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20/02/2024

🎉 Let's celebrate three decades of exemplary local governance programs!

Join us for a special celebration hosted by the Galing Pook Foundation, in collaboration with SM Prime Holdings, Inc. and the Department of the Interior and Local Government - Local Government Academy.

Experience the brilliance of the 2023 Galing Pook Awardees at our exclusive exhibit, happening from February 20-24, 2024, located at the Upper Ground Floor of SM North EDSA Annex.

You are also invited to attend the opening progam and ribbon cutting ceremony on February 20, 2024 at 11:00 AM.

Be one of the first 20 visitors to get a complimentary Galing Pook shirt and mug! 🎁

See you there!

23/11/2023

Local roads opening, concreting and maintenance are among the functions of LGUs.

Sulu, a province in the Philippines, has long been synonymous with violence and conflict — the very reason why it is last in my bucket list. But every now and then, we need to test the inform…

27/10/2023

I was shocked to note that some political observers still cling to the thought of “Imperial Manila” — a historical and political construct that has long held sway, depicting a per…

03/08/2022

31/05/2022

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on the Mandanas ruling
(Lifted from the Department of Budget and Management):

1. How will the devolution under EO 138 be managed?
2. What should be included in the Devolution Transition Plan?
3. What should be included in the Devolution Transition Plan?
4. What are the legal bases of the share of LGUs in the national taxes?
5. How will the Mandanas-Garcia ruling affect the economic development of LGUs?

Visit mandanasruling.ph to learn more.

30/05/2022

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on the Mandanas ruling
(Lifted from the Department of Budget and Management):

1. What is the Mandanas ruling?
2. What is the EO 138?
3. Which government entities are covered by EO 138?
4. What are the functions and services that will be devolved?
5. What is the timeframe for the devolution under EO 138?

Visit mandanasruling.ph to learn more.

30/05/2022

Mandanas Ruling.PH offers a repository of information relevant to the implementation of the Mandanas-Garcia Ruling, which intends to make access to information more efficient and convenient to local government officials and personnel.

Initiated by the Galing Pook Foundation and The Asia Foundation, in cooperation with the Department of Interior and Local Government, this website aims to provide information for national government agencies and local government units in the development of their Devolution Transition Plans (DTPs), and the civil society organizations and other stakeholders for a more informed and effective participation in local governance.

26/05/2022

LOOK: Our website on Mandanas ruling is up! Check out mandanasruling.ph to learn more.

24/05/2022

When the Local Government Code was enacted in 1991, a common lament of LGUs was that responsibilities were devolved, but resources remained largely with the national government. Thirty years hence, will the Mandanas Ruling bridge the gap? Are the implementing guidelines adequate and transition plans, stakeholders, and institutions ready?

Jeck Cantos of the Action for Economic Reforms discusses this in her paper "The Mandanas Ruling: Shifting the Tide of Local Autonomy"

https://mandanasruling.ph/resources/literatures-and-studies/