lOMoARcPSD|20899946 33 Lidasan v. Comelec - case digest Juris Doctor (University of the Philippines System) Studocu is not sponsored or endorsed by any college or university Downloaded by Nathaniel Rene Palco (ngpalco@up.edu.ph) lOMoARcPSD|20899946 KARLO’ SDI GEST Oc t obe r25,1967 Li da s a nv .COMELEC Li da s a nv .COMELEC I . Doc t r i ne/ La w §1,RA 4790–Bar r i osTogai g,Madal um,Ba yanga ,La ngkong, Sar akan, Ka t bo, Di gakapan, Ma gabo, Tabangao, Ti ongko, Col odan, Kabamaka wan, Kapa t a gan, Bongabong, Ai pang, Da gowan,Baki ki s ,Bungabung,Los ai n,Ma t i mosandMa gol a t ung, i nt heMuni c i pal i t i e sofBut i gandBal aba gan,Pr ovi nc eofLana o de lSur ,ar es e par a t e df r om s ai d muni c i pal i t i e sand c ons t i t ut e d i nt oadi s t i nc tandi nde pe nde ntmuni c i pal i t yoft hes amepr ovi nc e t obeknownast heMuni c i pal i t yofDi ana t on,Pr ovi nc eofLanao de lSur .Thes e a tofgove r nme ntoft hemuni c i pal i t ys hal lbei n Togai g. Li mi t a t i onuponl e gi s l a t i vepowe r . - Congr e s si st or e f r ai nf r om c ongl ome r a t i on,unde r one s t a t ut e ,ofhe t e r oge nouss ubj e c t s . - Thet i t l eoft hebi l li st obec ouc he di nal angua ges uffic i e ntt o not i f yt hel e gi s l a t or sand t hepubl i coft hei mpor toft he s ubj e c toft hebi l l . Asi ts t ands ,t we l vebar r i osar et r ans f e r r e df r om t hepr ovi nc e ofCot aba t ot oLanaoDe lSur .Thi sboughtaboutac hangei n t heboundar i e soft het wopr ovi nc e s . The OP r e c omme nde d t o COMELEC t os us pe nd t he ope r a t i on oft hes t a t ut eunt i l“ t hes i t ua t i on i sc l ar i fie d by c or r e c t i ngl e gi s l a t i on. ” Come l e cde c l ar e dt ha tt hes t a t ut e" s houl dbei mpl e me nt e d unl e s sde c l ar e d unc ons t i t ut i onalby t he Supr e me Cour t . " He nc e ,t hi sc as e . Pe t i t i one rLi das anr e l i e supont hec ons t i t ut i onalr e qui r e me nt t ha t“nobi l lwhi c hma ybee nac t e di nt ol a ws hal le mbr ac e mor et hanones ubj e c twhi c hs hal lbee xpr e s s e di nt het i t l eof t hebi l l . ” I I I .I s s ue WON t het i t l eofRA 4790vi ol a t e st hec ons t i t ut i onalr e qui r e me nt . YES I V.Ra t i o/ LegalBas i s I I . Fac t soft heCas e OnJ une18,1966,t hePr e s i de nts i gne di nt oRA 4790,whi c h i se nt i t l e d" AnAc tCr e a t i ngt heMuni c i pal i t yofDi ana t on i nt hePr ovi nc eofLanaode lSur . " I tc amet ol i ghtl a t e rt ha tt we l vebar r i osme nt i one di nt he Ac tar ewi t hi nt hePr ovi nc eofCot aba t oandnotofLanaode l Sur . Pr ompt e d by t he c omi ng e l e c t i ons ,Come l e c adopt e di t s r e s ol ut i on ofAugus t15,1967,whi c hr e s ol ve dt ha tt he bar r i os me nt i one d i n RA 4790 wi l lc ompr i s e t he Muni c i pal i t yofDi ana t onr e gar dl e s sofwhi c hpr ovi nc et he bar r i oi ss i t ua t e d. GRNO:L28089 PONENTE:S ANCHEZ,J . ,ENBANC Thes ubj e c toft hes t a t ut emus tbe" e xpr e s s e di nt het i t l e"oft hebi l l . Compl i anc ei si mpe r a t i ve ,gi ve nt hef ac tt ha tt heCons t i t ut i ondoe s note xac tofCongr e s st heobl i ga t i ont or e addur i ngi t sde l i be r a t i ons t hee nt i r et e xtoft hebi l l . Thet e s toft hes uffic i e nc yofat i t l ei swhe t he rornoti ti smi s l e adi ng. At i t l ewhi c hi ss ounc e r t ai nt ha tt hea ve r a gepe r s onr e adi ngi twoul d notbei nf or me doft hepur pos eoft hee na c t me ntorputoni nqui r yas t oi t sc ont e nt s ,i sbad. I t ss ubs t anc er a t he rt han i t sf or m s houl d bec ons i de r e d,and t he pur pos eoft hec ons t i t ut i onalr e qui r e me nt ,ofgi vi ng not i c et o al l pe r s onsi nt e r e s t e d,s houl dbeke pti nmi ndbyt hec our t . TOPI C:Par t sofaSt a t ut e ;Ti t l e SUBJ ECT:SCON Downloaded by Nathaniel Rene Palco (ngpalco@up.edu.ph) lOMoARcPSD|20899946 KARLO’ SDI GEST Oc t obe r25,1967 Li da s a nv .COMELEC Li da s a nv .COMELEC I nt hi sc as e ,t het i t l eofRA 4790pr oj e c t st hei mpr e s s i ont ha ts ol e l y t hepr ovi nc eofLanaode lSuri saffe c t e dbyt hec r e a t i onofDi ana t on. Nott hes l i ght e s ti nt i ma t i oni st he r et ha tc ommuni t i e si nt hea dj ac e nt pr ovi nc eofCot aba t o ar ei nc or por a t e di nt hi sne w Lanao de lSur t own. Fort her e as onsgi ve n,wevot et ode c l ar eRe publ i cAc t4790nul land voi d,and t opr ohi bi tr e s ponde ntCommi s s i on f r om i mpl e me nt i ng t hes amef ore l e c t or alpur pos e s . Thebane f ule ffe c toft hede f e c t i vet i t l ehe r epr e s e nt e di snots o di ffic ul tt o pe r c e i ve .Suc ht i t l e di d noti nf or m t he me mbe r sof Congr e s sast ot hef ul li mpa c toft hel a w andi tke ptt hepubl i ci nt he dar kast owha tt ownsandpr ovi nc e swe r ea c t ual l yaffe c t e dbyt he bi l l . Wer ul et ha tRe publ i cAc t4790i snul landvoi d. ________________________________ Sugge s t i onwasmadet ha tRe publ i cAc t4790ma ys t i l lbes al va ge d wi t hr e f e r e nc et ot heni nebar r i osi nt hemuni c i pal i t i e si nLana ode l Sur .Howe ve r ,t hi si si mpr ope r . Ther ul es t a t e st ha tf orwhe r eapor t i on ofas t a t ut ei sr e nde r e d unc ons t i t ut i onalandt her e mai nde rval i d,t hepar t swi l lbes e par a t e d andt hec ons t i t ut i onalpor t i onuphe l d.Thi sr e mai nst obet r uei nt hi s c as e . Thef a c tt ha tonl y9pr ovi nc e soutoft heor i gi nal21woul dr e nde rt he s t a t ut eout s i deoft her e al m ofwha tCongr e s ss oughti tt obe .I not he r wor ds ,t her e mai ni ngval i dpor t i onst he r e ofc annotbes ai dt obet he r e s ul tofCongr e s s ’t r uei nt e nt i oni ne nac t i ngRA4 790. Addi t i onal l y ,i fuphe l d,t hene w muni c i pal i t yofDi a t anonwoul dnot s uffic i e nt l yc ompl ywi t ht her e qui r e me nt soft e r r i t or y ,i nc ome ,and popul a t i on. Re publ i cAc t4790i st husi ndi vi s i bl e ,andi ti sac c or di ngl ynul land voi di ni t st ot al i t y . V. Di s pos i t i on GRNO:L28089 PONENTE:S ANCHEZ,J . ,ENBANC TOPI C:Par t sofaSt a t ut e ;Ti t l e SUBJ ECT:SCON Downloaded by Nathaniel Rene Palco (ngpalco@up.edu.ph)