The Philippine Senate Committee on Local Government is a

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of the

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Jurisdiction

According to the Rules of the Senate, the committee handles all matters relating to local government units in the Philippines, such as

autonomous regions An autonomous administrative division (also referred to as an autonomous area, zone, entity, unit, region, subdivision, province, or territory) is a subnational administrative division or internal territory of a sovereign state that has a degree o ...

provinces A province is an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman , which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions outside Italy. The term ''provi ...

cities A city is a human settlement of a substantial size. The term "city" has different meanings around the world and in some places the settlement can be very small. Even where the term is limited to larger settlements, there is no universally agree ...

, special metropolitan political subdivisions,

municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

and

barangays The barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as ''barrio'', is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines. Named after the precolonial polities of the same name, modern barangays are political subdivisio ...

Members, 18th Congress

Based on the Rules of the Senate, the Senate Committee on Local Government has 13 members. The President Pro Tempore, the Majority Floor Leader, and the Minority Floor Leader are ''ex officio'' members. Here are the members of the committee in the 18th Congress as of September 24, 2020: Committee secretary: Bernadine B. Mahinay

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Local government in the Philippines

Jurisdiction

Members, 18th Congress

See also

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