Republic of the Philippines
CITY OF SANTIAGO
BARANGAY SALVADOR
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Office of the Punong Barangay
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 020
Series of 2022
AN EXECUTIVE ORDER CREATING THE DEVOLUTION TRANSITION COMMITTEE (DTC) OF
BARANGAY SALVADOR, SANTIAGO CITY, ISABELA
WHEREAS, Section 6, Article X of the Constitution provides that local government units
(LGUs) shall have a just share, as determined by law, in the national taxes which shall be automatically
released to them;
WHEREAS, in Mandanas, et al. V. Executive Secretary, et al. (G.R. Nos. 199802 and 208488),
the Supreme Court held that all collections of national taxes, except those accruing to special purpose
funds and special allotments for the utilization and development of the national wealth, should be
included in the computation of the base of the just share of LGUs;
WHEREAS, given the revenue collections of the National Government in FY 2019, the total
shares of the LGUs from the National Taxes is expected to significantly increase starting FY 2022 in
line with the implementation of the Mandanas Ruling;
WHEREAS, the substantial increase in the shares of the LGUs from the National taxes will
empower the LGUs in providing basis services and facilities to their constituents, and aid them in the
effective discharge of other duties and functions devolved to them under Section 17 of RA No. 7160;
WHEREAS, Section 3 of RA no. 7160 provides the operative principles of decentralization that
shall guide the formulation of policies and measures on local autonomy;
WHEREAS, Section 17(f) of RA 7160 provides that the National Government or the next
higher level of LGU may provide or augment the basic services and facilities assigned to a lower level
of LGU when such services or facilities are not made available or, if made available are inadequate to
meet the requirements of its inhabitants;
WHEREAS, under section 24(a), Rule V of the Implementing Rules and Regulations of RA no.
7160, the provisions for the delivery of basic services and facilities shall be devolved from the National
Government to provinces, cities, municipalities and barangays so that each LGU shall be responsible for
a minimum set of services and facilities in accordance with established national policies, guidelines and
standards;
WHEREAS, Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) of the Department of Budget and Management
(DBM) and Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) was issued to provide the LGUs
the Guidelines on the Preparation of Devolution Transition Plans of Local Government Units in Support
of Full Devolution Under Executive Order No. 138, dated June 1, 2021.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Sammy C. Sarmiento, Punong Barangay of Barangay Salvador, City
of Santiago, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law do hereby create the Barangay Devolution
Transition Committee of Salvador, Santiago City as follows:
Section 1. Composition. The Barangay Devolution Transition Committee is hereby organized to
be constituted as follows:
Chairperson SAMMY C. SARMIENTO Punong Barangay
Member CRISTINE S. DAYAO Barangay Secretary
LOVELLA S. PAGBILAO Barangay Treasurer
AULIX RONALD D. GUIANG Chairperson, Committee on Finance
NORMITA D. VILLAVEZA President, RIC
ELENA S. SALINAS President, Senior Citizen
Section 2. Duties and Responsibilities. The Barangay Devolution Transition Committee
(BDTC) shall perform the following duties and functions:
1. The DTC shall cause the preparation of the LGU Devolution Transition Plan by
identifying the functions, services, and facilities to be fully assumed and/or needs scaling-
up; and adopt a phased approach in implementing the devolved responsibilities starting
FY 2022;
2. The DTC shall also cause for the review and approval of the Sangguniang Barangay;
3. The DTC shall ensure to integrate the assumed responsibilities to the LGU Development
Plan, Investment Program and Local Budget; and
4. The DTC shall formulate communication plan and identify strategies to effectively
inform the public as well as other stakeholders on the delineation of the functions
between the NGAs and the LGU and its respective accountabilities, pursuant to Sections
7(f) and 10 of EO no. 138.
Section 3. Effectivity. This Order shall take effect immediately.
Let copies hereof be furnished to all concerned for information, reference, and guidance.
Done in this 24th day of January at Barangay Salvador, City of Santiago, Philippines.
SAMMY C. SARMIENTO
Punong Barangay
