The Department of Finance (DOF) assured that it will continue with its efforts to help local government units (LGUs) in fully taking over government functions and services.In a statement, the DOF said there will be a study on operationalizing full devolution, which will help delineate the functions...
Local government units (LGUs) should optimize their increased budgets from the Mandanas-ruling in setting up plans on capital investments to address basic and growing needs of their constituents, the Cabinet official said.
In a statement, Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno said the full...
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The Mandanas-Garcia Ruling, or Executive Order 138 (EO 138) is a Supreme Court ruling petitioned by Batangas Governor Hermilando Mandanas and former Bataan Governor Enrique Garcia, Jr. that, according to the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) website, requests “the...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has formed a team that will look into issues arising from the implementation of the Supreme Court's Mandanas-Garcia ruling.
President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. meets with the League of Cities of the Philippines in Malacañang on Tuesday, Aug....
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said that the implementation of big-ticket infrastructure projects should remain under the national government despite the Mandanas ruling.
Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangadaman said in an interview with reporters that the national government...
Former senator and incumbent Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Sunday urged local government units (LGUs) not to depend too much on the additional P234-billion in Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) expected this year as the national government complies with the Mandanas ruling of...
The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) broke ground for a P1.3-billion irrigation project in Pangasinan which could help the irrigation of nearly 2,000 hectares of farmlands.
In a statement, NIA said it has already started the construction of the Dumoloc Small Reservoir Irrigation Project...
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Wednesday, Nov. 10 said it is high time that the government devolve its procuremnet of supplies and implementation of projects to the local government units (LGUs) as national agencies have shown bad procurement decisions, including the transfer of P42-billion...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will help local governments in improving their capacity to provide high-quality public services, especially during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
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In a statement, the Manila-based multilateral institution said Friday, Aug.27, that it has...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) wants to make sure that the provision of agriculture extension services in the province will continue amid the implementation of the Mandanas-Garcia ruling, which may result in a lesser national budget for the farm sector.
In a statement, Agriculture Secretary...
Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) recommended against the proposal to mandate local government units (LGUs) to allot 10 percent of their internal revenue allotment (IRA) to the agriculture sector starting next year.
“ is not recommended since not all LGUs have agriculture and...
The Philippine government is urged to invest further in municipal fisheries and improve the capabilities of small fishermen so they can help increase the country’s fisheries production.
During a food security forum organized by Tugon Kabuhayan, Pablo Rosales, president of PANGISDA Pilipinas,...
