Republic Act No. 7160

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Philippine statute local government code

Republic Act No. 7160 is the Philippine law that comprehensively defines the powers, structure, and responsibilities of local government units, promoting local autonomy and decentralization.

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Label	Occurrences
Republic Act No. 7160 canonical	11
Local Government Code of 1991 (Republic Act No. 7160)	1

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NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Republic Act No. 7160
Context triple: [Local Government Code of 1991, legalCitation, Republic Act No. 7160]

A. Republic Act No. 7653
Republic Act No. 7653 is the Philippine law that reorganized and strengthened the country’s central banking system by establishing the modern Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas and defining its powers and functions.
B. Republic Act No. 7104
Republic Act No. 7104 is a Philippine law that created the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino as the official government body tasked with developing, preserving, and promoting Filipino and other Philippine languages.
C. Republic Act No. 8491
Republic Act No. 8491 is a Philippine law that prescribes the official national symbols and codifies the proper use, performance, and display of the national flag, anthem, and other patriotic insignia.
D. Republic Act No. 7975
Republic Act No. 7975 is a Philippine law that redefined and expanded the jurisdiction and structure of the Sandiganbayan, the country’s anti-graft court.
E. Republic Act No. 4221
Republic Act No. 4221 is a Philippine law that partitioned the former Samar province into three separate provinces, including Northern Samar.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Republic Act No. 7160
Target entity description: Republic Act No. 7160 is the Philippine law that comprehensively defines the powers, structure, and responsibilities of local government units, promoting local autonomy and decentralization.

A. Republic Act No. 7653
Republic Act No. 7653 is the Philippine law that reorganized and strengthened the country’s central banking system by establishing the modern Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas and defining its powers and functions.
B. Republic Act No. 7104
Republic Act No. 7104 is a Philippine law that created the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino as the official government body tasked with developing, preserving, and promoting Filipino and other Philippine languages.
C. Republic Act No. 8491
Republic Act No. 8491 is a Philippine law that prescribes the official national symbols and codifies the proper use, performance, and display of the national flag, anthem, and other patriotic insignia.
D. Republic Act No. 7975
Republic Act No. 7975 is a Philippine law that redefined and expanded the jurisdiction and structure of the Sandiganbayan, the country’s anti-graft court.
E. Republic Act No. 4221
Republic Act No. 4221 is a Philippine law that partitioned the former Samar province into three separate provinces, including Northern Samar.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Philippine statute ⓘ local government code ⓘ
allocates	basic services and facilities to LGUs ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	LGC 1991 ⓘ
basedOn	1987 Constitution of the Philippines ⓘ
contains	provisions on corporate powers of LGUs ⓘ provisions on intergovernmental relations ⓘ provisions on local executive officials ⓘ provisions on local fiscal administration ⓘ provisions on local initiative and referendum ⓘ provisions on local legislative bodies ⓘ provisions on local taxation ⓘ provisions on recall of local officials ⓘ
country	Philippines ⓘ
dateEnacted	1991-10-10 ⓘ
defines	autonomous region ⓘ barangay ⓘ city ⓘ local government unit ⓘ municipality ⓘ province ⓘ
enactedBy	Congress of the Philippines ⓘ
establishes	Sangguniang Barangay ⓘ Sangguniang Bayan ⓘ Sangguniang Panlalawigan ⓘ Sangguniang Panlungsod ⓘ local development councils ⓘ local health boards ⓘ local peace and order councils ⓘ local school boards ⓘ
governs	barangays in the Philippines ⓘ cities in the Philippines ⓘ local government units ⓘ municipalities in the Philippines ⓘ provinces in the Philippines ⓘ
grantsPower	power to create own sources of revenue to LGUs ⓘ power to levy taxes, fees, and charges to LGUs ⓘ
implements	constitutional policy of local autonomy ⓘ
jurisdiction	Republic of the Philippines ⓘ linked to: Philippines
language	English ⓘ
legalArea	administrative law ⓘ local government law ⓘ
promotes	accountability of local officials ⓘ participatory local governance ⓘ
purpose	define powers of local government units ⓘ define responsibilities of local government units ⓘ define structure of local government units ⓘ promote decentralization ⓘ promote local autonomy ⓘ
region	Southeast Asia ⓘ
regulates	internal revenue allotment of LGUs ⓘ
shortTitle	Local Government Code of 1991 ⓘ
signedBy	Corazon C. Aquino ⓘ President of the Philippines ⓘ
tookEffectOn	1992-01-01 ⓘ
yearEnacted	1991 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Local Government Code of 1991 → legalCitation → Republic Act No. 7160 ⓘ

Republic Acts of the Philippines → includes → Republic Act No. 7160 ⓘ

Barangay Justice System → legalBasis → Republic Act No. 7160 ⓘ

Sangguniang Panlungsod of San Fernando → governingLaw → Local Government Code of 1991 (Republic Act No. 7160) ⓘ

linked to: Republic Act No. 7160

Sangguniang Barangay → hasLegalBasis → Republic Act No. 7160 ⓘ

RA 7160 → citation → Republic Act No. 7160 ⓘ

Sangguniang Bayan → legalBasis → Republic Act No. 7160 ⓘ

Sangguniang Panlungsod of La Carlota → appliesLaw → Republic Act No. 7160 ⓘ

Katarungang Pambarangay → legalBasis → Republic Act No. 7160 ⓘ

Punong Barangay → legalBasis → Republic Act No. 7160 ⓘ

Republic Act No. 10360 → relatedTo → Republic Act No. 7160 ⓘ

Municipal Government of Tulunan → legalBasis → Republic Act No. 7160 ⓘ

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