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    A study of the local revenue sources as a measure of the local autonomy of local government units
    (2002-03) Orial, Roli Anne N.; Santos, Maricel A.
    The Local Government Code of 1991 or the RA 7160 was intended to shift governance from central authorities to the local governments. The Code, in effect, transferred the vast powers and resources from the National Government to the LGUs. The Code was expected to transform the LGUs into self-reliant, peaceful, and people-empowered communities through local autonomy, and to serve as vital engines for total national development. However, the gap between the constitutional intent and the actual practice in implementation efforts obviously narrowed down the local autonomy of the LGUs. For the LGUs' part, local governments have continually relied on the IRA, adopted orthodox revenue policies, and continued to miss taking stock of possibilities that their limited taxing and revenue- raising powers has offered. Instead of being more autonomous, which is the primary intent of the Code, the substitution effect of the IRA with respect to the local revenues prevailed. This implies that though there had been a significant increase in the LGUs' local revenue collection, the increase in IRA more than offsets the said increase in the local revenue collection.
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    Local government uinits and the internal revenue allotment: an empirical analysis of the IRA effect on 30 randomly selected municipalities in the post local government code setting
    (2004-01) Katon, Benedict Earl Norman P.; Gonzalo, Ronald Henry A.; Quimbo, Stella
    The Local Government Code of 1991 is the most radical policy that transformed the government structure of the Philippines. It has swept the country by transforming the intergovernmental relationship of the national and local governments. It has transferred governance and authority from the national government to local government units (LGUs). Along with the new decentralized setup came the Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA). The IRA has provided a new scheme of resource granting to province, city, and municipality LGUs in order for them to finance the added responsibilities assigned to them. The IRA has given the local governments the opportunity to maximize their fiscal capabilities in the provision of economic services and local administration. The IRA has also been a stimulant to local revenue generation and mobilization of municipalities and other LGUs. The Code has given local governments the chance to exercise their autonomy in handling fiscal matters and practicing greater fiscal federalism in terms of revenue responsibilities and independence from national government funding.
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    The determinants of local government health expenditures in the provinces of the Philippines
    (2005-04-06) How, Joseph Gregory H.; Melendres, Carl Vincent A.; Tan, Edita
    Many functions were devolved to local government units with the passage of the 1991 Local Government Code, including the majority of health services. A number of problems faced by the decentralized health sector bring doubt to the efficiency gains from decentralization. This paper uses cross-sectional time-series regressions analyzing 2001 to 2003 data in studying how local government health expenditures are determined. It finds that local governments are sensitive to local health needs, as indicated by higher health spending in areas with poorer health status. Local governments with more financial resources are found to spend more on health care per capita. The management of more hospitals is another factor that leads to higher local government health spending. Substitution effects between DOH and local government health spending are observed, indicating that higher DOH spending leads to a reduction in the responsiveness of local governments to local health needs and responsibilities. The study also uses regressions to examine whether public health expenditures in 2001 affected health status in the following year. The regression results do not indicate that provinces with higher public health spending in 2001 enjoyed better health in the following year. This may mean that public health expenditures are ineffective. However, the possibility that it may take more than one year-for public health expenditures to lead to observable benefits should not be ignored.
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    Island economics: economic governance of common-pool resources in the island of Boracy, Philippines
    (2010-03) Morillo, Leonina Mendoza; Desierto, Desiree
    As advancement in technology and modem forms of transportation and communication open local resources to a wider global market, the need for existing models and frameworks to capture relevant institutional details becomes evident in case- specific observations of resource management situations. This research paper is a multi- disciplinary case study of economic governance in the island setting of Boracay, Philippines. By applying the new institutional approach developed by Elinor Ostrom in her extensive research on common-pool resources, this case study analyzes how institutions in Boracay contribute to the sustainability of the island's unique beach land · resource. The paper reexamines the necessity of Ostrom's proposed set of design principles for successful common-pool resource management at an intertemporal level, by closely observing the island's institutional development. Further empirical observations and particular analysis of the crucial formation period of Boracay's common-pool resource institutions, which spans three decades, support the paper's claim that more basic underlying characteristics of the proposed design principles determine enduring economic governance, and not strictly the presence or absence of these design principles. These characteristics revolve around the resilience of institutions and recognition of their overlapping relational functions, linking together economic principles with historical, social and political structures for the sustainability of the Boracay beach land common-pool resource.
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    The effect of political dynasties on human development: analysis at the provincial level
    (2010-04-12) Cañares, Jean Gabrielle M.; Rodriguez, Maria Victoria
    Political dynasties are an interesting phenomenon. For all intents and purposes, they should not exist. However, that is not the case. Political dynasties are a force in local politics. They fill the gap left by the lack of true national parties and serve as powerful campaign machinery come election time. There are over 150 political dynasties believed to be in existence. Given the local political scene, this paper sought to determine the effects of political dynasties on human development. Three different indicators of political dynasty are used. The presence of political dynasties in local government can be said to have a negative effect on human development. This may be a confirmation of the theory that inefficient provision of goods maybe attributed to uneven concentration of political power.