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Clementino Torralba, etal. Vs. Mun. of Sibagat etal

CLEMENTINO TORRALBA Petetioner vs. MUNICIPALITY OF SIBAGAT, Respondents.

G.R. No. L-59180 | 1987-01-29

D E C I S I O N


MELENCIO-HERRERA, J.:

Challenged in the instant Petition, as violative of Section 3, Article XI of the 1973 Constitution, is Batas Pambansa Blg. 56, enacted on 1 February 1980, creating the Municipality of Sibagat, Province of Agusan de Sur. The pertinent provisions of BP 56 read:

"Sec. 1 The barangay of Ilihan, Sinai, Sibagat, El Rio, Afga, Tabontabon, Perez, Magsaysay, Santa Cruz, Santa Maria, San Isido, Villagit, Del Rosario, Anahauan, Mahayahay, and San Vicente, all in the Municipality of Bayugan, Province of Agusan del Sur, are hereby separated from said municipality to form and constitute an independent...