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The People’s Law Enforcement Board or PLEB is a check-and-balance mechanism against erring and abusive policemen. It acts as the central receiving entity for any citizen’s complaint against officers and members of the Philippine National Police. It is a quasi-judicial board, whose powers and procedures resembles that of a court, but is not part of…
Local Anti-Drug Abuse Councils (ADACs) have a critical role in the coordination and proper monitoring of drug-related incidents. This entails cohesion of policies for the inter-local government roles which can provide an enabling environment for functional and effective ADACs. This further requires structural consistency and a comprehensive monitoring and reporting system.1 This page contains information…
Section 116 of R.A. 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991 states “There is hereby established in every province, city and municipality a Peace and Order Council….”. This page contains all the laws, executive orders, memorandum circulars and other issuances pertaining to the establishment, composition, and function of local peace and order…
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This post contains provisions from Bangsamoro Autonomy Act No. 46, otherwise known as the Bangsamoro Local Governance Code of 2023, which only applies to barangays in the BARMM region. Such provisions are italicized for emphasis. Organization and Composition: The Punong Barangay shall organize or reconstitute the Barangay Development Council (BDC), through an issuance of Executive…
The Local Councils for the Protection of Children (LCPC) shall be the main conduit through which local stakeholders – including child-focused institutions and non-government organizations (NGOs), and people’s and youth organizations – are consulted and their meaningful participation ensured in the planning and implementation of interventions and programs for children. This is to ensure that…
This article aims to answer the following questions: What is the Barangay Peace and Order Committee? What are the legal basis for its creation? The Barangay Peace and Order Committee is a sub-national Peace and Order Council. It is the counterpart of the National Peace and Order Council (NPOC) at the barangay level. In 1987,…
Maari bang tanggalin sa pwesto ng Sangguniang Panlungsod o Sangguniang Bayan ang isang SK official dahil sa pag labag ng mga lagda ng RA 10742? Atty. Ian Kenneth Lucero, Provincial Director of DILG Cebu Province, answers the question on whether the local sanggunians really have the power to dismiss erring SK officials as provided under…