CASE TITLE: Umali v. v. COMELEC KEY TAKE-AWAY : Conversion to a highly-urbanized city is substantial alteration of boundaries governed by Sec. 10, Art. X and resultantly, said provision applies, governs and prevails over Sec. !" of the #$C. %A&'($) *+(SC)A: April , 01($.). *o. 0" /+*'*&': '#ASC+, )., . /'&2&2+*'): A3)'#2+ 4. 34A#2 )'S/+*%'*&: C+442SS2+* +* '#'C&2+*S, 3#23S C'SA) . ')$A)A, and &5' C2&6 $+')*4'*& +7 CA8A*A&3A* *A4' +7 /')S+* 95+ 4A%' %2$'S&: +9%6#6* #'' FACTS: Petition: Petition for Certiorari and Prohibition with prayer for injunctive relief Factual Antecedents: +n uly uly 11, 11, 011 011,, the the Sang Sanggu guni nian ang g /angl anglun ungs gsod od of Caba Cabana natu tuan an City City pass passed ed )esol esolut ution ion *o. *o. 1"1"-0 011 11,, re;u re;uest esting ing the /resi /reside dent nt to decla declare re the the conver conversio sion n of Cabanatuan City fro< a co
53C?. Acceding to the re;uest, the /resident issued /residential /rocla&he C+4'#'C based this resolution on Sec. !" of the #ocal $overn#$C?.? &hus, /etitioner /etitioner argues that #$3? directly aected to vote in a plebiscit plebiscite e Bhenever Bhenever there is a
rights rights and respons responsibili ibilities ties.. &he phrase phrase @;ualie @;ualied d voters voters ther therei ein@ n@ used used in Sec. Sec. !" !" of the the #$C #$C shou should ld then then be interpr interpreted eted to refer refer to the ;ualied ;ualied voters voters of the units directly directly aected by the conversion and not =ust those in the co)A? 0, the plebiscite held Bas li
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alteration of the boundaries is sub=ect to the approval by a