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The Asian Resource Center for Decentralization is an online platform for sharing and exchange of resources on decentralization theory and practice in Asia.

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How dependent on the Internal Revenue Allotment is your local government?

Only the provinces of Ilocos Sur, Bataan and Capiz have registered an IRA dependency rate that is less than 50%. Many provinces in Luzon have a dependency rate between 51 and 75%.

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Do you know for which disasters your LGU should prepare?

The Mines and Geosciences Bureau devised a map to guide the government and the people about the geohazards and risks in their respective locations. 

View the geohazard maps.
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POLICY BRIEF
Risk Transfer Mechanisms: Charting a Strategy on Local Insurance
POLICY BRIEF
Climate Change Expenditure Tagging in the Philippines
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A Beginner’s Guide to Transparency in Local Government
by Raphael Móntes, Jr.

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Local Government in the Philippines IV: New Directions in Local Governance

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What are the issuesto be considered by countries who wish to explore the "federal option"?

This book continues to be a relevant reference on the issues surrounding the major justifications for federalizing the Philippines. Read the chapters.