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Presidencia the seat of the local government unit during the Spanish
times.
The Regional Assembly of the ARMM may exercise legislative powers over
postal service, coinage and fiscal and monetary policies, and citizenship,
except Judicial Matters.
The President of the Philippines can merge administrative regions because
this will promote simplicity, economy and efficiency in government.
(Chiongbian vs. Orbos)
A Geodetic Engineer is in the best position and authority to issue a
Certification as to the location of properties in a boundary dispute.
The Governor General has the power of both control and supervision over
LGUs during the American period.
The power to enlarge or diminish the land area of LGUs is a political
function.
Congress may not delegate to the President the creation of LGUs because it
is lodged exclusively in Congress.
The Municipality of Andong was one of the municipalities created by virtue of
an EO but which was declared void in the Pelaez case. Nevertheless, if it
claims that it possesses the indicators to merit the status a de facto municipal
corporation after so many years, it cannot be recognized as a regular
municipality because the EO creating the municipality of Adong was annulled
and therefore it cannot exist as a municipality.
The legal creation and existence of a municipal corporation can only be
directly attacked through an action for QUO WARRANTO.
NOT NEEDED: The adoption of the higher slary schedule shall not
be subject to the budgetary limitations on personal services
expenditures.
The authority of a municipality to issue zoning classification is an exercise of
its POLICE POWER.
The official zoning map is an indispensable part of a zoning ordinance
because it is an integral part of the ordinance, otherwise, it will be VOID.
Pipo bought a parcel of land from Wise Corporation, a leading realty firm.
One of the restrictions in the deed of sale is that the lot shall be used by the
buyer exclusively for residential purposes. A main highway having been
constructed across the subdivision, the area became commercial in nature.
Subsequently declaring the lot as a commercial area. Wise Corporation went
to court to stop the construction as violative of the building restrictions
imposed by it. It argues that the zoning ordinance cannot nullify the
contractual obligation assumed by the buyer.
-The contention of Wise Corporation is incorrect because the
enactment of the zoning ordinance is a valid exercise of police power.
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The following is needed to adopt a salary scheme for special cities and first
class provinces:
The law or ordinance creating the LGU shall specify the seat of government
of the LGU.
The vote needed to change or not to change the seat of the government of
the LGU is its Sanggunian may, after public hearing and by a vote of 2/3 of
all its members.
A local government unit, public place, street or structure may change its
name not oftener than once every 10 years.
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