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2002-09-12 |
YNARES-SANTIAGO, J. |
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| governmental and proprietary. Governmental functions are those that concern the health, safety and the advancement of the public good or welfare as affecting the public generally.[6] Proprietary functions are those that seek to obtain special corporate benefits or earn pecuniary profit and intended for private advantage and benefit.[7] When exercising governmental powers and performing governmental duties, an LGU is an agency of the national government.[8] When engaged in corporate activities, it acts as an agent of the community in the administration of local affairs.[9] Found in Section 16 of the Local Government Code is the duty of the LGUs to promote the people's right to a balanced ecology.[10] Pursuant to this, an LGU, like the City of Davao, can not claim exemption from the coverage of PD 1586. As a body politic | |||||