The Provincial Director, is an office in the D.I.L.G (Department of Interior and Local Government). The Provincial Director is appointed by the President, the spokesperson of the Executive in the provincial level. The Director trains and teaches mayors in ever municipality, runs the police force etc.
The Philippines is divided into multiple regions, in the central Visayas it is known as Region 7, each region is administered by the Regional Director, and each of the provinces within the said region is administered by the Provincial Director. Ex) There is a provincial director in Cebu, Negros, Bohol, etc.
The roles of the Provincial Director is imperative to the DILG in retaining local autonomy. Decentralization is mandated:
(a) There shall be an effective allocation among the different local government units of their respective powers, functions, responsibilities, and resources;
(b) There shall be established in every local government unit an accountable, efficient, and dynamic organizational structure and operating mechanism that will meet the priority needs and service requirements of its communities;
(c) Subject to civil service law, rules and regulations, local officials and employees paid wholly or mainly from local funds shall be appointed or removed, according to merit and fitness, by the appropriate appointing authority;
(d) The vesting of duty, responsibility, and accountability in local government units shall be accompanied with provision for reasonably adequate resources to discharge their powers and effectively carry out their functions; hence, they shall have the power to create and broaden their own sources of revenue and the right to a just share in national taxes and an equitable share in the proceeds of the utilization and development of the national wealth within their respective areas;
(e) 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:
(f) Local government units may group themselves, consolidate or coordinate their efforts, services, and resources for purposes commonly beneficial to them;
(g) The capabilities of local government units, especially the municipalities and Barangays, shall been enhanced by providing them with opportunities to participate actively in the implementation of national programs and projects;
(h) There shall be a continuing mechanism to enhance local autonomy not only by legislative enabling acts but also by administrative and organizational reforms;
(i) Local government units shall share with the national government the responsibility in the management and maintenance of ecological balance within their territorial jurisdiction, subject to the provisions of this Code and national policies;
(j) Effective mechanisms for ensuring the accountability of local government units to their respective constituents shall be strengthened in order to upgrade continually the quality of local leadership;
(k) The realization of local autonomy shall be facilitated through improved coordination of national government policies and programs and extension of adequate technical and material assistance to less developed and deserving local government units;
(l) The participation of the private sector in local governance, particularly in the delivery of basic services, shall be encouraged to ensure the viability of local autonomy as an alternative strategy for sustainable development; and
(m) The national government shall ensure that decentralization tributes to the continuing improvement of the performance of local government units and the quality of community life.
The role of the Provincial Director is to train the candidates of Mayorship, and train them to run and effectively preside over their respectable municipalities. The Director presides every municipality in the Province. All news and discourse in the provincial level is observed and reported directly to the Executive, the President. The Director also has power over the police and all law enforcements in the province.
For more specifics, here is the link to the Department of Interior and Local Government of the Republic of the Philippines:
http://www.dilg.gov.ph/LocalGovernmentCode.aspxLinkback:
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