Practice question
A litigant argues that a provincial district with fewer than 250,000 inhabitants is invalid solely for that reason. State Aquino III v. COMELEC's answer and identify why rejecting the argument does not make every apportionment automatically constitutional.
Legal references
- Aquino III v. COMELEC, G.R. No. 189793, April 7, 2010, main decision: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/53925
- 1987 Constitution, Article VI, Section 5(1), (3) and (4): https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
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