So, when the law says “addition”, then why “subtract”?

In both Constitutional provisions, there is no mention of the exclusion of special accounts from the determination of the internal revenue base for the IRA.

So what chances do we have against these “PURSE-HOLDERS” under a unitary government?

LGUs have always been at the mercy of the DBCC’s “PURSEpective.”

Here are LPP’s recommendations to the ConCom

Here are LPP’s recommendations to the ConCom

But moving forward, SANA sa SONA ni Pangulong Duterte, he can announce that beginning 2019, he will instruct the BIR to certify the correct IRA level due LGUs based on strict implementation of existing laws.

We must not lose sight of the main objective of the shift to a Federal form of Government!

President Rodrigo Duterte said during the Indigenous Peoples Leaders’ Summit at the Naval Station in Panacan, Davao City last February 1, 2018 that: “If you do not like federalism through and through, let’s have a hybrid form like that of Hong Kong and China.”

If our goal is to further decentralize, then why should we “Regionalize”? 

The League of Provinces of the Philippines (LPP) passed its General Assembly or GA Resolution No. 2018-008 strongly urging the Development Budget and Coordinating Committee (DBCC), through the Coordinating Committee on Decentralization or CCD to void the assailed DBCC Resolution 2003-02 because it is non-compliant to existing laws.

"Special funds, special accounts and the COA share should not be deducted prior to the computation of the mandated LGUs’ 40% IRA share."