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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.
Boundary Disputes in the Philippines: Resolving Territorial Conflicts Between LGUs
The Supreme Court settles the Makati-Taguig territorial dispute, explaining how boundary conflicts between local governments are resolved.
Territorial Disputes and Preliminary Injunctions: When a Writ Is Not Functus Officio
A preliminary injunction over disputed territory is not functus officio merely because a party later amends its answer. The Supreme Court explains the law-of-the-case doctrine.