TY - BOOK AU - Largo,Daryl Bretch M. TI - The essential of local government law in the Philippines SN - 9789712365195 [paperback] PY - 2013/// CY - Manila, Philippines PB - Published and distributed by Rex Book Store KW - Law KW - Philippines KW - Local government KW - Law and legislation N1 - Includes appendices; Contents: Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 General principles -- Chapter 3 The concepts of local autonomy, decentralization, devolution and deconcentration -- Chapter 4 Local government and unions or federations of local governments in the Philippines -- Chapter 5 The local government code of 1991 -- Chapter 6 Creation, conversion, division, merger, substantial change of boundary of local government units and abolition -- Chapter 7 De jure and de facto municipal corporation -- Chapter 8 Power relations with national c\government, supreme court, president and congress; inter-governmental relations and hierarchical relations among local government units -- Chapter 9 Local taxation and related powers and privileges -- Chapter 10 Local police power -- Chapter 11 Local eminent domain power -- Chapter 12 Power to reclassify lands -- Chapter 13 Closure and opening of road, alley, park or square -- Chapter 14 Corporate powers -- Chapter 15 Liability for damages -- Chapter 16 Elective officials -- Chapter 17 Disciplinary actions -- Chapter 18 Recall -- Chapter 19 Human resources and development -- Chapter 20 Local legislations -- Chapter 21 Local initiative and referendum -- Chapter 22 The katarungang pambarangay -- Includes appendices ER -