Yet Ireland is one of the most centralised states in Europe and its local government one of the weakest. This is paradoxical because comparisons with similar states show many of the electorates ...

The UN official underscored the importance of ... at local level,” he said when asked if increasing funding for local government units – as mandated by the so-called Mandanas ruling of the ...

An insightful discussion with Dr Tofail Ahmed, head of the Local Government Reform Commission (LGRC) and an expert on local government, on key reforms shaping grassroots governance. Tofail Ahmed ...

The Sangguniang Bayan plays a crucial role in local governance in the country, performing three key functions. These functions include the legislative function, the quasi-judicial function, and ...

Cotabato City—Here in the heart of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), several local government units are providing good governance templates for replication in other ...

Cotabato City—As mentioned in my column last week, the Ministry of the Interior and Local Government (MILG) of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (BARMM) here has undertaken an incentive program to ...

UN Experts Urge United Nations to Lay Foundations for Global Governance of Artificial Intelligence UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A high-powered U.N. advisory body said Thursday that global governance of ...

A new Code of Practice on Good Governance aimed at helping the three senior statutory officers at local authorities work effectively together launches today. Lawyers in Local Government, the Chartered ...

The local bodies do not have a role or control over 15 of the 18 functions of local governance mandated by the Constitution, according to a report released by Janaagraha. The report stated that ...