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ARTICLE 10 SECTION 3: The Congress shall enact a local government code which shall provide for a more responsive and accountable local government structure instituted through a system of decentralization with effective mechanisms of recall, initiative, and referendum, allocate among the different local government units their powers, responsibilities, and resources, and provide for the qualifications, election, appointment and removal, term, salaries, powers and functions and duties of local officials, and all other matters relating to the organization and operation of the local units Midyear election 2019 Philippine Daily Inquirer (2 months ago) Source: Comelec Resolution No. 10429 Elective positions Jan. 2 to 31, 2019 : Constitution of board of 12 SENATORS canvassers and board of election inspectors 243 MEMBERS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 59 PARTY-LIST REPRESENTIVES Jan. 13 to June 12, 2019 : Election period (gun ban is enforced) 81 GOVERNORS April 13, 2019: Last day to furnish every 81 VICE GOVERNORS registered voter with a voter’s information sheet 776 MEMBERS, PROVINCIAL BOARD 1,634 MAYORS* April 13, 2019 (host country time) to May 13, 1,634 VICE MAYORS* 2019 (Philippine time) : Casting of votes by 13,540 COUNCILORS* overseas voters P3 — expenditure limit for every voter P5 — expenditure limit for every voter to a candidate without any political party and without support from any political party P5 — expenditure limit to political parties and party-list groups *City and municipality levels Source: Comelec ELECTION CALENDAR

May 6 to 10, 2019: Testing and sealing of the optical mark readers or vote machines April 29 to May 1, 2019: Casting of votes by local absentee voters May 13, 2019: Election Day, Last day for registered overseas voters to cast their votes, Convening of the municipal, city, district and provincial boards of canvassers May 13 to 16, 2019 Count precinct results and proclaim winning city/municipal elective officials

Oct. 11 to 12 and 15 to 17, 2018: Filing of certificates of candidacy (COCs) for all elective positions and filing of certificates of acceptance of nomination of party-list groups

May 17 to 19, 2019: Canvass results and proclaim winners for senatorial, congressional, party-list, regional and provincial elections

Oct. 18 to Nov. 29, 2018 : Filing COCs of a substitute for a political party candidate who withdrew his candidacy or has died

June 12, 2019: End of election period; last day to file Statements of Election Contributions and Expenditures.

SECTION 4: The President of the Philippines shall exercise general supervision over local governments. Provinces with respect to component cities and municipalities, and cities and municipalities with respect to component barangays shall ensure that the acts of their component units are within the scope of their prescribed powers and functions. Duterte creates task force on federalism By: Nestor Corrales - Reporter / @NCorralesINQ INQUIRER.net / 10:39 AM November 05, 2018 President Rodrigo Duterte has created an inter-agency task force on federalism (IATF). Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, by the authority of the President, signed Memorandum Circular No. 52 on October 31 but the paper was released only to the media on Monday. In his memorandum, Duterte said, “The conduct of a public information drive and advocacy campaign at the grassroots level is necessary to raise public awareness on Federalism and constitutional reform as well as to ensure widest public participation in the ongoing initiatives to amend or revise the fundamental law of the land.” He added that “constant consultations with all sectors of society is essential in every stage of the process of constitutional reform so that all such efforts towards reform will embody the sovereign will and reflect the ideals and aspirations of our people.” The Secretary of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) will be the chairperson of the task force while the Justice secretary will serve as the vice-chair. The members of the task force include representatives from the Office of the Cabinet Secretary, Presidential Management Staff, Presidential Communications and Operations Office, Office of the Presidential Spokesperson, Presidential Legislative Liaison Office, Office of the Political Adviser, Commission on Higher Education, Development Academy of the Philippines, and University of the Philippines Law Center. The President ordered the task force to perform the following mandate: Develop strategies and implement such activities necessary and proper to raise public awareness on Federalism and constitutional reform; Prepare an Information Dissemination and Public Communication Plan to ensure an effective, efficient and uniform undertaking of advocacy activities; Undertake consultations with the former members of the Consultative Commit. government agencies, the private sector, and the public in general concerning Federalism and constitutional reform; Liaise with Congress to initiate the process of and address the roadblocks to constitutional reform; and Perform such other functions as the President may direct. Duterte said IATF “shall submit quarterly leports on its activities and accomplishments to the President.” “The budgetary requirements for the operations of the IATF shall be sourced from appropriate funding sources that the Department of Budget and Management may identify, subject to relevant law, rules and regulations. Funding for succeeding years shall be incorporated in the budget proposal of the DILG,” he said.