Practice question
A city has an officially established population of 300,000. Its residents ask whether Article VI, Section 5(3) guarantees at least one representative for the city. What is the proper answer?
- No, because all cities must reach one million
- No, because only provinces appear in that provision
- Yes, but it necessarily guarantees exactly three seats
- Yes, but only if the President waives the population requirement
- Yes, the city meets the constitutional population threshold for at least one representative
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article VI, Section 5(1), (3) and (4): https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
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