The local government code must include mechanisms for recall, initiative, and referendum to ensure direct democratic accountability.
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The President exercises general supervision over local governments to ensure they operate within their prescribed powers.
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Provinces supervise component cities and municipalities, while cities and municipalities supervise their component barangays to ensure legal compliance.
Local government units can create their own revenue sources and levy taxes, subject to guidelines provided by Congress.
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Revenues from locally levied taxes, fees, and charges accrue exclusively to the local governments that collect them.
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COMELEC decisions regarding election contests for municipal and barangay offices are final, executory, and not appealable.
The COMELEC decides questions affecting elections but is explicitly excluded from deciding questions involving the right to vote.
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The COMELEC may deputize the Armed Forces of the Philippines, but only with the explicit concurrence of the President.
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Members of the Commission on Audit must be either experienced lawyers or certified public accountants, promoting professional diversity.
The primary duty of the Commission on Audit is to examine, audit, and settle all government financial accounts and expenditures.
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