
legislation belongs to Congress,
execution to the Executive, and
settlement of legal controversies
to the Judiciary.

The Legislative branch is authorized to make

laws, alter, and repeal them through the power
vested in the Philippine Congress. This
institution is divided into the Senate and the
House of Representatives.

The Executive branch is composed of the

President and the Vice President who are
elected by direct popular vote and serve a
term of six years. The Constitution grants
the President authority to appoint his
Cabinet. These departments form a large
portion of the countrys bureaucracy.

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The Judicial branch holds the power to

settle controversies involving rights that
are legally demandable and enforceable.
This branch determines whether or not
there has been a grave abuse of discretion
amounting to lack or excess of jurisdiction
the part and instrumentality of the
government. It is made up of a Supreme
Court and lower courts.

The Constitution expressly grants the Supreme Court the power of Judicial Review as
the power to declare a treaty, international or executive agreement, law, presidential
decree, proclamation, order, instruction, ordinance or regulation unconstitutional.

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160 LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES,

DEVOLVING CERTAIN FUNCTIONS TO LGUS, INCLUDING THE ENFORCEMENT OF LAWS
ON CLEANLINESS AND SANITATION, AND PREPARATION OF THEIR RESPECTIVE SOLID
WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS.
CHAPTER 2 General Power and Attributes of Local Government Units Section 17.
Basic Services and Facilities. - (b) Such basic services and facilities include, but are not limited
to, the following: (1) For a Barangay: (iii) Services and facilities related to general hygiene and
sanitation, beautification, and solid waste collection; (3) For a Province: (iii) Pursuant to national
policies and subject to supervision, control and review of the DENR, enforcement of forestry
laws limited to community-based forestry projects, pollution control law, small-scale mining law,
and other laws on the protection of the environment; and mini-hydro electric projects for local
purposes;

TITLE III THE CITY CHAPTER II

City Officials in General Section 454. Officials of the City Government. - (b) In addition thereto,
the city mayor may appoint a city architect, a city information officer, a city agriculturist, a city
population officer, a city environment and natural resources officer, and a city cooperatives
officer. The appointment of a city population officer shall be optional in the city: Provided,
however, That cities which have existing population offices shall continue to maintain such
offices for a period of five (5) years from the date of the effectivity of this Code, after which said

offices shall become optional. CHAPTER 3 Officials and Offices Common to all Cities Article III
The Sangguniang Panlungsod Section 458. Powers, Duties, Functions and Compensation. - (a)
The sangguniang panlungsod, as the legislative body of the city, shall enact ordinances,
approve resolutions and appropriate funds for the general welfare of the city and its inhabitants
pursuant to Section 16 of this Code and in the proper exercise of the corporate powers of the
city as provided for under Section 22 of this Code, and shall: (1) Approve ordinances and pass
resolutions necessary for an efficient and effective city government, and in this connection,
shall: (vi) Protect the environment and impose appropriate penalties for acts which endanger the
environment, such as dynamite fishing and other forms of destructive fishing, illegal logging and
smuggling of logs, smuggling of natural resources products and of endangered species of flora
and fauna, slash-andburn farming, and such other activities which result in pollution,
acceleration of eutrophication of rivers and lakes or of ecological imbalance; (4) Regulate
activities relative to the use of land, buildings and structures within the city in order to promote
the general welfare and for said purpose shall: (iii) Regulate the disposal of clinical and other
wastes from hospitals, clinics and other similar establishments; (5) Approve ordinances which
shall ensure the efficient and effective delivery of the basic services and facilities as provided for
under Section 17 of this Code, and in addition to said services and facilities, shall: PRIME M4
Page 4 of 5 (xiii) Provide for an efficient and effective system of solid waste and garbage
collection and disposal and prohibit littering and the placing or throwing of garbage, refuse and
other filth and wastes;

PAMANTASAN NG LUNGSOD NG MUNTINLUPA

UNIVERSITY ROAD NBP RESERVATON
BRGY. POBLACION, CITY ON MUNTINLUPA

GENERAL POWERS AND ATTRIBUTES ON THE CITY

MELVNCE R. CALERIO

ZECHARIAH C. REYES

SEPTEMBER 17, 2016

References:
http://www.gov.ph/about/ang-pamahalaan-ng-pilipinas/
http://jlp-law.com/blog/branches-of-the-philippine-government-separation-ofpowers/
http://www.chanrobles.com/republicacts/republicactno7926.html#.V9tMHogrLcs
https://www.translate.com/filipino/general-powers-and-attributes-of-localgovernment-unitssection-6-authority-to-create-local-govern/51770788
http://www.comelec.gov.ph/?
r=References/RelatedLaws/RA7160/LGCB1/LGCB1T1/LGCB1T1Ch2

Introduction:
General Powers and Attributes of Local Government Units
SECTION 6. Authority to Create Local Government Units.
A local government unit may be created, divided, merged, abolished, or its
boundaries substantially altered either by law enacted by Congress in the case of a
province, city, municipality, or any other political subdivision, or by ordinance passed
by the sangguniang panlalawigan or sangguniang panlungsod concerned in the case
of a barangay located within its territorial jurisdiction, subject to such limitations and
requirements prescribed in this Code. SECTION 7. Creation and Conversion. As a
general rule, the creation of a local government unit or its conversion from one level
to another level shall be based on verifiable indicators of viability and projected
capacity to provide services, to wit: (a) Income. It must be sufficient, based on
acceptable standards, to provide for all essential government facilities and services
and special functions commensurate with the size of its population, as expected of
the local government unit concerned; (b) Population. It shall be determined as the
total number of inhabitants within the territorial jurisdiction of the local government
unit concerned; and (c) Land Area. It must be contiguous, unless it comprises two

(2) or more islands or is separated by a local government unit independent of the

others; properly identified by metes and bounds with technical descriptions; and
sufficient to provide for such basic services and facilities to meet the requirements of
its populace. Compliance with the foregoing indicators shall be attested to by the
Department of Finance (DOF), the National Statistics Office (NSO), and the Lands
Management Bureau (LMB) of the Department of Environment and Natural
Resources (DENR).

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