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    They are established to deliver basic services and promote development at the local level. They have governmental powers like police power, taxation, and eminent domain delegated from the national government. Local government units also have corporate powers like the ability to own property, enter into contracts, sue and be sued. The main types of local government units are barangays, municipalities, cities, and provinces, with requirements around population size and annual income that determine their classification.

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    Local Government Unit Public Corporation Requirements

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    They are established to deliver basic services and promote development at the local level. They have governmental powers like police power, taxation, and eminent domain delegated from the national government. Local government units also have corporate powers like the ability to own property, enter into contracts, sue and be sued. The main types of local government units are barangays, municipalities, cities, and provinces, with requirements around population size and annual income that determine their classification.

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    Local Government Unit: Barangay Municipality City Province

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    Jezzene Gail R. Paler
    They are established to deliver basic services and promote development at the local level. They have governmental powers like police power, taxation, and eminent domain delegated from the national government. Local government units also have corporate powers like the ability to own property, enter into contracts, sue and be sued. The main types of local government units are barangays, municipalities, cities, and provinces, with requirements around population size and annual income that determine their classification.

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    LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT

    LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT or PUBLIC CORPORATION - under the Local Govt Code of 1991 or
    Republic Act 7160 authored by Sen. Aquilino Pimentel

    Constitutional basis: Art X of the 1987 Constitution

    Purpose: to deliver basic services to their respective localities; prime movers of development

    Powers:
    Governmental power - police power (maintenance of peace and order, promote health and safety,
    preservation of comfort and convenience) taxation and eminent domain derived the three inherent
    powers from the national govt

    Corporate Power - corporate name, corporate seal, can sue and be sued

    BARANGAY MUNICIPALITY CITY PROVINCE

    Population Reqt outside MM- 2,000 25,000 150,000 250,000


    within MM - 5,000

    Income Reqt no income reqt 2.5 M 20M 20M

    Legislative Branch Brgy Captain & Vice Mayor & Mun. Vice Mayor & City Vice Governor &
    Council Councilors Councilors Board Members

    Executive Branch Brgy Captain Mayor Mayor Governor

    Judicial Branch Brgy Captain & no judicial power no judicial power no judicial power
    Lupon

    Regions: ARMM and CAR

    Difference between Component City and Highly Urbanized City (HUC)

    Component City Highly Urbanised City

    Population Reqt 150,000 200,000

    Income Reqt 20M 50M

    part of the province anymore not part of the province anymore

    included from voting for excluded from voting for


    provincial officials provincial officials

    How does a municipality become a city?


    - observe requisites
    - create a law for the creation
    - plebescite conducted by COMELEC

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