III.

Types of Municipal Corporations/Local Government Units

i. Municipal Corporations (Art X, Sec 1, 1987 Constitution)
1. Province (Sec 459 of LGC of 1991)
2. City (Sec 448 of LGC of 1991)
3. Municipality (Sec 440 of LGC of 1991)
4. Barangay (Sec 384 of LGC of 1991)
5. Autonomous Regions in Muslim Mindanao & Cordilleras (Art 10, Secs 1, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20 &
21, 1987 Constitution, RA No. 6734 as amended by RA 9054, Administrative Order No. 220)

Limbona v. Mangelin
Abbas, et al. vs. COMELEC, G.R. No. 89651, November 10, 1989
Disomangcop, et al. vs. DPWH, G.R. NO. 149848 : November 25, 2004
Cordillera Broad Coalition vs. COA, G.R. No. 79956, January 29, 1990
Ordillo vs. COMELEC, G.R. No. 93504, December 4, 1990

6. Special Metropolitan Political Subdivisions (Art 10, Sec 11 of 1987 Philippine Constitution)
- RA 7924

MMDA vs. Bel-Air Village Association, Inc., G.R. No. 135965, March 27, 2000
MMDA v. Garin, G.R. No. 130230, April 15, 2005

IV. Creation, conversion, merger, division, alteration and abolition of local governments
ii. Creation and dissolution

Sema v. Comelec, G.R. No. 177597, July 16, 2008

Camid vs. Office of the President, G.R. No. 161414, January 17, 2005
Senator Alvarrez, et al. vs. Guingona, Jr., et al., G.R. No. 118303, January 31, 1996
League of Cities of the Philippines [LCP], et al. v. COMELEC, et al. G.R. No. 176951
[consolidated with G.R. No. 177499 and 1780566], Nov. 18, 2008 to April 12,
2011 (5 Decisions)

iii. Authority (Sec 6, Ra 7160)

iv. Requisites/ Limitations on Creation & Conversion (Art X, Sec 10 of 1987 Constitution)
- Plebiscite (Sec 10, LGC of 1991)

Tan, et al. vs. COMELEC, et al., G.R. No. 73155, July 11, 1986
Padilla, Jr. vs. COMELEC, G.R. No. 103328, October 19, 1992
Grino, et al. vs. COMELEC, et al., G.R. No. 105120, September 2, 1992
Lopez, Jr. vs. COMELEC, G.R. No. L-56022 (consolidate with G.R. No. L- 56124),
May 31, 1985), May 31, 1985

v. Verifiable Indicators of Viability and Projected Capacity to provide services (Sec 7 of LGC)
1. Income
2. Population
3. Land Area

Alvarez v. Guingona, G.R. No. 118303. January 31, 1996

Mariano, Jr., et al. vs. COMELEC, G.R. No. 118577, March 7, 1995

vi. Other Constitutional limitations, e.g., Bill of Rights

vii. Corporate existence - Sec. 14, LGC
viii. Division and Merger & Abolition (Secs 8 & 9 of LGC of 1991)
ix. De facto municipal corporations

Malabang, et al. vs. Benito, et al., GR No. L-28113, March 28, 1969
Emmanuel Pelaez vs. Auditor General, GR No. L-23825, December 24, 1965
Municipality of San Narciso, Quezon vs. Mendez, Sr., GR No. 103702, Dec. 24, 1994
Municipality of Candijay, Bohol vs. CA, GR No. 116702, December 28, 1995
Municipality of Jimenez v. Baz Jr, supra