Practice question
A city sanggunian approves a permanent closure ordinance by the required supermajority, but the subject is a national road outside the local-road authority in Section 21(a). No lawful national authorization or different statutory power exists. Officials argue that two-thirds approval alone cures the jurisdictional defect. Which answer is correct?
- Any supermajority makes every road local
- Every road physically inside a city automatically loses national status
- Section 21(c) automatically permits permanent national-road disposal
- The stated vote does not enlarge Section 21(a)'s local-facility scope; the missing authority remains
- A city may change national statutory jurisdiction by renaming the road
Legal references
- Republic Act No. 7160, Local Government Code, Section 21, closure and opening of roads: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1991/ra_7160_1991.html
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