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Reynaldo O. Malonzo, In His Capacity As City Mayor Of Caloocan City, Oscar Malapitan, In His Capacity As Vice-Mayor Of Caloocan City, Chito Abel, Benjamin Manlapig, Edgar Erice, Dennis Padilla, Zaldy Dolarte, Luis Tito Varela, Susan Punzalan, Henry Camayo, In Their Capacities As Members Of The Sangguniang Panlungsod Of Caloocan City Vs Hon. Ronaldo B. Zamora, In His Capacity As Executive Secretary, Hon. Ronaldo V. Puno, In His Capacity As Under-Secretary Of The Department Of Interior And Local Government, And Eduardo Tibor

REYNALDO O. MALONZO, in his capacity as City Mayor of Caloocan City, OSCAR MALAPITAN, in his capacity as Vice-Mayor of Caloocan City, CHITO ABEL, BENJAMIN MANLAPIG, EDGAR ERICE, DENNIS PADILLA, ZALDY DOLARTE, LUIS TITO VARELA, SUSAN PUNZALAN, HENRY CAMAYO, in their capacities as Members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Caloocan City, petitioners, vs. HON. RONALDO B. ZAMORA, in his capacity as Executive Secretary, HON. RONALDO V. PUNO, in his capacity as Under-secretary of the Department of Interior and Local Government, and EDUARDO TIBOR, respondents.

G.R. No. 137718 | 1999-07-27

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ROMERO, J.:

Consistent with the doctrine that local government does not mean the creation of imperium in imperii or a state within a State, the Constitution has vested the President of the Philippines the power of general supervision over local government units.[1] Such grant of power includes the power of discipline over local officials, keeping them accountable to the public, and seeing to it that their acts are kept within the bounds of law. Needless to say, this awesome supervisory power, however, must be exercised judiciously and with utmost circumspection so as not to transgress the avowed constitutional...