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Mar 10, 2020local-governmentplebiscitehighly-urbanized-cityprovincial-divisionlocal-autonomyconstitutional-law
Local Autonomy and Plebiscite Rights: Insights from the Palawan Division Ruling
Supreme Court clarifies when voters may join a plebiscite on dividing a province, applying the three-factor test for directly affected political units.