Legal Insights
Plain-language guides and case briefs on Philippine law — researched from the firm's law library of 184,000+ statutes, Supreme Court decisions, and agency issuances, and written so non-lawyers can understand and act on them.
Feb 27, 2008local-governmentboundary-disputesstatutory-constructionmunicipal-lawsangguniang-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, 1996municipal boundarieslocal governmentboundary disputesphilippine lawsupreme courtcivil 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.