Component cities and municipalities within metropolitan political subdivisions retain their basic autonomy, local executives, and legislative assemblies.
Provinces supervise component cities and municipalities, while cities and municipalities supervise their component barangays to ensure legal compliance.
Revenues from locally levied taxes, fees, and charges accrue exclusively to the local governments that collect them.
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Local governments are entitled to a just share of national taxes, which must be automatically released to them.
The national government cannot withhold tax shares, as they must be automatically released to local government units.
Local governments have the right to an equitable share in the proceeds from the utilization of national wealth in their areas.
Except for barangay officials, the term of office for elective local officials is fixed at three years.
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Elective local officials cannot serve more than three consecutive terms, and voluntary renunciation does not interrupt this count.
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Local legislative bodies must include sectoral representation as prescribed by law to ensure marginalized groups have a voice.
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Creating or altering local government units requires meeting Local Government Code criteria and approval via a plebiscite.
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