Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT AMENDING SECTIONS 470 AND 471 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991
Date filed
August 28, 2002
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 5177, 12th Congress of the Republic |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT AMENDING SECTIONS 470 AND 471 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991 |
| ABSTRACT : The Local Government Code of 1991 has introduced the concept of decentralizatio n and described it as "transfer of power and authority from the central institution to the lower or local levels of a government system." The author of this bill believes that there is a need to amend Sections 470 and 471 of the Code to realize decentralizatio n's full potential. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : LOZADA, JOSE APOLINARIO JR. L. |
| DATE FILED : 2002-08-28 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No |
| URGENT BILL? No |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT ON 2002-09-05 |
Abstract
The Local Government Code of 1991 has introduced the concept of decentralizatio n and described it as "transfer of power and authority from the central institution to the lower or local levels of a government system." The author of this bill believes that there is a need to amend Sections 470 and 471 of the Code to realize decentralizatio n's full potential.
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