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De Leon vs. Esguerra: Barangay Election Ruling by Junjie Chalione is a document available to read on EtoBox.
1. The case involved a dispute over the replacement of petitioners from their positions as village captain and council members in Barangay Dolores, Taytay, Rizal. 2. The Court ruled that the 1987 Philippine Constitution took effect on February 2, 1987, the date it was ratified in a plebiscite, superseding the Provisional Constitution. 3. As such, the respondent governor no longer had the authority to replace the petitioners on February 8, 1987, and their designations of replacements were declared to have n
- Author
- Junjie Chalione
- Language
- EN