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The League of Municipalities of the Philippines - or more simply the League of Municipalities or LMP - is a formal organization of all the municipalities in the Philippines. Presently, one thousand four hundred eighty municipalities are part of this organization.
The league as the following mission statement: [3] To foster unity and cooperation among all cities in the country; To promote the interest and welfare of its members; To provide a cohesive force that embodies the sentiments and aspirations of its members and advocates the principles, among others, of enhanced devolution and decentralization, integrated development planning, coordination of ...
League of Cities of the Philippines v. COMELEC is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the Philippines about the validity of the cityhood laws of 16 municipalities in the Philippines. The case clarifies the requirements for the conversion of a municipality into a component city .
A city (Filipino: lungsod or siyudad) is one of the units of local government in the Philippines.All Philippine cities are chartered cities (Filipino: nakakartang lungsod), whose existence as corporate and administrative entities is governed by their own specific municipal charters in addition to the Local Government Code of 1991, which specifies their administrative structure and powers.
Ramon Naval Guico Jr. (born December 10, 1953) is a Filipino politician who has been the representative of Pangasinan's 5th congressional district since 2022. He is the President of the League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP) and former mayor of Binalonan, Pangasinan, which aims to strengthen the local government and provide faster and improved services to the people.
Each local government level and elective position has its own league: Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines; League of Provinces of the Philippines; League of Vice Governors of the Philippines; Provincial Board Members League of the Philippines; League of Cities of the Philippines; League of Municipalities of the Philippines
This is a complete list of cities and municipalities in the Philippines. The Philippines is administratively divided into 82 provinces ( Filipino : lalawigan ). These, together with the National Capital Region , are further subdivided into cities (Filipino: lungsod ) and municipalities (Filipino: bayan ).
As of June 11, 2024, there are 82 provinces ( province ), 33 highly urbanized cities ( HUC ), 5 independent component cities ( ICC ), and one independent municipality ( NCR municipality ). [1] [needs update] All 120 primary-level LGUs (local government units) are under general administrative supervision of the President of the Philippines.