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Practice question: Local Government Units

Essay Medium Jurisprudence

Practice question

A municipality reviews a component barangay’s acts. Explain the constitutional object of that review and why a lawful barangay choice is not automatically replaceable simply because municipal officials prefer another option.

Legal references

  • 1987 Constitution: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353; Article X, Section 4.
  • 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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