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ARTICLE X: ARTICLE X: LOCAL GOVERNMENT TERRITORIAL/P OLITICAL Section 1. TERRITORIAL/POLITICAL
SUBDIVISIONS OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ARE THE:
Composition: 1. Provin!s ". Citi!s# $. %&ni %&nii ip' p'(i (iti ti!s !s## 'n) 'n) *. B'r'n+',s ',s T-!r! s-'(( s-'(( ! A&tonomo&s A&tonomo&s r!+ions r!+ions in: 1. %&s( %&s(im im %in) %in)'n 'n'o 'o 'n) 'n) ". Cor)i(!r's 0At pr!s!nt it is on(, Cor)i(!r' AD%INISTRATIVE r!+ion
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Not!: Not!: 1. A t-ir) t-ir) '&ton '&tonomo omo&s &s r!+i r!+ion on 2o&( 2o&() ) r!3& r!3&ir ir! ! ' onstit&tion'( onstit&tion'( 'm!n)m!nt. ". T-!s! po(iti'( s&)ivisions r!'t!) , t-! Constit&tion 'nnot ! r!p('!) , A%END%ENT 'n) not , ('2. $. 4-i(! Con+r!ss 'n 'o(is- or !r')i't! in)ivi)&'( &nits it 'nnot 'o(is- 'n !ntir! ('ss o5 L6U7s Lo'( A&tonom, A(( A(( po(i po(iti ti' '(( s&) s&)iv ivis isio ions ns s-'( s-'((( !n8o !n8o, , (o' (o'(( '&tonom, T-i T-is )o!s o!s not m!' m!'n t-'t t-'t t-! t-! L6U7 L6U7s s 'r! 'r! omp(!t!(, 5r!! 5rom t-! !ntr'( +ov!rnm!nt.
Section 2.
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9&)ii'r, m', m', sti(( p'ss p'ss on L6U 'tions 'tions Pr!si)!nt m', !!ris! )isip(in'r, po2!r ov!r L6U o;i'(s. Con Con+r!ss s-'(( '(( !n't 't ' (o' o'( +ov!rnm!nt o)! 2-i- s-'(( provi)! 5or ' mor! r!sp r!spons onsiv! iv! 'n) 'n) 'o&n 'o&nt' t'(! (! (o'( (o'( +ov!r +ov!rnm! nm!nt nt str str&t& t&r! ins instit tit&t!) t!) t-r t-ro&+' s,st! st!m o5 )!!nt )!!ntr'( r'(i<' i<'tio tion n 2it2it- !=!ti !=!tiv! v! m!-'n m!-'nism isms s o5 r!'(( initi'tiv! 'n) r!5!r!n)&m '((o't! 'mon+ t-! )i=!r!nt (o'( +ov!rnm!nt &nits t-!ir po2!rs r!sponsii(iti!s 'n) r!so&r!s 'n) provi)! 5or t-! 3&'(i>'tions !(!tion 'ppointm!nt 'n) r!mov'( t!rm s'('ri!s po2!rs 'n) 5&ntions 'n) )&ti!s o5 (o'( o;i'(s 'n) '(( ot-!r m'tt!rs r!('tin+ to t-! or+'ni<'tion 'n) op!r'tion o5 t-! (o'( &nits. Sect Sectio ion n
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T-! pr!si pr!si)! )!nt nt 'nnot 'nnot s&stit s&stit&t! &t! -is 8&)+m! 8&)+m!nt nt 5or t-'t o5 'n L6U o;i'( &n(!ss t-! ('tt!r is 'tin+ ontr'r, to ('2. ?. T-! Pr!si)!nt m', -o2!v!r impos! ')ministr'tiv! s'ntions '+'inst L6U o;i'(s s&s&- 's s&s s&sp! p!nsi nsion on 5or 1"@ )',s )',s 'n) 'n) m', !v!n !v!n r!mov !mov! ! t-!m t-!m 5rom 5rom t-!i t-!irr post posts s in 'or)'n! 2it- ('2. . Prov Provin in! !s s !!r !!ri is! s! )ir! )ir!t t s&p! s&p!rv rvis isio ion n ov!r ov!r ompon!nt iti!s 'n) m&niip'(iti!s. . Citi Citi!s !s 'n) 'n) m&ni m&nii ip' p'(i (iti ti!s !s !!r !!ri is! s! )ir )ir!t !t s&p!rvision ov!r ompon!nt 'r'n+',s. EACH EACH LOCAL LOCAL 6OVE 6OVERN%E RN%ENT NT SHALL SHALL HAVE THE PO4ER TO CREATE O4N SOURCES OF REVENUE/LEV TAES FEES AND CHAR6ES ETC.
Section Section 5.
Limit'tions on Po2!r It is s&8 s&8! !tt to s&s&- +&i) +&i)!( !(in in!s !s 'n) 'n) (imi (imit' t'ti tion ons s 's Con+ on+r!ss m', provi)! i)!. S!! Lo'( o'( 6ov!rnm!nt Co)! 5or !'mp(!s. T-! T-! +&i)!( i)!(in in! !s s!t , Con+r!ss s-o& s-o&() () ! ons onsis ist! t!nt nt 2it2it- t-! t-! 'si 'si po(i po(i, , o5 (o' (o'(( '&tonom,. o Ar&'( o5 t'!s 5!!s -'r+!s o T-! t'!s 5!!s 'n) -'r+!s s-'(( 'r&! r&! !(&s (&siv!( iv!(, , to t-! t-! (o'( o'( +ov!rnm!nts. Section Section 6. L6Us
SHALL HAVE A 9UST SHARE IN NATIONAL TAES AS DETER%INED B LA4 4HICH SHALL BE AUTO%ATICALL RELEASED TO THE% Int!rn'( R!v!n&! A((otm!nt IRAG
PRESIDENTIAL SUPERVISION OF L6US T-! T-! Pr!si Pr!si)!n )!ntt !!r !!ris is!s !s +!n!r +!n!r'( '( s&p!r s&p!rvis vision ion ov!r '(( L6Us T-! T-! Pr!s Pr!si) i)!n !ntt !!r !!ri is! s!s s DIRE DIRECT CT s&p! s&p!rv rvis isio ion n ov!r Provin!s o A&tonomo&s r!+ions 'n) o In)!p!n)!nt iti!s. o T-is T-is po2!r po2!r is (imit! (imit!) ) to !ns&r !ns&rin in+ + t-'t t-'t (o2!r (o2!r o;!rs !!ris! t-!ir 5&ntions in 'or)'n! 2it- ('2.
S-'r S-'r! ! o5 L6Us L6Us in in n'ti n'tion on'( '( t' t'!s is is (imit (imit!) !) to t-! int!rn'( r!v!n&! t'!s. T-! T-! s-' s-'r! o5 !''- L6U L6U s-o&( o&() ! r!(!' !(!'s! s!) ) 2it-o&t n!!) o5 'n, 5&rt-!r 'tion )ir!t(, to t-! prov provin ini'( i'( it, it, m&ni m&niip' ip'(( or 'r'n 'r'n+', +', tr!'s&r tr!'s&r!r !r.. R!(!'s R!(!'s! ! is m')! on ' 3&'rt!r( 3&'rt!r(, , 'si 'sis s 2it2it-in in ? )',s )',s '5t! '5t!rr t-! t-! !n) !n) o5 !'!'3&'rt!r. T-! T-! s-'r s-'r! ! o5 !'!'- L6U L6U s-o s-o&( &() ) not not ! s&8 s&8! !tt to 'n, (i!n or -o()' t-'t m', ! impos!) , t-! n'tion n'tion'( '( +ov!r +ov!rnm! nm!nt nt 5or 5or 2-'t! 2-'t!v!r v!r p&rpos!. E' E'- L6U L6U s-o& s-o&(() 'pp 'ppropri't! i't! in its 'nn 'nn&'( &)+ &)+!t !t 't (!'s (!'stt "@ "@ o5 its its 'nn& 'nn&'( '( IRA IRA 5or 5or )!v!(opm!nt pro8!ts. A)8&stm!nts in IRA
Section 4.
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6ro&n): Unm'n'+!'(! p&(i s!tion )!>it Pr!si Pr!si)!n )!ntt 'n 'n m' m'! ! t-! t-! n!! n!!ss' ss'r, r, ')8&s ')8&stm! tm!nt nts s in t-! IRA IRA &pon t-! r!omm!n)'t r!omm!n)'tion ion o5 t-! 5o((o2in+: D!p'rtm!nt o5 Fin'n! S!r!t'r, o o DIL6 S!r!t'r, DB% S!r!t'r, o IRA IRA ons onsi)! i)!r! r!) ) 5or 5or p&rp p&rpos! os!s s o5 onv onv!rs !rsion ion 5rom 5rom on! po(iti'( po(iti'( s&)ivision s&)ivision to t-! n!t. A(v'r!< v. 6&in+on'G
SHARE OF L6US IN NATIONAL 4EALTH S-'r! o5 L6Us in n'tion'( 2!'(t L6Us 'r! !ntit(!) to 'n !3&it'(! s-'r! in t-! pro!!)s o5 t-! &ti(i<'tion 'n) )!v!(opm!nt o5 t-! n'tion'( 2!'(t- 2it-in t-!ir r!sp!tiv! 'r!'s in t-! m'nn!r provi)!) , ('2. T-is in(&)!s s-'r! t-! s'm! 2it- t-! in-'it'nts , 2', o5 )ir!t !n!>ts. Section 7.
Un)!r t-! L6C 1. L6Us -'v! ' s-'r! o5 *@ o5 t-! +ross o((!tion )!riv!) , t-! n'tion'( +ov!rnm!nt 5rom t-! pr!!)in+ >s'( ,!'r 5rom '. %inin+ t'!s . Ro,'(ti!s . For!str, 'n) >s-!r, -'r+!s ). Ot-!r t'!s 5!!s 'n) -'r+!s !. S-'r! in 'n, opro)&tion 8oint v!nt&r! or pro)&tion s-'rin+ '+r!!m!nt in t-! &ti(i<'tion 'n) )!v!(opm!nt o5 t-! n'tion'( 2!'(t2/in t-!ir t!rritori'( 8&ris)ition TER% OF OFFICE E(!tiv! (o'( o;i'(s no2 in(&)in+ 'r'n+', o;i'(s -'v! ' t!rm o5 $ ,!'rs. Sec. 8.
Limit'tions: No !(!tiv! o;i'( s-'(( s!rv! 5or mor! t-'n $ ons!&tiv! t!rms. Vo(&nt'r, r!n&ni'tion o5 o;! 5or 'n, (!n+to5 tim! s-'(( not ! onsi)!r!) 's 'n int!rr&ption in t-! ontin&it, o5 -is s!rvi! 5or t-! 5&(( t!rm 5or 2-i- -! 2's !(!t!). SECTORAL REPRESENTATION IN L6US L!+is('tiv! o)i!s o5 t-! (o'( +ov!rnm!nts s-'(( -'v! S!tor'( R!pr!s!nt'tion &n)!r t-! L6CG 's m', ! provi)!) , ('2 Sec. .
T-&s ' provin! is s&ppos!) to ! )ivi)!) into " s!p'r't! provin!s p(!isit! 2i(( in(&)! vot!rs o5 t-! ENTIRE provin! 'n) not 8&st t-! 'r!' to ompris! t-! n!2 provin!. L6C r!3&ir!m!nts r!('t! to m'tt!rs s&- 's pop&('tion r!v!n&! 'n) 'r!' r!3&ir!m!nts.
%!tropo(it'n po(iti'( s&)ivisions Cr!'tion: 1. Con+r!ss m', r!'t! sp!i'( m!tropo(it'n po(iti'( s&)ivisions , ('2. ". It is s&8!t to ' p(!isit! Sec. 11.
9&ris)ition o5 %!tropo(it'n '&t-orit, It is (imit!) to 'si s!rvi!s r!3&irin+ oor)in'tion. B'si A&tonom, o5 Compon!nt Citi!s 'n) %&niip'(iti!s T-! ompon!nt iti!s 'n) m&niip'(iti!s r!t'in t-!ir 'si '&tonom, T-!, s-'(( ! !ntit(!) to t-!ir o2n (o'( !!&tiv! 'n) (!+is('tiv! 'ss!m(i!s. CITIES: C('ssi>'tion o5 Citi!s: Hi+-(, &r'ni
Sec. 12.
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In)!p!n)!n! 5rom t-! Provin! Hi+-(, &r'nii'( to t-!m in 'or)'n! 2it- t-! ('2. Section 13.
T-!r! s-o&() ! r!pr!s!nt'tiv!s 5rom: 1. T-! 2om!n7s s!tor ". T-! 2or!rs $. T-ir) s!tor 'n -oos! 5rom 'n, o5 t-! 5o((o2in+G '. Ur'n poor . In)i+!no&s &(t&r'( omm&niti!s . Dis'(!) p!rsons ). An, ot-!r s!tor 's m', ! )!t!rmin!) , t-! s'n++&ni'n ELECTION O! SECTOR RE"RESENTATIVES Sec. 1#. Cr!'tion 'o(ition 'n) )ivision o5 L6U7s
R!3&isit!s o Comp(i'n! 2it- t-! r!3&ir!m!nts o5 t-! Lo'( 6ov!rnm!nt Co)!# 'n) Approv!) , ' m'8orit, o5 t-! vot!s o 'st in ' p(!isit! -!() in t-! po(iti'( &nits DIRECTL '=!t!).
Un)!r L6C S!tion $$G Conso(i)'tion 'n) oor)in'tion m', ! )on! t-ro&+- 'ppropri't! or)in'n!s. A p&(i -!'rin+ s-o&() ! on)&t!) 'n) t-! 'pprov'( o5 t-! s'n++&ni'n ot'in!). An L6U 'n: Contri&t! 5&n)s r!'( !st't! o !3&ipm!nt 'n) ot-!r in)s o5 prop!rt, o Appoint/'ssi+n p!rsonn!( &n)!r s&t!rms 'n) on)itions 's m', ! '+r!!) &pon , t-! p'rtiip'tin+ L6Us t-ro&+- %!mor'n)' o5 A+r!!m!nt.
RE6IONAL DEVELOP%ENT COUNCILS 4-o 'n provi)! 5or RDC T-! Pr!si)!nt s-'(( provi)! 5or RDC or ot-!r simi('r o)i!s ompos!) o5: 1. Lo'( +ov!rnm!nt o;i'(s ". R!+ion'( -!')s o5 )!p'rtm!nts 'n) ot-!r +ov!rnm!nt o;!s $. R!pr!s!nt'tiv!s o5 N6OS 2it-in t-! r!+ions Section 14.
For P&rpos! o5: 1. A)ministr'tiv! )!!ntr'(i<'tion ". To str!n+t-!n (o'( '&tonom, $. To '!(!r't! t-! !onomi 'n) soi'( +ro2t- 'n) )!v!(opm!nt o5 t-! &nits in t-! r!+ion AUTONO%OUS RE6IONS 1. %&s(im %in)'n'o ". Cor)i((!r' r!+ion
Section 15.
F'tors: 1. Histori'( -!rit'+! ". C&(t&r'( -!rit'+! $. Eonomi 'n) soi'( str&t&r!s *. Ot-!r r!(!v'nt -'r't!ristis 2it-in: '. T-! 5r'm!2or o5 t-! onsitit&tion . N'tion'( sov!r!i+nt, . T!rritori'( int!+rit,. Cr!'tion: 1. Provi)!) , ('2. ". EFFECTIVIT o5 s&- r!'tion o&rs on(, 2-!n it is 'pprov!) , ' m'8orit, o5 t-! vot!s 'st in ' p(!isit! -!() 'mon+ t-! onstit&!nt &nits. $. On(, t-os! Provin!s Citi!s 'n) 6!o+r'p-i'( Ar!'s votin+ 5'vor'(, in s&- p(!isit! s-'(( 5orm p'rt o5 t-! '&tonomo&s r!+ion. *. I5 on(, 1 provin! 'pprov!) t-! ('2 NO AUTONO%OUS RE6ION r!'t!) sin! t-! onstit&tion r!3&ir!s mor! t-'n on! provin! to onstit&t! on! (i! 2-'t -'pp!n!) in t-! Cor)i((!r' p(!isit!G ?. T-! 3&!stion o5 2-i- L6U7s s-'(( onstit&t! 'n '&tonomo&s r!+ion is on! 2-i- is !(&siv!(, 5or Con+r!ss to )!i)!.
6ENERAL SUPERVISION OVER 16. AUTONO%OUS RE6IONS B, 4-om: T-! Pr!si)!nt P&rpos!: To !ns&r! t-'t t-! ('2s 'r! 5'it-5&((, !!&t!). Section
A(( po2!rs 5&ntions 'n) r!sponsii(iti!s not +r'nt!) , t-is Constit&tion or , ('2 to t-! '&tonomo&s r!+ion s-'(( ! v!st!) in t-! N'tion'( 6ov!rnm!nt. E'mp(!s: 1. For!i+n r!('tions ". N'tion'( )!5!ns! 'n) S!&rit, $. %on!t'r, A='irs Sec. 17.
Section 2#. LE6ISLATIVE PO4ERS T-! Or+'ni At o5 A&tonomo&s R!+ion s-'(( provi)! 5or (!+is('tiv! po2!rs ov!r: 1. A)ministr'tiv! or+'ni<'tion# ". Cr!'tion o5 so&r!s o5 r!v!n&!s# $. An!str'( )om'in 'n) n't&r'( r!so&r!s *. P!rson'( 5'mi(, 'n) prop!rt, r!('tions ?. R!+ion'( &r'n 'n) r&r'( p('nnin+ )!v!(opm!nt# . Eonomi soi'( 'n) to&rism )!v!(opm!nt# . E)&'tion'( po(ii!s# M. Pr!s!rv'tion 'n) )!v!(opm!nt o5 t-! &(t&r'( -!rit'+!# 'n) . S&- ot-!r m'tt!rs 's m', ! '&t-ori
Limit'tions: S&8!t to t-! provisions o5 t-! Constit&tion 'n) n'tion'( ('2s To ! !!ris!) 2it-in its t!rritori'( 8&ris)ition PRESERVATION OF PEACE AND 21. ORDER/DEFENSE AND SECURIT '. P!'! 'n) Or)!r It s-'(( ! t-! r!sponsii(it, o5 t-! (o'( po(i! '+!ni!s. . D!5!ns! 'n) S!&rit, It s-'(( ! t-! r!sponsii(it, o5 t-! n'tion'( +ov!rnm!nt. Section