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1987 Constitution of the Philippines
Art. 10, Sec. 101987 Constitution, Art. X, Sec. 10
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1987 Constitution of the Philippines
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No province, city, municipality, or barangay may be created, divided, merged, abolished, or its boundary substantially altered, except in accordance with the criteria established in the local government code and subject to approval by a majority of the votes cast in a plebiscite in the political units directly affected.
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