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Cityhood Laws vs. Constitutionality Issues by KD is a document available to read on EtoBox.

What is Cityhood Laws vs. Constitutionality Issues about?

1) The League of Cities of the Philippines filed a petition to declare cityhood laws unconstitutional for violating the Constitution and equal protection. 2) The cityhood laws exempted 16 municipalities from the P100M annual income requirement to become a city, as increased by RA 9009. 3) The Court ruled the cityhood laws were unconstitutional because they violated provisions that require Congress to prescribe criteria for cityhood in the Local Government Code, not other laws, and violated equal protect

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KD
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