At present there are 39 barangays in the municipality of San Jose.

Campaign period for the President, Vice President and Senators is 90 days before the election and
45 days before the day of election for members of the House of Representatives. Election on
campaign period
Local Government It is the lowest level of territorial organization within a state.
Provincial Board is the lawmaking body of the province.
Barangay Captain the head of a barangay.
Mayor is the chief executive officer in the town.
Councils The lawmaking body of the city.
Barangay is the smallest units of local government in the Philippines.
1 540 municipalities in the Philippines.
The appointive officials are the municipal secretary, treasurer, justice of the peace, and chief
of police.
Autonomous Region, barangay, cities and municipalities, provinces are the four administrative
divisions in the Philippines.
Judiciary branch examines the laws and policies before it will be implemented.
Decentralization it is the transfer of power and authority from central institution to lower or local
levels of a government system.
De Bureaucratization It is the transfer of some public functions and responsibilities, which
government may perform, to private entities or non – government organizations (NGOs)

Three Branches of Government: Judiciary branch, Legislative branch and Executive branch

Three forms of decentralization Devolution, De Concentration, and De Bureaucratization

De Concentration It is the transfer of power, authority or responsibility or the discretion to plan,
decide and manage from central to local levels; administrative and sectorial.
Executive branch implement laws and policies.

ARMM Is the only autonomous region here in the Philippines? This region is given a special privilege
of having additional power. They technically have higher powers than the other LGUs.
Barangay Their function is to promote peace and order in a smaller scope. They are entitled to have
their own risk reduction team that will cater to the needs of their residents.

Sangguniang Panlalawigan are responsible for maintaining peace and order in the whole province
as well as reviewing the city ordinances passed by the Sangguniang Panglungsod.
Elections and political parties play an important role in the analysis of politics in developing
countries, particularly in the analysis of democratization, and specifically the consolidation of
democratic political regimes.
Four Administrative Division in the Philippines. Autonomous Region, Provinces, Barangay, Cities
and Municipalities
DILG political subdivisions are under government agency.
The supervision of the elections in the Philippines is under the charge of the COMELEC
A formal decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold public office.
Plurality of voting system Used to determine the winner - the candidate with the highest number of
votes, whether or not one has a majority, wins the presidency.
General election a type of election held for the purpose of electing national and local officials.

Political party an organized group people with at least roughly similar political aims and opinions that
seeks to influence public policy by getting its candidates elected to public office.
Local election held for purpose of selecting officials in the region, provinces, cities and
municipalities.
National election type of election is conducted to elect the President, Vice President and members
of congress.
Special election held on a date different from that regular election.
Right of suffrage means Right to vote
41, 945 barangays in the Philippines
Six major Political Parties in the Philippines
KILUSANG BAGONG LIPUNAN - KBL
UNITED NATIONALIST DEMOCRATIC ORGANIZATION (UNIDO)
PARTIDO NG BAYAN (PARTY OF THE NATION)
PEOPLES POWER MOVEMENT (LAKAS NG BAYAN)
LAKAS NATIONAL UNION OF CHRISTIAN (LAKAS/NUCD)
GRAND ALLIANCE FOR DEMOCRACY
Local autonomy refers to “self – governing”. It is also granting of more powers authority,
responsibilities and resources by the national government to local government units in order to be self
– reliant and active partners.
Legislative branch formulate laws and policies.
Devolution It is the transfer of power and authority from the national government to local
government units (LGUs).