Local Government Code of 1991 and the SK Reform Act of 2015

Section 502

There shall be an organization of all provinces to be known as the League of Provinces for the primary purpose of ventilating, articulating and crystallizing issues affecting provincial and metropolitan political subdivision government administration, and securing, through proper and legal means, solutions thereto. For this purpose, the Metropolitan Manila Area and any metropolitan political subdivision shall be considered as separate provincial units of the league.

Section 503

Every province shall be represented in the league by the provincial governor or in his absence, by the provincial vice-governor or a sanggunian member duly elected for the purpose by the members, who shall attend all meetings and participate in the deliberations of the league.

Section 504

The league of provinces shall: (a) Assist the national government in the formulation and implementation of the policies, programs and projects affecting provinces as a whole; (b) Promote local autonomy at the provincial level; (c) Adopt measures for the promotion of the welfare of all provinces and its officials and employees; (d) Encourage people's participation in local government administration in order to promote united and concerted action for the attainment of countrywide employment within the province; (e) Supplement the efforts of the national government in creating opportunities for gainful employment within the province; (f) Give priority to programs designed for the total development of the provinces in consonance with the policies, programs and projects of the national government; (g) Serve as a forum for crystallizing and expressing ideas, seeking the necessary assistance of the national government and providing the private sector avenues for cooperation in the promotion of the welfare of the provinces; and (h) Exercise such other powers and perform such other duties and functions as the league may prescribe for the welfare of the provinces and metropolitan political subdivisions.