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In line with the implementation of the Supreme Court decision on the Mandanas Case, the NIA Region III BANE IMO- Nueva Ecija Satellite Office conducted a virtual meeting with the Nueva Ecija Provincial Agriculturist Bernardo Valdez to discuss the devolution of its functions on the Communal Irrigation Systems (CIS) of the province.
The full devolution of these functions is a measure to mitigate the fiscal impact of the Mandanas Ruling. For fiscal sustainability, the devolved functions must permanently be taken out from the national agencies to empower the LGU to assume them. The Mandanas-Garcia SC Ruling resulted from the petition made by Batangas Governor Hermilando Mandanas and former Bataan Governor Enrique Garcia Jr. before the Supreme Court on local government shares on internal revenue allotment (IRA). The Supreme Court affirmed that local government units are entitled to a “just share” on all national taxes collected and not only from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (DILG-NCR, 2021).
DILG-NCR (2021). Conversation with DILG-NCR Field Personnel on the Implementation of the Supreme Court Mandanas-Garcia Ruling. DILG-NCR.