2. RA 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government
Code was enacted into law, transferring control and
responsibility of delivering basic services to the
hands of local government units (LGU). It aimed to
enhance provision of services in the grass roots level
as well as improve the efficiency in resource
allocation.
The Local Government Code of 1991 is the Bible or
Koran for local government administration in the
Philippines.
WHAT IS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE?
3. Date of Adoption and Effectively
The Local Government Code of 1991 was signed into
law by the President of the Philippines on 10 October
1991. The Code took effect on 1 January 1992.
WHEN WAS IT CREATED AND ENACTED?
4. By expanding the powers and responsibilities of local
governments, the Local Government Code of 1991 seeks:
• to provide local government units the opportunity to tap
their fullest potentials as self-reliant communities and as
active partners of the national government in the
attainment of national goals;
•to facilitate faster decision-making at the local level;
• to enhance the participation of ordinary citizens,
organized groups, and the poorer sectors in the conduct of
public affairs and the business of government;
• to deliver basic services more efficiently.
WHY WAS IT CREATED?
5. former Senate President Aquilino “Nene” Pimentel, Jr. He was
a Filipino statesman popularly known as "Father of the Local
Government Code”
THE FATHER OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT
CODE
6. TITLE ONE. - BASIC PRINCIPLES
TITLE TWO. - ELECTIVE OFFICIALS
TITLE THREE. - HUMAN RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
TITLE FOUR. - LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS
TITLE FIVE. - LOCAL HEALTH BOARDS
TITLE SIX. - LOCAL DEVELOPMENT COUNCILS
TITLE SEVEN. -LOCAL PEACE AND ORDER COUNCIL
TITLE EIGHT. - AUTONOMOUS SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE
TITLE NINE. - OTHER PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO LOCAL
GOVERNMENT UNITS
BOOK I: GENERAL PROVISSIONS
7. TITLE ONE. – LOCAL GOVERNMENT TAXATION
TITLE TWO. REAL PROPERTY TAXATION
TITLE III. - SHARES OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS IN THE
PROCEEDS OF NATIONAL TAXES
TITLE IV. - CREDIT FINANCING
TITLE FIVE. - LOCAL FISCAL ADMINISTRATION
TITLE VI. - PROPERTY AND SUPPLY MANAGEMENT IN THE
LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS
BOOK II: LOCAL TAXATION AND FISCAL
MATTERS
8. TITLE ONE. – THE BARANGAY
TITLE TWO. - THE MUNICIPALITY
TITLE THREE. - THE CITY
TITLE FOUR. - THE PROVINCE
TITLE FIVE. - APPOINTIVE LOCAL OFFICIALS COMMON TO ALL
MUNICIPALITIES, CITIES AND PROVINCES
TITLE SIX. - LEAGUES OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS AND
ELECTIVE OFFICIALS
BOOK III: LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS
9. TITLE ONE. – PENAL PROVISIONS
TITLE TWO. - PROVISIONS FOR IMPLEMENTATION
TITLE THREE. - TRANSITORY PROVISIONS
TITLE FOUR. - FINAL PROVISIONS
BOOK IV: MISCELLANEOUS AND FINAL
PROVISSIONS
10. REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8185 AN ACT AMENDING SECTION
324 (d) of REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160, OTHERWISE
KNOWN AS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991
This Act amends section 324(d) of the Local
Government Code of 1991 by substituting it with a
new section dealing with budgetary requirements of
local government units.
RA 8185