Mandanas ruling - Matches

The Philippines embraced a devolution agenda in 1991, leading to the enactment of the Local Government Code (LGC). Despite over three decades of imple..

Two recent key events have advanced the country’s decentralization agenda. In 2019, the Mandanas-Garcia Supreme Court (Mandanas) ruling expanded..

The Local Government Code (LGC) of 1991 established the groundwork for devolution or the transfer of certain powers and resources from the central o..

Adequate funding and capacity building, and close coordination between the local government units (LGUs) and the national government are essential for..

To familiarize everyone with key socioeconomic terms and concepts, we are launching this new social media series. For this week, our buzzword is &ldq..

The Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), in partnership with the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and Congressional ..

Two key recent events pushed forward the country’s decentralization agenda. In 2019, the Mandanas-Garcia Supreme Court (“Mandanas”) ..

Identified poor, disadvantaged, and lagging local government units (LGUs) are expected to receive financial assistance through the Growth Equity Fund ..

Growing the Philippine economy amid the pandemic recovery requires fiscal consolidation—or lowering government deficits and debt accumulation while ..

The country’s current tax system “seems buoyant but may need more improvements” to achieve fiscal sustainability.

The 2023 Philippine national budget was drafted on the eve of the election of a new president. While aiming to sustain the recovery from the effects o..

The lack of coordination between the national and local governments in implementing Mandanas ruling could lead to a gap in service delivery. &nbs..

The national government should include funding for the capacity development of local government units (LGUs) to enable them to assume re-devolved func..

With the country still managing the COVID-19 pandemic, the election of national and local officials next year, and an increase in resources available ..

A sound collaboration between local government units (LGUs) and local water districts is crucial for effective budget utilization after more funds are..