Legal provisions for direct democracy at the local level

Republic Act No. 6735 'The Initiative and Referendum Act'

(a) 'Initiative' is the power of the people to propose amendments to the Constitution or to propose and enact legislations through an election called for the purpose.

There are three (3) systems of initiative, namely: 

a.1 Initiative on the Constitution which refers to a petition proposing amendments to the Constitution; 

a.2. Initiative on statutes which refers to a petition proposing to enact a national legislation; and 

a.3. Initiative on local legislation which refers to a petition proposing to enact a regional, provincial, city, municipal, or barangay law, resolution or ordinance. [...]

Sec.13. Procedure in Local Initiative. —(a) Not less than two thousand (2,000) registered voters in case of autonomous regions, one thousand (1,000) in case of provinces and cities, one hundred (100) in case of municipalities, and fifty (50) in case of barangays, may filea petition with the Regional Assembly or local legislative body, respectively, proposing the adoption, enactment, repeal, or amendment, of any law, ordinance or resolution. [...]

Sec.17. Local Referendum. —Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4 hereof, any local legislative bodymay submit to the registered voters of autonomous region, provinces, cities,municipalities and barangays for the approval or rejection, any ordinance orresolution duly enacted or approved.