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Samson vs Aguirre G.R. No. 133076 September 22, 1999 FACS Moises S. Samson is incumbent councilor of 1st district of QC • He challenged the constitutionality of RA No. 855 ! creating the City of No"aliches out • of 15 barangays of Que#on City. Samson argues that RA 855 failed to conform to the $%C because& • o from the minutes of the 'ublic hearings conducted by the Senate Committee on $ocal %o"ernment! certifications as to income! 'o'ulation! and land area (ere N)* 'resented to Congress during the deliberations *he la( contained no s'ecification as to seat of go"ernment o no certification attesting to the fact that the mother local go"ernment unit! Que#on o City! (ould not be ad"ersely affected (as submitted Que#on City Council (as not furnished a co'y of the 'etition of concerned o barangays calling for the creation of the City of No"aliches !SS"# +,N RA 855 is constitutional- /S. RA!$ Re0uirement as to certification on com'liance (ith the income! 'o'ulation and land area is met *he bill that e"entually became R.A. No. 855 originated in the House of Re'resentati"es. Samson did not 'resent any 'roof that no certifications (ere submitted to the House Committee on $ocal %o"ernment. %o"ernment. *he 'resum'tion of regularity stands. Moreo"er! during the 'ublic hearings held by the Senate Committee on $ocal %o"ernment! resource 'ersons from NS)! ureau of $ocal %o"ernment 2inance 3$%24! $and Management ureau! M! and officials of Que#on City (ere 'resent. *he re'resentati"e from the $%2 estimated the combined a"erage annual income of the 1 barangays for the years 1665 and 1667 to be around 97!659!198.97 3:than the 9;M minimum re0uirement4. *he re'resentati"e from the NS) estimated the 'o'ulation in the barangays that (ould com'rise the 'ro'osed City of No"aliches to be around <=!1; 3: than the 15;!;;; re0uired4. *here is no need to consider the land area. >nder the $%C! other than the income re0uirement! the 'ro'osed city must ha"e the re0uisite re0uisite number of inhabitants inhabitants or land area. Com'liance Com'liance (ith either re0uirement! in addition to income! is sufficient. *he court also too? @udicial notice that No"aliches is no( highly urbani#ed.
*he official statements of the re'resentati"es could ser"e the same 'ur'ose contem'lated by la( re0uiring re0uiring certificates. certificates. *heir affirmati affirmation on as (ell as their oath as (itnesses (itnesses in o'en session of either the Senate or the House of Re'resentati"es gi"e e"en greater solemnity than a certification submitted to either chamber. Moreo"e Moreo"er! r! Samson Samson failed failed to sho( sho( that! that! aside aside from from the oral oral declarat declaration ionss during during the 'ublic 'ublic hearings! hearings! the re'resentat re'resentati"es i"es 'resent did not also also submit submit (ritten certifications certifications.. Samson Samson did not
'resent a co'y of the 'etition to 'ro"e that it (as (ithout the (ritten certifications attached as re0uired by la(. Samson failed to 'resent any concrete e"idence on the alleged ad"erse effect on Que#on City by the creation of the City of No"aliches QC Mayor smael Mathay! Br.! (as 'resent during the deliberations of the Senate Committee on $ocal %o"ernment! and made no mention of anything concerning such ad"erse effects. As chief eecuti"e of Que#on City! Mayor Mathay (ould be the first 'erson to 'rotest any de"elo'ment that might 'ro"e detrimental to Que#on City. *he fact that he did not raise any ad"erse issue during the 'ublic hearings is indicati"e of the nonDeistence of such negati"e issues. Also! in the 'lebiscite as contem'lated on R.A. 855! all 'ersons concerned (ill ha"e the o''ortunity to raise those issues e"en before they "ote *he omission of R.A. No. 855 to 'ro"ide for a seat of go"ernment is not fatal to its "alidity. >nder Section 19 of the $%C! (hich a''lies by "irtue of Section 5< of R.A. No. 855! the City of No"aliches can still establish a seat of go"ernment after its creation. +hile Section 19 s'ea?s of the site of go"ernment centers! such site can "ery (ell also be the seat of go"ernment! Efrom (here go"ernmental and cor'orate ser"ice shall be deli"ered.F 2ailure to furnish co'y to the QC Council (ill not render in"alid R.A. No. 855 *he e"ident 'ur'ose of this re0uirement is to inform the City Council of the mo"e to create another city and to enable it to formulate its comments and recommendations on said 'etition. *he Que#on City Council members are ob"iously a(are of the 'etition since matter has been (idely 'ublici#ed in the mass media. *he 'ro'osed creation of the City of No"aliches (ill in not result in a 'rohibited amendment of the Constitution *he ordinance a''ended to the Constitution merely a''ortions the seats of the House of Re'resentati"es to the different legislati"e districts in the country. No(here does it 'ro"ide that Metro Manila shall fore"er be com'osed of only 1= cities and munici'alities as claimed by 'etitioner.
