PPGC EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
ProvincesAnswer largest Political unit in the Philippines ; there are 77 Provinces in the
country , classified according to their average income for 5 consecutive years
MunicipalityAnswer called town in archaic term ; 1540 municipalities across the country
CitiesAnswer are created by a special law which serves as its charter
charterAnswer the constitution of the city
BarangayAnswer smallest unit of local government ; governed by the Barrio charter
41,945Answer barangays in the Philippines
1540Answer municipalities across the country
decentralizationAnswer transfer of Power and authority from central institution to lower
or local levels of a government system
devolutionAnswer transfer of Power and authority from the national government to local
government units ; Political and territorial
deconcentrationAnswer transfer of Power , authority , or the responsibility or the
discretion to Plan , decide , and manage from central to local levels ; administrative and
sectorial
debureaucratizationAnswer transfer some Public functions and responsibilities
government may perform to Private entities or NGOs
Political decentralizationAnswer focuses among others on improved Planning and
monitoring of development measures formulating strategies for the active integration
civil society and the economic sector , and the Promotion of information exchange and
management
fiscal decentralizationAnswer focuses on the increase in local government's
responsibility for expenditures
institutional decentralizationAnswer focuses among others on the delivery of basic
services from the national government to the local government units concerned
decentralization IndicatorsAnswer accountability transparency responsibility and
Participation
SuffrageAnswer It is the right and obligation to vote of qualified citizens in the election
of public officers
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