Local Government

Anti-corruption group VACC filed an Ombudsman complaint against Magalang Vice Mayor Eller Pecson and former mayor Romulo Pecson, alleging around ₱10 million paid by low-income beneficiaries since 2019 produced not a single housing unit.

Councilor Carmela Acebedo was sworn in as acting mayor of San Pablo, Laguna after the Ombudsman preventively suspended both Mayor Arcadio Gapangada Jr. and Vice Mayor Justin Colago, who had briefly taken over the post — the result of grave misconduct complaints the two officials filed against each other.

The Department of Budget and Management has released an initial P362 million from the Local Government Support Fund to rebuild public facilities wrecked by the June 8 magnitude 7.8 earthquake, with the money going directly to Sarangani, South Cotabato and General Santos City — a fast-track disbursement that also shifts accountability for the funds onto local chief executives.

The Department of Budget and Management has set the 2027 National Tax Allotment for local governments at ₱1.32 trillion — a 10.9% increase — with municipalities cornering the largest share at ₱448.74 billion, even as it reminds local chief executives that responsibility for how the funds are spent rests on them.

Hundreds of motorcycle riders lined up at a Shell gas station in Barangay San Miguel, Cordova, Cebu on March 28 for free gasoline offered by the local government under Mayor Cesar Suan, as rising fuel prices continue to burden ordinary Filipinos amid the national energy crisis.

BARMM's legislative assembly approves landmark legislation governing the distribution of national wealth within the autonomous region.

The Department of the Interior and Local Government introduces a comprehensive ranking system measuring LGU efficiency, transparency, and citizen satisfaction.