Generally refers to the systematic and rational dispersal of power, authority, and responsibility from the center to the periphery, from top to lower levels, or from national to local governments
Decentralization
3 major forms of decentralization
- Deconcentration
- Devolution
- Debureaucratization
- Transfer of functions to lower level administrative units designated by the central office
- Authority still rests in the central offices
- Mostly administrative in nature
Deconcentration
- Transfer of powers and authorities to lower level political or local government units
- Has an elected executive and local legislative bodies that passes laws or ordinances
- Has specific taxing powers
- Has jurisdiction over a certain defined geographical area
- Political in nature
Devolution
- Transfer of powers and authorities to units not within the purview of government
- Involvement of Civil Society Organization
Debureaucratization
Section: the territorial and political subdivisions of the State shall enjoy genuine and meaningful local autonomy
RA 7160, section 22a
Dual nature of LGUs
Political and corporate
- Provides the analytical parameters for the planned allocation, use, and management of the country’s land and other physical resources
- Intended to serve as a framework through which the planning and management of these resources are guided at the national and subnational levels
National Framework for Physical Planning
- Has the administration’s 0-10 point Socioeconomic Agenda and NEDA’s Ambisyon Natin 2040
- 2017-2022
Philippine Development Plan
- A six-year programming document (2017-2022) accompanying the PDP, anchored to the Long Term Vision (Ambisyon Natin 2040)
- Contains the priority programs and projects to be implemented by the National Government, GOCCs, GFI, and other national government offices that contribute to the societal goals and outcomes within the medium term
Public Investment Program
- Represents the collective long-term vision and aspirations of the Filipino people for themselves and for the country in the next 25 years
- Anchor for development planning across at least four administrations
Ambisyon Natin 2040
The term-based plan culled out from the CDP which contains the major development thrusts and priorities of both the executive and legislative branches for the 3-year term of office
Executive and Legislative Agenda
7 major steps of the ELA process
- Redefining/revisiting the LGU vision and mission statements
- Determining the vision-reality gap
- Formulating sectoral goals and objectives
- Formulating sectoral strategies
- Identifying programs, projects, activities, and legislative requirements
- Prioritizing programs, projects, and activities and legislative requirements
- Ranking and matching with available funds
Section: The LGUs shall continue to prepare their respective CLUPs enacted through ZOs
RA 7160, section 20 c
3 domains within the LGU territory (Serrote)
- Ancestral domain
- Private domain (A&D)
- Public domain
Section: LGUs shall share with the national government the responsibility in the management and maintenance of ecological balance within their territorial jurisdiction
RA 7160, section 3
12 steps process for the CLUP
- Organize
- Identify stakeholders
- Set the vision
- Analyze the situation
- Set the goals and objectives
- Establish development thrust and spatial strategies
- Prepare the Land Use Plan
- Draft the Zoning Ordinance
- Conduct public hearing
- Review, adopt, and approve the CLUP and ZO
- Implement the CLUP and ZO
- Monitor and evaluate the CLUP and ZO
Provides more detailed information on zone boundaries and use, regulations
Zoning Ordinance
Other 2 terms for performance zoning
Effects-basd planning, mixed-use
LZBA
Local Zoning Board of Appeals
LZRC
Local Zoning Review Committee
An application for Locational Clearance will be considered a ___ if it does not comply with the technical requirements of the Zoning Ordinance such as building
height limit and/or applicable Performance Standards
Variance
An application for Locational Clearance will be considered an ___ if it does not comply with the allowed use provisions of the Ordinance
Exception
At least how many public hearings for component cities and municipalities?
1
