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Practice question: Requisites for Creation, Conversion, Division, Merger, and Abolition (See also RA 11964, Secs. 4(d) and 7(e))

Multiple Choice Hard Jurisprudence

Practice question

A conversion proposal uses a mainland tract with boundaries described only as whatever the mayor later chooses. It claims meeting an income route makes definite territorial identification unnecessary. Which is correct?
  1. Income automatically defines all boundaries
  2. Section450(b) separately requires proper identification by metes and bounds
  3. The mayor may privately expand the area indefinitely
  4. An indefinite campaign map is always sufficient
  5. Territory is legally irrelevant to creation

Legal references

  • RA 11683: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2022/ra_11683_2022.html; amended Section450(b)-(c).
  • 1987 Constitution: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353; ArticleX Section10.

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