Practice question
A commentator reads the original Organic Law's territorial provisions and asserts that Sulu must remain part of BARMM despite its rejection of ratification, because the entire former ARMM was counted as one unit. Under Province of Sulu v. Medialdea, which assessment is correct?
- The Supreme Court invalidated the entire Organic Law without exception.
- Sulu's inclusion was declared unconstitutional while the Organic Law's validity was otherwise upheld.
- A province's vote was held legally irrelevant in every autonomous-region plebiscite.
- The ruling transformed BARMM into an independent country.
- The original statutory territorial wording can never be affected by constitutional review.
Legal references
- Republic Act No. 11054, Articles I–V, especially Article IV sections 2–3, 8 and 10 and Article V sections 1–3, https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2018/ra_11054_2018.html
- Province of Sulu v. Medialdea, G.R. Nos. 242255, 243246 and 243693, September 9, 2024, https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2024/sep2024/gr_242255_2024.html
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