Philippine devolution still lagging despite bigger LGU finding, says PIDS

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines has yet to fully implement devolution despite higher local government funding under the Mandanas-Garcia ruling, a state think tank said. In its latest research paper, the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) said the transfer of basic national government services to local government units (LGUs) has become a combination of delegation and devolution. READ: Marcos vows to help amend 35-year-old Local Government Code Under the Local Government Code, devolution transfers authority and responsibility for specific functions from the national government to LGUs. “Most functions—while still in the process of being devolved or currently considered ‘partially devolved’—are, […]... Keep on reading: Philippine devolution still lagging despite bigger LGU finding, says PIDS