Practice question
A mayor argues that a statutory appeal reviewing the legality of a local tax ordinance is necessarily presidential control merely because the reviewing official can set aside an illegal ordinance. Explain Drilon's answer and identify the boundary that the reviewer must observe.
Legal references
- Drilon v. Lim, G.R. No. 112497, August 4, 1994, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1994/aug1994/gr_112497_1994.html
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