The Supreme Court has nullified the 25-year moratorium on large-scale mining imposed by the provincial government of ...

While much attention in the 2025 midterm elections has centered on control of the Senate, it is at the local government level where the most critical governance issues are painfully clear. Local ...

LOCAL government units (LGUs) have the power to create their own sources of revenue pursuant to Section 5, Article X of the 1987 Constitution. This power to tax was further defined by Republic Act ...

One thing is clear for now: Vice-mayor-elect Sebastian Duterte will serve as acting mayor in his father’s absence, under provisions of the local government code. But can Mr Duterte make his ...

A proposed change to the city's ethics code about disclosure of conflicts of interest will not do government any favors.

Under the Local Government Code, Naga is one of the country’s five independent component cities that are not under the administration of the province where they are located. As such, residents ...

Cities that meet certain population and agency requirements must vote to opt into Chapter 143 of the Local Government Code. Among the civil service protections it entails is what is known as the ...