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  2. Local government in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    In the Philippines, local government is divided into three levels: provinces and independent cities, component cities and municipalities, and barangays, all of which are collectively known as local government units (LGUs). In some areas, above provinces and independent chartered cities are autonomous regions, such as the Bangsamoro Autonomous ...

  3. Philippine legal codes - Wikipedia

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    18 Jun 1949. The Civil Code governs private law in the Philippines, including obligations and contracts, succession, torts and damages, property. It was enacted in 1950. Book I of the Civil Code, which governed marriage and family law, was supplanted by the Family Code in 1987. [2] Republic Act No. 6657.

  4. List of Philippine laws - Wikipedia

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    Amending the Department of the Interior and Local Government Act of 1990 or RA 6975: Granting the PNP Chief and the CIDG Director and deputy director to Administer Oath and Issue Subpoena and Subpoena Duces Tecum 2018-03-06: 10974: Radio and Television Broadcasting Franchise Renewal: Sarraga Integrated and Management Corporation 2018-03-06: 10975

  5. Administrative divisions of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    The Philippines is divided into four levels of administrative divisions, with the lower three being defined in the Local Government Code of 1991 as local government units (LGUs). [1] They are, from the highest to the lowest: Regions (Filipino: rehiyon) are mostly used to organize national services. Of the 17 regions, only one—the Bangsamoro ...

  6. Department of the Interior and Local Government - Wikipedia

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    The Department of the Interior and Local Government (Filipino: Kagawaran ng Interyor at Pamahalaang Lokal), abbreviated as DILG, is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for promoting peace and order, ensuring public safety and strengthening local government capability aimed towards the effective delivery of basic services to the citizenry.

  7. Municipalities of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Politics of the Philippines. A municipality (Filipino: bayan / munisipalidad / munisipyo / puweblo; Tagalog: bayan; Hiligaynon: banwa; Cebuano: lungsod; Pangasinan: baley; Kapampangan: balen / balayan; Central Bikol: banwaan; Waray: bungto; Ilocano: ili) is a local government unit (LGU) in the Philippines. It is distinct from city, which is a ...

  8. Sangguniang Panlungsod - Wikipedia

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    The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) is the local legislative body of a city government in the Philippines. [1] The name of the legislative body comes from the Filipino words "sanggunian" ("council") – ultimately from the root word "sangguni" ("to consult") – both of Tagalog origins, with the latter word also of Kapampangan and Old Tagalog origins, and "lungsod" ("city") of both Tagalog ...

  9. Constitution of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Constitution of the Philippines (1987) at Wikisource. The Constitution of the Philippines (Filipino: Saligang Batas ng Pilipinas or Konstitusyon ng Pilipinas) is the supreme law of the Philippines. Its final draft was completed by the Constitutional Commission on October 12, 1986, and ratified by a nationwide plebiscite on February 2, 1987.