The Essentials of local government law in the Philippines / Daryl Bretch M. Largo

Includes the text of: An Act Amending Section 450 of Republic Act no. 7160, Otherwise Known as the Local Government Code of 1991, by Increasing the Average Annual Income Requirement for a Municipality or Cluster of Barangays to Be Converted Into a Component City.

Philippines. An Act Amending Section 450 of Republic Act no. 7160, Otherwise Known as the Local Government Code of 1991, by Increasing the Average Annual Income Requirement for a Municipality or Cluster of Barangays to Be Converted Into a Component City.

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. General Principles -- Chapter 3. Local Autonomy and decentralization --- Chapter 4. Local Governments and Unions or federation of local governments in the Philippines -- Chapter 5. The Local Government code of 1991 -- Chapter 6. Creation, Conversion, Division, Merger, Substantial Change of Boundary and Abolition of Local Government Units -- Chapter 7. De Jure and De Facto Municipal Corporations -- Chapter 8. Power Relations with National Government, Supreme Court, President and Congress, Inter-Governmental Relations and Hierarchical Relations among local Government Units -- Chapter 9. Local Taxation and related powers and privileges -- Chapter 10. Local Police Power -- Chapter 11. Local Eminent Domain -- Chapter 12. Power to Reclassify Lands -- Chapter 13. Closure and Opening of Road, Alley, Park or Square -- Chapter 14. Corporate Powers -- Chapter 15. Liability for damages -- Chapter 16. Elective Officials -- Chapter 17. Disciplinary Actions -- Chapter 18. Recall -- Chapter 19. Human Resources and Development -- Chapter 20. Local Legislations -- Chapter 21. Local Initiative and referendum -- Chapter 22. The Katarungan Pambarangay -- Appendices.

This second edition of the original work, updated and revised, is still primarily intended as basic textbook for students of local government law (Public Corporation) in law schools.