MANILA, (PIA) — The Department of Science and Technology-National Research Council of the Philippines (DOST-NRCP) is collaborating with the House of Representatives to review the Philippines’ Local ...

As the nation marks the 34th anniversary of the Local Government Code, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) reaffirmed its full commitment to empowering local government units ...

Local government in the Philippines plays an important but infrequently discussed role in President Rodrigo Duterte’s so-called war on drugs, also known as Oplan Tokhang, which has left anywhere from ...

Vandergriff is a second-year student at the University of Michigan Law School. He previously worked with the United Nations and the U.S. federal government on international security policy issues ...

The rapid expansion of local colleges and universities (LUCs) since the passage of the Local Government Code of 1992 has been both a boom and a bane for higher education. While most Filipinos are ...

THE Create More Act or Republic Act (RA) 12066 amended Section 294 of the National Internal Revenue Code (Tax Code) to introduce a local tax of not more than 2 percent, which can be imposed by local ...

On April 12, 2024, the Texas Supreme Court handed down two decisions clarifying its interpretation of governmental immunity and waiver under Section 271.152 of the Texas Local Government Code.

The District of Columbia and nonprofit groups debut the Civic Commons organization to enable federal, state and local government to share open-source code. State and Local “In the District of Columbia ...

TACLOBAN CITY – To strengthen local economic development and ensure consistent investment promotion efforts across the country, Northern Samar 2nd District Rep. Edwin Ongchuan has filed a bill seeking ...

The decisions of two investigations of complaints by general manager, Ron Sanderson, will be tabled at the council’s meeting on Thursday. The panels rejected parts of his complaints but determined ...

Against the backdrop of Hurricane Melissa’s devastation last month Minister of Local Government Desmond McKenzie has declared ...