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Oct 26, 2001 constitutional-law local-government sorsogon-city one-subject-one-bill plebiscite merger

Sorsogon Cityhood: Merging Municipalities and the One Subject-One Bill Rule

The Supreme Court upholds the creation of Sorsogon City by merging two municipalities, clarifying the one subject-one bill rule and plebiscite timing.