Local Special Bodies - Online Resource on Local Governance

Local Special Bodies (LSBs) are boards or councils in the city, municipal and provincial local government units whose purpose is to aid in policy-making, plan formulation and monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of PPAs in the aforementioned levels of LGUs. There are six (6) specifically mentioned under R.A. 7160 otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991 and its Implementing Rules and Regulations (Administrative Order No. 270 – Prescribing the Implementing Rules and Regulations of the Local Government Code of 1991). They are:

Local School Board – Sections 98-101 of R.A. 7160, Article 63 (d), Rule XII of A.O. No. 270, Section 110-113 of B.A.A. 49
Local Health Board – Sections 102-105 of R.A. 7160 and Article 63 (c), Rule XII of A.O. No. 270
Local Development Council – Sections 106-115 of R.A. 7160 and Article 63 (a), Rule XII of A.O. No. 270
Local Peace and Order Council – Section 116 of R.A. 7160 and Article 63 (e), Rule XII of A.O. No. 270
People’s Law Enforcement Board (PLEB) – Article 63 (f), Rule XII of A.O. No. 270
Local Prequalification, Bids and Awards Committees – Article 63 (b), Rule XII of A.O. No. 270

The term is also now loosely used to refer to other such councils/boards/committees in the LGU whose creation and legal basis are provided in other laws and issuance, to include:

Local Anti-Drug Abuse Councils
Local Council for the Protection of Children
Local Committee on Anti-Trafficking and VAWC
Local Nutrition Council
Local Solid Waste Management Board
Local Agricultural and Fishery Council

References:

Republic Act No. 7160 otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991
Bangsamoro Autonomy Act No. 49 otherwise known as the Bangsamoro Local Governance Code of 2023
Administrative Order No. 270 dated February 21, 1992 “Prescribing the Implementing Rules and Regulations of the Local Government Code of 1991“

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