President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. also said some functions that have devolved to local governments were not being performed because of a lack of funds, personnel, or training. Read more:
Local Government to look into funding problems that are holding back greater autonomy for local governments.
The remainder of the IRA would be given according to the provisions of the Local Government Code that varies depending on the LGUs, he said. One example is the land use plan, he said, in which several LGUs face difficulty because of the lack of money and qualified personnel. He said this is work the national government could do.He said Vice President Sara Duterte, who is concurrent Education secretary, said the Department of Education has some funds for the repairs, but not enough.
The Mandanas-Garcia ruling by the Supreme Court in 2018 gives LGUs a just share of all national taxes collected and not only those from the Bureau of Internal Revenue effective 2022. “I think this is the way forward, and I encourage all our local government units to be open to the possibilities of PPPs and to have private-public partnerships, especially in your areas,” he said in a meeting with members of the League of Cities of the Philippines.
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