The Local Government of Surigao is created in order to enjoy genuine and meaningful local autonomy to enable them to attain their fullest development as self-reliant communities and make them more effective partners in the attainment of national goals. Through a system of decentralization, the City Government of Surigao was given powers, authority, responsibilities, and resources towards a more responsive and accountable local government. The mandates of the City Government of Surigao, as a Local Government Unit, emanate from the provisions of Republic Act No. 7160 otherwise known as “The Local Government Code of 1991”. Pursuant to the General Welfare provision of the Code, the LGU is mandated to ensure and support, among other things, the following:- The promotion of the general welfare of the people within their respective territorial jurisdictions;- The preservation and enrichment of culture, promote health and safety, enhance the right of the people to a balanced ecology;- Encourage and support the development of appropriate and self-reliant scientific and technological capabilities;- Enhance economic prosperity and social justice; - Promote full employment among their residents;- Maintain peace and order, and preserve the comfort and convenience of their inhabitants.
The Local Government of Surigao is created in order to enjoy genuine and meaningful local autonomy to enable them to attain their fullest development as self-reliant communities and make them more effective partners in the attainment of national goals. Through a system of decentralization, the City Government of Surigao was given powers, authority, responsibilities, and resources towards a more responsive and accountable local government. The mandates of the City Government of Surigao, as a Local Government Unit, emanate from the provisions of Republic Act No. 7160 otherwise known as “The Local Government Code of 1991”. Pursuant to the General Welfare provision of the Code, the LGU is mandated to ensure and support, among other things, the following:- The promotion of the general welfare of the people within their respective territorial jurisdictions;- The preservation and enrichment of culture, promote health and safety, enhance the right of the people to a balanced ecology;- Encourage and support the development of appropriate and self-reliant scientific and technological capabilities;- Enhance economic prosperity and social justice; - Promote full employment among their residents;- Maintain peace and order, and preserve the comfort and convenience of their inhabitants.
The Local Government of Surigao is created in order to enjoy genuine and meaningful local autonomy to enable them to attain their fullest development as self-reliant communities and make them more effective partners in the attainment of national goals. Through a system of decentralization, the City Government of Surigao was given powers, authority, responsibilities, and resources towards a more responsive and accountable local government. The mandates of the City Government of Surigao, as a Local Government Unit, emanate from the provisions of Republic Act No. 7160 otherwise known as “The Local Government Code of 1991”. Pursuant to the General Welfare provision of the Code, the LGU is mandated to ensure and support, among other things, the following:- The promotion of the general welfare of the people within their respective territorial jurisdictions;- The preservation and enrichment of culture, promote health and safety, enhance the right of the people to a balanced ecology;- Encourage and support the development of appropriate and self-reliant scientific and technological capabilities;- Enhance economic prosperity and social justice; - Promote full employment among their residents;- Maintain peace and order, and preserve the comfort and convenience of their inhabitants.