Category Archives: Political Laws

Administrative Code of 1987 [Exec Order 292]

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 292 INSTITUTING THE “ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OF 1987″ July 25, 1987 WHEREAS, the Administrative Code currently in force was first forged in 1917 when the relationship between the people and the government was defined by the colonial order … Continue reading

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REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8553

AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 41(B)OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160, OTHERWISE KNOWN ASTHE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991. Section 1. Sec. 41(b) of Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991, is hereby amended to read … Continue reading

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REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9244

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9244 AN ACT ELIMINATING THE PREPARATORY RECALL ASSEMBLY AS A MODE OF INSTITUTING RECALL OF ELECTIVE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTIONS 70 AND 71, CHAPTER 5, TITLE ONE, BOOK I OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. … Continue reading

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The Local Government Code of the Philippines (RA 7160) — Book I

BOOK I: GENERAL PROVISIONS [Sections 1 to 127] TITLE ONE. – BASIC PRINCIPLES CHAPTER 1. – THE CODE: POLICY AND APPLICATION SECTION 1. Title. – This Act shall be known and cited as the “Local Government Code of 1991″. SEC. … Continue reading

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The Local Government Code of the Philippines (RA 7160) — Book II

BOOK II: LOCAL TAXATION AND FISCAL MATTERS [Sections 128 to 383] TITLE ONE. – LOCAL GOVERNMENT TAXATION CHAPTER 1 – GENERAL PROVISIONS SEC. 128. Scope.- The provisions herein shall govern the exercise by provinces, cities, municipalities, and barangays of their … Continue reading

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