Temporary Vacancy — DILG Region I opinion letter

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT Regional Office Nq.'1,. San F.ernando City, La Union Tel. Nos. (072) 888-21-08; 700-57-46;888-22-89;700-27-O1,;700-36-79; 607-12-45 Fax Nos. 888-22-94; 7 00-27 -03 June 14,2011 JOSE B. BASALLO Vice-Mayor Municipality of Pugo La Union Dear VM Basallo; Section46.TenporaryVaconcyintheoficeoftheLocalChicf fuecutive. - (a) When the governor, city or muicipal rulyor, or punong- barangay is i.iup"*1v incaiacitated to p"rfot his duties for physical orlegal reasons such as, 'Uut oot fi-iieO to, leavi of absence, travel abroa4 and slspension from odice, the vice-governor, city or municipal vice-mayor, or the highest ranking sangguniang Uarangay *e*Let shall automatically exercise the powers and p"tr;tdduties inb functions of the local chief executive concerned, except -n po*o to appoint, suspend' or disnriss employees whigh ca1 only be ;"fi."6 ir6e diod of temporary incapacity exceeds thkty (30) working days' o)Saidtemporaryrncapacityshallterminateuponsubmissiontotheapproqryt: ilggr111311 if u.inittoi deciaration by the local chief executive concemed ttnt fr.-ffr t"pott O back to office. In cads where the temporary incapacity is due to Lgur **r, the local chief executive concerned shall also submit nec€ssary diuments strowing that said legal causes no longer exist' (c) when thp incumbent local chief executive is traveling wfthin the countrT tut outsioe his territoriat jurisdiction for a period not exceedlng three (3) consecutive days, he may iesignate in writing the ofiicer-in{harge of the ,uiU om"* Such authorizatioishall specify the powe's and functions that the local official concemed shall exercise in th€ absence of the local chief executive except the power to appoint, luspend, or dismiss employees \fur/rl This refers to your letter requesting for legal opinion on the queries, which we hereunder quoted in toto, viz: 1. Whether the Municipal Mayor is empowered to prescribe limitations on the powers of the acting municipal mayor whenever she is on leave of absence. Z. What sanction may be imposed on the municipal mayor if it is not within her power to limit thepowersoftheactingmunicipa|mayorduringherabsence' Before dwelling on the issue, may we first invite your attention to the provision of the Local Government Code of 1991, to wiU Celebrating 20 Years of Local Autonorny in th'e Philippines