Facts: During the 12th congress, Congress enacted into law R.A.

9009, which took effect on June 30 2001,

amended section 450 of the LGC by increasing the annual income requirements for conversion of
municipality into city from 20 million to 100 million. After the effectivity of R.A. 9009, HR adopted Joint
Resolution no. 29, which sought to exempt the 24 municipalities whose cityhood bills was not approved
in the 11th congress, However the 12th congress ended without the Senate approving.

During the 13th congress the HR re-adopted J.R. no. 29 however the Senate failed to approved the J.R.
The 16 municipalities filed their own cityhood bills contained a common provision exempting all the 16
municipalities from the P100 million requirement of R.A 9009 .

On Dec. 22 2006, The HR approved the cityhood bills. The Senate also approved the bills, except of Naga
and Cebu that was approved on another date. The Cityhood laws direct the COMELEC to hold the
plebiscite to determine whether the voters in each municipality is in favor of their conversion into a city.

Petitioner filed the present petition to declare the Cityhood laws unconstitutional for violation of Sec.10,
Art X of the constitution and violation of the equal protection clause.

Issues: 1. WON the Cityhood laws violate Sec.10 of art. X of the Constitution

2. WON the Cityhood laws violate the equal protection clause

Held:

The cityhood laws violate Sec. 6 and 10 of