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Apr 20, 2022 property-law municipal-boundaries territorial-disputes evidence local-government

Defining Municipal Boundaries: The Weight of Evidence in Territorial Disputes

How courts resolve municipal boundary disputes: a look at Bakun v. Sugpon and the role of preponderant evidence.

Feb 27, 2008 local-government boundary-disputes statutory-construction municipal-law sangguniang-panlalawigan

Municipal Boundaries Law Prevails Over Inconsistent Interpretation

Supreme Court rules that a municipality's boundaries are fixed by its charter law, and only Congress may alter them.

Dec 2, 1996 municipal boundaries local government boundary disputes philippine law supreme court civil law

Municipal Boundaries in the Philippines: Validating Creation and Resolving Disputes

The Supreme Court explains when a municipality's creation is valid, how boundary disputes are settled, and why a 1950 agreement could not override an executive order.