Practice question
Can local autonomy alone authorize an ordinance directly contradicting a valid national statute?
- No; local legislative authority remains bounded by national law
- Yes, every ordinance repeals statutes
- Yes, if a local official prefers it
- Yes, if the title says autonomous
- Yes, if it is handwritten
Legal references
- Magtajas v. Pryce Properties, GR 111097, July 20, 1994, main opinion: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1994/jul1994/gr_111097_1994.html
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