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Jul 27, 1999local autonomypresidential supervisionlocal government codefiscal powerssangguniang panlungsodadministrative law
Local Autonomy vs Presidential Supervision: Fiscal Powers in Philippine Local Governance
The Supreme Court clarifies the limits of presidential supervision over local governments, protecting local fiscal autonomy and ordinance-making powers.