The Philippines Under Spanish Rule (1600s – 1800s) Political Changes As a crown colony‚ the Philippines was administered by the Council of the Indies. Even so‚ the Spanish officials in the Philippines were appointed by the King of Spain‚ who issued Royal orders and decrees dealing with the proper administration of the colony. In 1863‚ the Philippines‚ as a colony‚ was placed under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of the Colonies or Overseas Ministry (Ministerio de Ultramar). In order to
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The Philippines Under Spanish Rule (1600s-1800s) REASONS FOR SPANISH COLONIZATION When King Charles send an expedition to the East‚ his purpose was for commercial. But when Legazpi succeeded laying foundation in the Philippines‚ the Spanish claim the archipelago in two reasons: first‚ since the Philippines was discovered under the patronage of Spain‚ Philippines therefore was owned by Spain; second‚ since Spain‚ being in actual possession of the Philippines‚ it had the right to colonize it. As such
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THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES BOOK II LOCAL TAXATION AND FISCAL MATTERS TITLE ONE. – LOCAL GOVERNMENT TAXATION CHAPTER 1. – GENERAL PROVISIONS SECTION 128. Scope − The provision herein shall govern the exercise by provinces‚ cities‚ municipalities‚ and Barangays of their taxing and other revenue−raising powers. SECTION 129. Power to Create Source of Revenue − Each local government unit shall exercise its power to create its own sources of revenue and to levy taxes‚ fees‚ and
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Philippine Local Government Taxation Local government units‚ by virtue of the 1987 Constitution and the Local Government Code of 1991‚ otherwise known as Republic Act 7160 have been given the power to raise certain taxes. Power to Create Sources of Revenue (Sec. 129) • Each local government unit (LGU) has thepower to create its own sources of revenue and to levy taxes‚ fees‚ and charges • The grant of power to create sources of revenue is consistent with the basic policy of local autonomy
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proposed program and is presented into two parts‚ namely: Part I – National Government Budget‚ and Part II - Budgets of the three (3) Energy Corporations. | The FY 2008 Budget Program | The total proposed expenditure program for FY 2008 amounts to P1.227 Trillion‚ computed on an obligation basis‚ as presented in Table I below and in Annex A. | Table I Summary of Appropriations and Obligations of the National Government‚ FY 2006-2008 (In thousand pesos) | | PARTICULARS | 2006 (Actual) |
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The Philippines under the Spanish colonial regime (Part I) Taxation Power of the state to impose and collect revenue for public purpose to promote the welfare of the people of a particular society 8 reales at first‚ then 10 reales in 1589‚ then 12 reales in 1851. Abolished in 1884 but replaced by a personal cedula tax based on the yearly income of the taxpayer. All citizens above 18 are required to pay the new tax. While the rational of taxation was premised on the support of public welfare
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9 THE PHILIPPINE SOCIETY UNDER THE AMERICAN RULE Having proclaimed that the Philippines will be kept by the United States‚ President McKinley started the task of governing the colony. In his address before the 4th session of the 76th U.S. Congress‚ McKinley stated America’s aims concerning the Philippines. “The Philippines is ours not to exploit‚ but to develop‚ civilize‚ educate‚ and to train in the science of self-government.” In his instructions to the First and Second Philippine Commissions
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Education in the Philippines changed radically‚ and was before patterned from both of educational systems of Spain and the United States. However‚ after the liberation of the Philippines in 1946‚ Filipinos then had moved in various directions of its own. Elementary and high school education is compulsory‚ and is administered nationally by the Department of Education‚ along with the assurance of funding for school services and equipments‚ recruitment of teachers for all public schools‚ and the supervising
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VARIOUS DEVELOPMENTS OF THE PHILIPPINES UNDER SPAIN After arriving on the first quarter of the year 1521 and seizing the Philippine Islands for more than three centuries‚ the Spaniards departed leaving not just recollection of slavery‚ but also the rich maturation of the country. Divergent expansions acquired from Spain crept the Philippines away from what was a simple and allusive land‚ to a civilized and erudite realm. Yes‚ suppression was at its peak back then too‚ everyone knows it. And most
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Reality of Fiscal Decentralization ROY BAHL Georgia State University The growing interest in fiscal decentralization in Asia is part of a worldwide pattern. Most developing countries have long ago placed the strengthening of sub-national government on their development policy agenda. Decentralization is an important part of the transition strategy for many former socialist countries. Some industrialized countries are retuning their fiscal decentralization (Canada) while others have introduced
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