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This case involved the constitutionality of a law creating the province of Dinagat Islands. The court had previously ruled the law unconstitutional because Dinagat Islands did not meet the minimum land area requirement for a province under the Local Government Code. However, in this case, the Supreme Court ruled that a territory composed of more than one island is exempt from the land area requirement under the Implementing Rules and Regulations of the Local Government Code. Congress had the authority to cr
- Author
- Erika Bianca Paras
- Language
- EN