Practice question
Two municipalities belong to different provinces and present a genuine boundary dispute under section 118(c). One provincial sanggunian insists on resolving it alone and binding the other province without the joint referral contemplated by law. Which analysis is best?
- Either province may unilaterally dictate the other's boundary.
- No legal mechanism exists for municipalities in different provinces.
- The statute calls for joint referral to the sanggunians of the provinces concerned, rather than the claimed unilateral resolution.
- Only a private agreement between mayors can ever matter.
- The municipality with more voters automatically prevails.
Legal references
- Republic Act No. 7160, sections 118–119, https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1991/ra_7160_1991.html
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