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- SB 229· Filed Jul 7, 2025Rationalized System of Decentralization
The bill proposes to amend the Local Government Code so that Philippine local governments can decide on their own affairs, design their own structures, raise their own revenues, and receive funds faster, without being blocked or over‑ruled by national agencies.
Pending in the committeeSen. Francis "Chiz" G. Escudero - SB 228· Filed Jul 7, 2025Prohibiting Any Form of Interference by National Government Agencies
The proposal would stop all national agencies from making any rules that limit how local governments use their constitutional tax share or their own revenues, make such rules automatically invalid, and remove any national official who issues them.
Pending in the committeeSen. Francis "Chiz" G. Escudero - SB 993· Filed Aug 6, 2025Local Governance Meritocracy Act
The bill would broaden how local governments are judged—adding health, education, living standards and safety to existing rules—and give them more data tools, training and cash rewards to encourage better services.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada - SB 482· Filed Jul 14, 2025Business Permit and Licensing Office (Bplo) Act
The bill creates a dedicated office in each city or municipality to handle business permits, licenses, and related investment policies.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada - SB 504· Filed Jul 14, 2025Local Universities and Colleges Governance Act
The proposed Local Universities and Colleges Governance Act would set rules for how local government units can create, run, and get official recognition for public colleges and universities, giving them a board, quality‑check requirements, and access to government support.
Pending in the committeeSen. Francis "Chiz" G. Escudero - SB 1068· Filed Aug 6, 2025Local Information and Communication Technology
The bill would add a new, mandatory ICT officer to every municipality, city and province, giving them authority to plan, implement and oversee digital services and to train staff, while letting each local government decide the officer’s rank and pay.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada - SB 405· Filed Jul 10, 2025The Local Government Development Fund Act of 2025
The bill creates a Local Government Development Fund that will receive 1 % of the country’s VAT collections (measured three years ago) and will be given to local governments that raise their VAT receipts by at least 10 % each year, to finance projects listed in their development plans.
Pending in the committeeSen. Panfilo M. Lacson - SB 1402· Filed Sep 23, 2025Local Universities and Colleges Act
The bill creates a uniform system for local governments to set up and run public colleges and universities, requiring CHED approval, a defined board, and compliance checks, while giving eligible schools access to tuition subsidies and other government support.
Pending in the committeeSen. Risa Hontiveros - SB 623· Filed Jul 15, 2025Local Universities and Colleges Governance Act
The bill creates rules for how local governments can set up and run public colleges and universities, requiring them to get CHED approval, follow detailed planning standards, and be overseen by a board that includes local officials and CHED representatives.
Pending in the committeeSen. Win T. Gatchalian - SB 620· Filed Jul 15, 2025Business Permit and Licensing Office (Bplo) Act of 2025
The bill would create a new office in every city and town to handle business permits, collect local taxes, and enforce tax rules, with a dedicated officer leading it.
Pending in the committeeSen. Win T. Gatchalian - SB 1742· Filed Feb 3, 2026Charter of the City of Claver
The proposal would turn the municipality of Claver in Surigao del Norte into a city, giving it the same powers as other cities, creating a mayor‑led government, a city council, and requiring a local vote (plebiscite) within 60 days to become effective.
Pending in the committeeSen. Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri - SB 726· Filed Jul 21, 2025The People Empowerment Act
The People Empowerment Act would set up a council of local NGOs in every city or municipality, give them a say in local government decisions, and provide budget support for their activities.
Pending in the committeeSen. Francis "Kiko" N. Pangilinan - SB 694· Filed Jul 17, 2025Amending Local Government Code (Mandatory Appointment of Building Official)
The bill creates a dedicated building‑official position in every municipality, city, and province, separate from the existing engineer role, and sets qualifications, duties, and a fee‑collection system for that office.
Pending in the committeeSen. Manuel "Lito" M. Lapid - SB 1838· Filed Feb 11, 2026Charter of the City of Lingayen
The proposal would turn Lingayen into a city, give it corporate powers, set up a mayor‑council government, and require a plebiscite for approval.
Pending in the committeeSen. Vicente C. Sotto III - SB 573· Filed Jul 14, 2025Local Cooperatives Development Fund Act
The proposal would create a Local Cooperatives Development Fund in each province, city and municipality and require those local governments to set aside at least 2 % of their internal revenue allotment (or, for lower‑income LGUs, 2 % of their development funds) to finance cooperative‑related programs.
Pending in the committeeSen. Risa Hontiveros - SB 1415· Filed Sep 24, 2025Local Universities and Colleges (LGUS) Governance Act
The bill would set nationwide rules for creating and running local public colleges and universities, linking them to national quality agencies (CHED and TESDA), tying their programs to local labor‑market needs, and giving them fiscal autonomy while capping tuition fees.
Pending in the committeeSen. Loren B. Legarda - SB 1419· Filed Sep 25, 2025Local Governance Meritocracy
The Local Governance Meritocracy Act would create a unified, real‑time system to measure how well provinces, cities, municipalities and barangays deliver health, education, living‑standard and safety services. A council made up of many national agencies would set the indicators, collect and publish data, and award the Seal of Good Local Governance plus cash incentives to LGUs that meet the standards, while allowing for exceptions in cases of natural disasters or pandemics.
Pending in the committeeSen. Mark A. Villar - SB 119· Filed Jul 3, 2025LGU Fiscal Autonomy Act
The LGU Fiscal Autonomy Act proposes to give Philippine local governments more freedom to spend their own revenues, especially for education, development projects, disaster risk reduction, and personnel costs, by loosening existing legal caps and oversight.
Pending in the committeeSen. Imee R. Marcos - SB 491· Filed Jul 14, 2025Abolishing the Use of Community Tax Certificate
The bill proposes to eliminate the community tax (cedula) and the authority of local governments to collect it, repealing the relevant sections of the Local Government Code, and directs the finance and interior secretaries and local league heads to issue rules for implementation, taking effect 15 days after publication.
Pending in the committeeSen. Francis "Chiz" G. Escudero - SB 1651· Filed Jan 8, 2026Amending R.A. No. 6975 (Department of the Interior and Local Government Act of 1990)
The bill lets governors and mayors help pick fire marshals and, for small violations, discipline fire‑service staff, while the national interior ministry can step in if a mayor misuses this power.
Pending in the committeeSen. Win T. Gatchalian - SB 1233· Filed Aug 20, 2025Mandatory Establishment of Provincial, City and Municipal Population Office
The bill requires every province, city and municipality to set up a Population Development Office, fund it, and assign a Population Development Officer to run programs on data collection, family planning, pre‑marriage counselling, and other population‑related services.
Pending in the committeeSen. Manuel "Lito" M. Lapid - SB 1804· Filed Feb 9, 2026Institutionalzing the Appointment of Economic and Investment Promotion Officers
The bill would make it a regular part of local government to have a dedicated officer who promotes investment and economic development in every province, city, and first‑ and second‑class municipality, and optionally in smaller municipalities.
Pending in the committeeSen. Mark A. Villar - SB 2014· Filed Mar 25, 2026Mandatory Tourism Officer in the Municipal, City and Provincial Levels
The bill would require every municipality, city, and province where tourism is a major industry to create a dedicated tourism officer position, set their qualifications, duties, and allow local officials to decide their salary.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jv Ejercito - SB 118· Filed Jul 3, 2025National Tax Allotment Act
The National Tax Allotment Act would set a fixed share of national taxes for all local governments, define which taxes count toward that share, and require the money to be sent directly to them each quarter.
Pending in the committeeSen. Imee R. Marcos - SB 2487· Filed Sep 21, 2026Local Governance Meritocracy Act
The Local Governance Meritocracy Act adds outcome‑based health, education, living‑standard and safety measures to the existing Seal of Good Local Governance program, makes the PSA the main data keeper, and gives LGUs incentives when they improve on their own past performance.
- SB 1435· Filed Oct 1, 2025Strengthening Local Rabies Control and Prevention
The bill would require every province, city, and municipality to set up a rabies‑control committee and to have a veterinarian and a local veterinary office (for first‑class municipalities), aiming to improve coordination and reduce rabies cases.
Pending in the committeeSen. Francis "Chiz" G. Escudero - SB 1459· Filed Oct 23, 2025Grassroots Infrastructure Planning and Budgeting Act
The bill would make it mandatory for the Regional Development Council and the local Provincial or City/Municipal Development Council to approve any national infrastructure project before it can be placed in the budget and before any money is released.
Pending in the committeeSen. Francis "Chiz" G. Escudero - SB 1464· Filed Oct 27, 2025Magna Carta for Barangays
The bill would turn barangay officials into regular government employees with set salaries and benefits, guarantee basic services like water, transport, schools and health centers for every barangay, and give barangays a larger, automatic share of national and local taxes.
Pending in the committeeSen. Raffy T. Tulfo - SB 332· Filed Jul 9, 2025The Magna Carta for Barangays
The bill would turn barangay officials into regular government workers with set pay and benefits, guarantee each barangay clean water, daily transport, a school, health center and hall, give them a share of taxes and natural‑resource revenues, and require training and scholarships.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jv Ejercito - SB 1316· Filed Sep 1, 2025Amending Secs. 235 and 272 of R. A. No. 7160 (Local Government Code of 1991)
The bill would broaden how local education funds can be spent, require six‑year planning, annual public reports, and offer rewards to LGUs that use the money well.
Pending in the committeeSen. Bam Aquino - SB 1515· Filed Nov 12, 2025Organizing the Nasyonal Na Pederasyon Ng Sangguniang Kabataan
The bill creates a national federation of youth councils (Sangguniang Kabataan) and gives its elected president a seat in the Union of Local Authorities, amending the 2015 SK Reform Act.
Pending in the committeeSen. Win T. Gatchalian - SB 1760· Filed Feb 5, 2026Mental Health Officer Act
The bill would require every city and municipality in the Philippines to hire a Mental Health Officer, who would receive a salary comparable to government salary grade 15 and be responsible for reporting on local mental‑health conditions.
Pending in the committeeSen. Camille A. Villar - SB 1880· Filed Feb 23, 2026Creating a Mandatory Position for a Human Resource Management Officer in LGUS
The bill would make every municipality, city and province create a Human Resource Management Officer position, set qualifications, and give the officer duties such as planning HR development, overseeing recruitment, keeping personnel records, and advising on civil service rules.
Pending in the committeeSen. Mark A. Villar - SB 420· Filed Jul 10, 2025Super Health Centers in All Cities and Municipalities Act
The proposal would build at least one fully equipped primary‑care clinic in every city and municipality, staffed by local health workers, to provide 24‑hour basic medical services, medicines, and vaccines, funded annually from the national budget.
Pending in the committeeSen. Alan Peter "Compañero" S. Cayetano - SB 149· Filed Jul 7, 2025Magna Carta for Barangays
The proposal would make barangay officials regular government employees with full benefits, guarantee basic services such as water, transport, schools, health centers and barangay halls, give barangays a fixed share of national and local taxes, and set up scholarship grants and penalties for interference.
Pending in the committeeSen. Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri - SB 2481· Filed Sep 21, 2026Innovation and Learning Hubs Act
The bill proposes creating community hubs that combine libraries, digital learning stations, and startup support in groups of nearby towns or cities, especially where services are lacking.
- SB 963· Filed Aug 6, 2025Anti-Drug Abuse Councils (Adac) Law
The bill proposes to set up local anti‑drug councils in every province, city, and municipality to plan, run, and monitor drug‑prevention and rehabilitation programs, and to require a minimum 2 % budget allocation for these activities.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada - SB 788· Filed Aug 4, 2025Magna Carta for Barangay Functionaries
The bill creates a “Magna Carta” that gives barangay workers (like tanods, daycare staff and nutrition scholars) a set minimum pay, benefits, training, a national registry and a subsidy fund for poorer towns, and a path to become regular civil‑service staff.
Pending in the committeeSen. Loren B. Legarda - SB 937· Filed Aug 5, 2025On-Site, In-City or Near-City or Off-City Government Resettlement Program for Informal Settler
The bill would create a government program that moves families living in informal settlements to new homes either where they are now, within the same city, nearby, or farther away, while making sure they have access to jobs, basic services, and a plan they help design.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada - SB 1815· Filed Feb 10, 2026DEPED - Northern Iloilo Division Act
The proposal would create a new DepEd division for eleven northern Iloilo towns, giving it its own superintendent and staff to supervise local schools, with funding taken from the existing DepEd budget and later from the national budget.
Pending in the committeeSen. Bam Aquino - SB 1486· Filed Nov 11, 2025The Magna Carta for Barangays
The bill would make barangay officials regular government employees with salaries and benefits, guarantee each barangay clean water, daily transport, a school, a health center and a hall, and give barangays a set share of national and local taxes as well as revenue from natural resources.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada - SB 1807· Filed Feb 9, 2026Further Promoting the Renewable Energy
The bill would require local governments to approve renewable‑energy contracts, give them a share of project revenues, lower taxes on equipment, and assign police and, when needed, the military to protect the facilities.
Pending in the committeeSen. Imee R. Marcos - SB 1925· Filed Mar 3, 2026Temporary Vacancy or Incapacity of the Vice Local Chief Executive (New Provision)
The bill would let the top‑ranked council member temporarily act as vice‑governor or vice‑mayor when that office is vacant or the incumbent is temporarily unable to serve, and sets rules for how that temporary role ends.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada - SB 1255· Filed Aug 27, 2025Amending RA No. 8759 (Public Employment Service Office Act of 1999)
The bill would rename the current Public Employment Service Office to include entrepreneurship, set up a new barangay‑level office in every village, and give local governments and the labor department the task of running them.
Pending in the committeeSen. Loren B. Legarda - SB 1371· Filed Sep 10, 2025Creation of Barangay Libuton (Davao Del Norte)
The proposal would officially create Barangay Libuton in San Isidro, Davao del Norte, allow it to receive its share of national tax funds, and set a 15‑day period after publication before it becomes effective.
Pending in the committeeSen. Imee R. Marcos - SB 151· Filed Jul 7, 2025Salary Standardization of Barangay Officials Act
The proposal would make barangay officials regular government employees, set minimum salary grades for each position, give them standard benefits, and allow local barangays to pay honoraria to volunteers, with funding drawn from local revenues and possible national assistance.
Pending in the committeeSen. Erwin T. Tulfo - SB 447· Filed Jul 10, 2025Charter of the Moro Province
The proposal would carve out a new Moro Province from eight municipalities in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region, give it its own capital (Pahamuddin), its own congressional seat, and set up a full provincial government with appointed officials, fire stations, a jail, and a separate school division. A plebiscite of local voters must approve the change, and the new province would be barred from raising local tax rates for five years after it is created.
Pending in the committeeSen. Vicente C. Sotto III - SB 571· Filed Jul 14, 2025Water Service Cooperatives Development Act
The Water Service Cooperatives Development Act would create a local fund, funded by at least 2 % of each LGU’s national tax allotment, to give water cooperatives tax breaks, low‑interest capital, priority loans and technical help, aiming to expand safe water access in underserved areas.
Pending in the committeeSen. Risa Hontiveros - SB 1872· Filed Feb 19, 2026Integrating All the Provincial and Sub-Provincial Jails Within the Jurisdiction of the Bjmp
The bill would place every provincial and sub‑provincial jail under the national Bureau of Jail Management and Penology, giving the BJMP full control over their operation, staff, and resources, with a three‑year transition during which provinces continue to fund basic jail expenses.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jv Ejercito - SB 1770· Filed Feb 5, 2026Basura Sa Basurahan Act
The Basura sa Basurahan Act would require every local government unit to place a trash bin every 100 meters in streets, markets and other public places, let them fine people who litter or damage the bins, and use the fine money to keep the bins and run waste‑collection programs.
Pending in the committeeSen. Camille A. Villar
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