CAMID VS OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, GR No. 161414, January 17, 2! (ARTICLE X Section 10: Creation, Abolition, Change of boundaries FACTS: This is a !etition for Certiorari arguing the e"istence of #unici!alit$ of Andong Andong in Lanao %el Sur& This decision ha'e noted the earlier decision of elae) *here the E"ecuti'e orders of +orer resident #aca!agal creating -- #unici!alities of Lanao %el Sur *as considered null and 'oid due to undue delegation of legislati'e !o*ers& Aong the annu annull lled ed e"ec e"ecut uti' i'e e orde orders rs is E.10 E.10/ / crea creati ting ng Andon ndong& g& The !etitioner herein re!resents re!resents hiself as resident resident of Andong Andong (as a !ri'ate !ri'ate citi)en citi)en and ta"! a"!a$e a$er& r& Caid contendsargues the follo*ing:
(1 #unic #unici!a i!alit lit$ $ of Andon ndong g e'ol' e'ol'ed ed into into a fullb fullblo* lo*n n unici unici!al !alit$ it$ (sinc (since e there there is a co!lete set of officials a!!ointed to handle essential tas2s and ser'ices, it has its o*n high school, 3ureau of ost, %ECS office, etc& (4 1/ baranga$s *ith chairan5 (- he noted agencies and !ri'ate grou!s recogni)ing Andong and also the CE6R. and %E6R Certification of land area and !o!ulation of Andong& In the Certification of %IL7, there is an enueration of e"isting unici!alities including 18 0f 0f th the -- #unici!alities #unici!alities in'alidated in'alidated in elae) elae) Case& Caid finds this as an abuse abu se of disc retion ret ion and une9ua une9uall treat treaten entt for Ando Andong& ng& Li2e* Li2e*ise ise,, Caid Caid insist insists s the continuing of E. 10/, arguing that in #unici!alit$ of San 6arciso '& on& #ende), the Court affired in a2ing San Andres a de facto unici!al cor!oration& San Andres *as created through an e"ecuti'e order& Thus, this !etition& ISS"E: ;het ;hether her or not not the the #uni #unici! ci!al alit$ it$ of Ando Andong ng be recogn recogni)e i)ed d as a de fact facto o unici un ici !al cor!o cor!orat ration ion HE#D: SECTION 10. No province, city, municipality, or barangay may be created, divided, merged, abolished, or its boundary substantially altered, ecept in accordance !ith the criteria established in the "ocal #overnment Code and sub$ect to approval by a ma$ority o% the votes cast in a plebiscite in the political units directly a%%ected. chan
#unici!al cor!orations a$ e"ist b$ !rescri!tion *here it is sho*n that the counit$ has claied and e"ercised cor!orate functions, *ith the 2no*ledge and ac9uiescence of the the legislature, and *ithout *ithout interru!tion interru!tion or ob
(1 The E"ecuti'e .rder creating in elae) Case,
San Andres
*as not in'alidated
(4 The unici!alit$ e"isted for -0 $ears before it *as 9uestioned and (- The unici!alit$ *as classified as a fifth class unici!alit$ and *as included in the legislati'e district in the ouse of Re!resentati'es a!!ortionent& ( 3 A n $o n % $ & $ n o ' ( ) ) ' ' * ) r ) +u & &' ) ) ' - y # o a / G o 0) r n () n ' Co $) o 1 1 S) . 42 3a r. $ r) %a r$ &n % (un&&3a/&'&) r)a')$ -y ))u'&0) or$)r& It sa$s: #unici!alities e"isting as of the date of the effecti'it$ of this Code shall continue to e"ist and o!erate as such& E"isting unici!al districts organi)ed !ursuant to !residential issuances or e"ecuti'e orders and *hich ha'e their res!ecti'e set of electi'e unici!al officials holding office at the tie of the effecti'it$ of this Code shall henceforth be considered as regular unici!alities& (C The failure to a!!ro!riate funds for Andong and the absence of elections in the unici!alit$ are elo9uent indicia (indicators that the State does not recogni)e the e"istence of the unici!alit$& (% The .rdinance a!!ended in the 1>8/ Constitution (*hich a!!ortioned seats for the ouse of Re!resentati'es to the different legislati'e districts in the hili!!ines, enuer ates the 'ariou s unici!alities enco!assed in the 'arious districts did not include Andong&