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Practice question: Local Government Units

Essay Medium Jurisprudence

Practice question

Explain why the President’s general supervision over autonomous regions under Article X, Section 16 can coexist with regional autonomy. Do not decide any disputed allocation of a particular legislative subject.

Legal references

  • 1987 Constitution: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353; Article X, Sections 15–17.
  • 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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