Practice question
Barangays within one municipality dispute their common boundary. A petitioner insists that the provincial sanggunian must always be the initial settlement body for every local boundary dispute. What does section 118 provide?
- Every dispute begins before the Supreme Court.
- Every dispute begins before the provincial governor personally.
- Only barangay officials may decide it without higher proceedings.
- A private land surveyor gives the final legal judgment.
- For barangays in the same municipality, the initial statutory referral is to the sangguniang bayan.
Legal references
- Republic Act No. 7160, sections 118–119, https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1991/ra_7160_1991.html
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