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Local Government Code of 1991

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The Local Government Code of 1991 is a Philippine law that outlines the roles and responsibilities of local government units (LGUs), including provisions for waste management, election duties, and boundary disputes. Interior Secretary Juanito Victor 'Jonvic' Remulla recently criticized Metro Manila's poor waste management and called for revisiting this code to establish an integrated approach to address inefficiencies. The Supreme Court has also used the code to reject petitions regarding local boundary disputes between cities like Caloocan and Malabon, emphasizing the need for compliance with its guidelines.

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