Notes to Financial Statements
(All amounts in Philippine Peso unless otherwise stated)
Note 1. General Agency Profile
The Municipality of San Jose is a coastal town located 14 kilometers north of Dumaguete
City. It became a Municipality on May 9, 1955, upon the enactment of Republic Act (RA)
No. 1212. Furthermore, the Municipality became a fourth (4th) class Municipality on January
1, 2025. It is composed of 14 Barangays.
As a local government unit (LGU), it enjoys the powers granted under RA 7160, otherwise
known as the Local Government Code of 1991. These powers and functions are discharged
by the local government officials. To give way to decentralization in government, the LGU
is empowered to formulate development plans necessary or incidental to its efficient and
effective governance, plans essential to the promotion of the general welfare and the
provision of basic needs of the Filipino families, such as survival, shelter, and education. It
is also tasked with maintaining peace and order, ensuring public safety, and ensuring that the
ecosystem functions effectively by providing clean air and safe water, and conserving natural
resources to support human life.
Pursuant to RA No. 7160, the Local Government Code of 1991, LGUs have the following
goals:
a. To improve the quality of life of the constituents and alleviate poverty through
sustainable activities to meet the minimum basic needs;
b. To attain economic growth and social equity through agricultural development with
a balanced ecology;
c. To maximize the development of business and industry to generate employment and
increase income and purchasing power of the constituents;
d. To provide infrastructure and utilities in support to the people’s economic, social,
political and ecological, activities as well as develop and create a climate favorable
to industrialization;
e. To ensure effective governance through responsive fiscal and administrative
management;
f. To encourage active participation of Non-governmental Organization/Private
Organizations (NGOs/POs) and special bodies in planning and implementation of
community programs and projects; and
g. To provide livelihood and employment opportunities.
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