Thesis Title
Chapter 1
THE PROBLEM
Background of the Study
The Municipality of Bayambang is a first class municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the latest census, year 2011 it has a population of 103,145 people in 17,897 households. It is composed of seventy seven (77) barangays. The town is now headed by Honorable Engr. Ricardo M. Camacho who has been elected as Municipal Mayor. Bayambang is a historic town. It stands with enduring pride as the first town in Pangasinan to experience disastrous and terrifying events that occurred in the province. This made Bayambang the educational show window of the Philippines in the Far East as waves of educational dignitaries from all over the country as well as from other countries come to town to attend educational workshops and seminars. (http://www.municipalityofbayambang.gov.ph) The importance of local government as the actual site of the development process is being recognized thru the performance evaluation of the constituents of a certain locality. This can work successfully in local government where they are supposed to distribute equitably the resources of the nation by enabling the people at the grassroots to improve their quality of life and by propelling the local economy to reach higher level of growth. In order to work successfully with the framework of good governance, they must consider the impact given by the constituents about the implementation of such development projects.
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In 1991, R.A 7160 otherwise known as the Local Government Code was enacted by the Congress of the Philippines. The promulgation of the Code was actually in accordance with the 1987 Constitution Article X, Section 2 which declares that “the territorial and political subdivision shall enjoy the local autonomy.” It was towards operationalizing this policy that the Constitution mandated the Congress legislate a local government that would devalue substantial political and administrative
THE PROBLEM
Background of the Study
The Municipality of Bayambang is a first class municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the latest census, year 2011 it has a population of 103,145 people in 17,897 households. It is composed of seventy seven (77) barangays. The town is now headed by Honorable Engr. Ricardo M. Camacho who has been elected as Municipal Mayor. Bayambang is a historic town. It stands with enduring pride as the first town in Pangasinan to experience disastrous and terrifying events that occurred in the province. This made Bayambang the educational show window of the Philippines in the Far East as waves of educational dignitaries from all over the country as well as from other countries come to town to attend educational workshops and seminars. (http://www.municipalityofbayambang.gov.ph) The importance of local government as the actual site of the development process is being recognized thru the performance evaluation of the constituents of a certain locality. This can work successfully in local government where they are supposed to distribute equitably the resources of the nation by enabling the people at the grassroots to improve their quality of life and by propelling the local economy to reach higher level of growth. In order to work successfully with the framework of good governance, they must consider the impact given by the constituents about the implementation of such development projects.
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In 1991, R.A 7160 otherwise known as the Local Government Code was enacted by the Congress of the Philippines. The promulgation of the Code was actually in accordance with the 1987 Constitution Article X, Section 2 which declares that “the territorial and political subdivision shall enjoy the local autonomy.” It was towards operationalizing this policy that the Constitution mandated the Congress legislate a local government that would devalue substantial political and administrative
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