TAN vs. COMELEC G.R. No. 73155 July 11, 1986 TAN TAN vs. COMELEC COMELEC G.R. No. 73155 July 11, 1986 Governin l!"# Ar$ %& 'e(. 3 o) Cons$i$u$ion in rel!$ion $o 'e(. 197 o) Lo(!l Govern*en$ Co+e !($s# T-is (!se "!s ro*$e+ ro*$e+ /y $-e en!($*en$ en!($*en$ o) 0!$!s 0!$!s !*/!ns! !*/!ns! 0l. 885, An A($ A($ Cre!$in Cre!$in ! Ne" rovin(e in $-e &sl!n+ o) Neros $o /e 2no"n !s $-e rovin(e o) Neros +el Nor$e, ee($ive 4e(. 3, 1985. Ci$ies o) 'il!y, C!+i !n+ '!n C!rlos !n+ $-e *uni(i!li$ies o) C!l!$r!v!, T!/oso, Es(!l!n$e, '!!y, M!n!l!, i($ori!s, E.R. M!!lon!, !n+ '!lv!+or 0ene+i($o roose+ $o /elon $o $-e ne" rovin(e. ursu!n$ $o !n+ in i*le*en$!$ion i*le*en$!$ion o) $-is l!", $-e COMELEC s(-e+ule+ ! le/is(i$e )or J!nu!ry 3, 1986. e$i$ioners e$i$ioners oose+, oose+, lin ! (!se )or ro-i/i$ion ro-i/i$ion !n+ (on$en+in $-!$ $-e 0.. 885 is un(ons$i$u$ion!l !n+ no$ in (o*le$e !((or+ "i$- $-e Lo(!l Govern*en$ Co+e /e(!use# : T-e vo$ers o) $-e !ren$ rovin(e rovin(e o) Neros O((i+en$!l, o$-er $-!n $-ose livin "i$-in $-e $erri$ory o) $-e ne" rovin(e o) Neros +el Nor$e, "ere no$ in(lu+e+ in $-e le/is(i$e. : T-e !re! "-i(- "oul+ (o*rise $-e ne" rovin(e o) Neros +el Nor$e "oul+ only /e !/ou$ ;,856.56 s<. 2*., "-i(- is lesser $-!n $-e *ini*u* !re! res(ri/e+ /y $-e overnin s$!$u$e, 'e(. 197 o) LGC. &ssue# =ON $-e le/is(i$e "!s le!l !n+ (o*lie+ "i$- $-e (ons$i$u$ion!l re ?'e(. 3. No rovin(e, (i$y, *uni(i!li$y or /!rrio *!y /e (re!$e+, +ivi+e+, *ere+, !/olis-e+, or i$s /oun+!ry su/s$!n$i!lly !l$ere+ e@(e$ in !((or+!n(e !((or+!n(e "i$- $-e (ri$eri! es$!/lis-e+ es$!/lis-e+ in $-e Lo(!l Govern*en$ Co+e, !n+ su/e($ $o $-e !rov!l !rov!l /y ! *!ori$y o) $-e vo$es in ! le/is(i$e in $-e uni$ or uni$s !e($e+B NO. Del+# =-enever ! rovin(e is (re!$e+, +ivi+e+ or *ere+ !n+ $-ere is su/s$!n$i!l !l$er!$ion o) $-e /oun+!ries, ?$-e !rov!l !rov!l o) ! *!ori$y o) vo$es in $-e le/is(i$e in $-e uni$ or uni$s !e($e+B *us$ rs$ /e o/$!ine+. T-e (re!$ion o) $-e roose+ ne" rovin(e o) Neros +el Nor$e "ill ne(ess!rily resul$ in $-e +ivision !n+ !l$er!$ion o) $-e e@is$in /oun+!ries o) Neros O((i+en$!l !ren$ rovin(e. l!in !n+ si*le loi( "ill +e*ons$r!$e $-!$ $"o oli$i(!l uni$s "oul+ /e !e($e+. T-e rs$ "oul+ /e $-e !ren$ rovin(e o) Neros O((i+en$!l /e(!use i$s /oun+!ries "oul+ /e su/s$!n$i!lly !l$ere+. T-e o$-er !e($e+ en$i$y "oul+ /e (o*ose+ o) $-ose in $-e !re! su/$r!($e+ )ro* $-e *o$-er rovin(e $o (ons$i$u$e $-e roose+ rovin(e o) Neros +el Nor$e. !re+es vs. E@e(u$ive G.R. No. 556;8 s-oul+ no$ /e $!2en !s ! +o($rin!l or (o*ellin re(e+en$. R!$-er, $-e +issen$in vie" o) Jus$i(e A/!+ '!n$os is !li(!/le, $o "i$# ?"-en $-e Cons$i$u$ion se!2s o) ?$-e uni$ or uni$s !e($e+B i$ *e!ns !ll o) $-e eole o) $-e *uni(i!li$y i) $-e *uni(i!li$y is $o /e +ivi+e+ su(- !s in $-e (!se !$ /!r or o) $-e eole o) $"o or *ore *uni(i!li$ies i) $-ere /e ! *erer.B T-e re*!inin re*!inin or$ion o) $-e !ren$ !ren$ rovin(e is !s *u(- !n !re! !e($e+. T-e T-e su/s$!n$i!l !l$er!$ion o) $-e /oun+!ries o) $-e !ren$ rovin(e, no$ $o *en$ion $-e !+verse e(ono*i( ee($s i$ *i-$ suer, elo
TAN VS COMELEC F1; 'CRA 7;7H A le/is(i$e )or (re!$in ! ne" rovin(e s-oul+ in(lu+e $-e !r$i(i!$ion o) $-e resi+en$s o) $-e *o$-er rovin(e in or+er $o (on)or* $o $-e (ons$i$u$ion!l re
