PREPARED BY: DIONALYN DIMAGIBA

HISTORY OF LOCAL
GOVERMENT
A. The pre-spanish barangays
- a settlement of some 30 to 100 families
and a governmental unit in itself.
 B. Spanish Conquest and Centralism
 The Spaniards organized pueblos (municipalities),
Cabildos (cities), and provincias (provinces).
 The provinces were established “for the convenience
of administration and constituted the immediate
agencies through which the central government could
extend its authority on numerous villages.”
 In place of the barangays, barrios were established,
and the datus were made into cabezas de barangay.
 C. Local Governments during the First
Philippine Republic
 Fillipino leaders knew that “if a strong and
enduring Filipino nation was to be established, it
must be able to maintain itself in all
emergencies, and the whole political fabric must
be well founded on an efficient system of local
governments.
 The Malolos Constitution provided a separate
article on local government (Title XI, Article 82)
D. Local Governments during the
American Regime
 The Commission’s blueprint for town organization provided
for a President to be elected viva voce by residents of the
town with the approval of the Commanding Officer.
DUTIES:
establishment of a police force
collection of taxes
enforcement of regulations on market and sanitation
 establishment of schools
E. The Commonwealth and Centralism
The forms and patterns of local government during
the American civil administration remained essentially
the same during the Commonwealth period. The only
notable changes were the transfer of central
supervision from the Executive Bureau to the
Department of Interior and the creation of more
chartered cities.
 F. Local Governments under the Republic
 Most of the formal and real powers are vested and
exercised by the national government. Local units,
however, possessed a certain degree of autonomy.
During Marcos's authoritarian years (1972-86), a
Ministry of Local Government was instituted to
invigorate provincial, municipal, and barangay
governments.
 But, Marcos's real purpose was to establish lines of
authority that bypassed provincial governments and
ran straight to Malacañang.
G. Local Governments at present
After the People's Power Revolution, the new
Aquino government decided to replace all the local
officials who had served Marcos. Local officials
elected in 1988 were to serve until June 1992,
under the transitory clauses of the new constitution.
Thereafter, terms of office were to be three years,
with a three-term limit.
 On October 10, 1991, The Local Government
Code 1991 (R.A. 7160) was signed into law.
 LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS
BARANGAY
 A barangay (Filipino: baranggay, is the smallest
administrative division in the Philippines and is the
native Filipino term for a village, district or ward.
 Municipalities and cities are composed of
barangays, and they may be further subdivided into
smaller areas called purók and sitio.
SEC. 384. Role of the Barangay.
As the basic political unit, the barangay serves as the
primary planning and implementing unit of
government policies, plans, programs, projects, and
activities in the community, and as a forum wherein
the collective views of the people may be expressed,
and considered, and where disputes may be
amicably settled.
 MUNICIPALITY
 A municipality (Filipino: bayan;
munisipalidad) is a local government unit in
the Philippines.
 Municipalities are also called towns (which is
actually a better translation of "bayan").
SEC. 440. Role of the Municipality

 The municipality, consisting of a group of

barangays, serves primarily as a general purpose
government for the coordination and delivery of
basic, regular and direct services and effective
governance of the inhabitants within its territorial
jurisdiction.
 CITY
 A city (lungsod, or sometimes siyudad) is a
tier of local government in the Philippines. All
Philippine cities are chartered cities, whose
existence as corporate and administrative
entities is governed by their own specific
charters
SEC. 448. Role of the City
 The city, consisting of more urbanized and
developed barangays,serves as a general-
purpose government for the coordinationand
delivery of basic, regular, and direct services
and effectivegovernance of the inhabitants
within its territorial jurisdiction.
 PROVINCE
 The Provinces of the Philippines are the primary
political and administrative divisions of the
Philippines. There are 80 provinces at present,
further subdivided into component cities and
municipalities. Each province is administered by
an elected governor who oversees various local
government entities.
SEC. 459. Role of the Province.
The province, composed of a cluster of
municipalities, or municipalities and component
cities, and as a political and corporate unit of
government, serves as a dynamic mechanism for
developmental processes and effective governance
of local government units within its territorial
jurisdiction.