Democracy and Governance in the Philippines

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Most governors still from political clans, but with varied trainings

A big majority of current provincial governors are scions of political families, according to a survey conducted by Newsbreak, representing little diversion from the political profiles of past batches of governors.

Newsbreak’s survey, however, showed an encouraging trend of these political scions having diverse professional backgrounds compared to the from-college-to-politics path that many members of political dynasties had been traditionally known to take.

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More rich LGUs since Local Gov't Code took effect LGUs Got P58 B From Nat’l Gov’t in Nine Years IRA Formula Makes Local Governments Complacent GMA Creating Too Many LGUs Gov't Employees Still Best Anti-Corruption Agents A City Builds Its Own Mall Meet the City Doctor Planning a City More Funds for Good Towns Towns that Work Together	Charging for Health Not Just a University Town The Governor's Gamble Purge in the City Makati Case is Unprecedented Up In Smoke? Most Competitive Cities Crime City The Bad Mayor Drug dealers' haven Lady Erap rules The city that won't give up Profiting from charity work

DATA
List of Philippine Governors Profile of Philippine Governors Internal Revenue Allotment (1992-2006) IRA Distribution 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 IRA Distribution by Provinces 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 IRA Distribution by Cities 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 2003 2004 2005 2006 IRA Distribution by Municipalities 2003 2004 2005 2006 Income Classification Scheme of LGUs - by provinces - by cities - by municipalities	List of LGUs and their Income Classification - by provinces - by cities Factors in Determining IRA Share 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 IRA and NON-IRA Allocations to LGU (1998-2006) Supreme Court decision on the constitutionality of LGU's IRA share Other Allocations To Local Government Unit: - Municipal Development Fund - Tobacco Excise Tax Shares - Shares in the Utilization of National Wealth - Shares in the Income Taxes of Enterprises within ECOZONES - Local Government Empowerment Fund (LGEF) - Local Government Service Equalization Fund (LGSEF) - Share from Military Camps Sale Proceeds (Taguig and Pateros) - Premium Subsidy for Indigents Under the National Health Insurance Program - Barangay Officials Death Benefits Fund - Special Financial Assistance Fund to LGU

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Starting today, Newsbreak will be uploading data on three key sectors that affect democracy and development in the Philippines: local governments, the military as a component of the security sector, and Mindanao. (MORE)

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