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Aquino vs. Municipality of Aklan
Aquino vs. Municipality of Aklan
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VELASCO, JR., J.:
The Facts
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The Issues
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5 Yusay v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 156684, April 6, 2011, 647 SCRA
269, 276-277.
6 The Municipal Council of Lemery, Batangas v. The Provincial Board
of Batangas, 56 Phil. 260 (1931).
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7 Id.
8 Galicto v. Aquino, G.R. No. 193978, February 28, 2012, 667 SCRA
150, 167.
9 G.R. No. 150270, November 26, 2008, 571 SCRA 617, 633.
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10 Section 30.
Review of Executive Orders.·
(a) Except as otherwise provided under the Constitution and special
statutes, the governor shall review all executive orders promulgated by
the component city or municipal mayor within his jurisdiction. The city
or municipal mayor shall review all executive orders promulgated by the
punong barangay within his jurisdiction. Copies of such orders shall be
forwarded to the governor or the city or municipal mayor, as the case
may be, within three (3) days from their issuance. In all instances of
review, the local chief executive concerned shall ensure that such
executive orders are within the powers granted by law and in conformity
with provincial, city, or municipal ordinances.
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(b) If the governor or the city or municipal mayor fails to act on said
executive orders within thirty (30) days after their submission, the same
shall be deemed consistent with law and therefore valid.
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25771, March 29, 1982, 113 SCRA 107, 129; Metropolitan Bank and Trust
Company, Inc. v. National Wages and Productivity Commission, G.R. No.
144322, February 6, 2007, 514 SCRA 346; and Lu Ym v. Nabua, G.R. No.
161309, February 23, 2005, 452 SCRA 298, 311.
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18 Section 16.
General Welfare.·Every local government unit
shall exercise the powers expressly granted, those necessarily implied
therefrom, as well as powers necessary, appropriate, or incidental for its
efficient and effective governance, and those which are essential to the
promotion of the general welfare. Within their respective territorial
jurisdictions, local government units shall ensure and support, among
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Illegality of structures
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24 Id., at p. 191.
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