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Torralba vs. Sibagat Municipality Case by Keilah Arguelles is a document available to read on EtoBox.

This case involves a challenge to the constitutionality of Batas Pambansa Blg. 56, which created the Municipality of Sibagat in Agusan del Sur. The petitioners argued that the law violated Section 3, Article XI of the 1973 Constitution because it was passed before the enactment of the Local Government Code, which was required to determine the criteria for creating new municipalities. However, the court held that the Constitution did not prohibit the legislature from creating municipalities before the Local

Author

Keilah Arguelles

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