Editing Local government (section)

===Philippines===
{{Main article|Local government in the Philippines}}
{{See also|Philippines#Regions and Provinces}}

The [[Local Government Code]] of 1991 provides for the three levels of Local Government Units or LGUs in the [[Philippines]]: (1) the [[Philippine province|province]] (2) [[Philippine city|city]] and [[Philippine municipality|municipality]], and (3) the [[barangay]].<ref name=ra7160>{{cite PH act|url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1991/10/10/republic-act-no-7160|title=Local Government Code of 1991|chamber=RA|number=7160|publisher=[[Official Gazette (Philippines)|The Official Gazette]]|date=1991-10-10|author=[[Congress of the Philippines]]|accessdate=2023-12-18}}</ref> The country remains a unitary state and the National Government continues to have strong influence over local government units.

A province is led by a governor along with the ''[[Sangguniang Panlalawigan]]'' (Provincial Council) composed of board members. A mayor leads a city or municipality while the ''[[Sangguniang Panlungsod]]'' (City Council) and the ''[[Sangguniang Bayan]]'' (Municipal Council) constitute the legislative branches of a city and municipality, respectively. A barangay is headed by the [[Barangay Captain]] and the [[Barangay Council]].  Barangays can be further divided into [[purok]]s and [[sitio]]s but their leadership is unelected.

The 1987 Philippine Constitution also provides for the existence of autonomous regions. The [[Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao]] (BARMM) is the only autonomous region in the Philippines.  There was an attempt to institute an autonomous region in the [[Cordillera]], but that failed and instead the [[Cordillera Administrative Region]] (CAR) was established.

Local governments have limited taxing authority. Most of their funds come from the national government via the [[Internal Revenue Allotment]]