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    The Supreme Court ruled that the province of Ifugao alone cannot validly constitute the Cordillera Autonomous Region (CAR). The Constitution requires that an autonomous region consist of more than one constituent unit, such as multiple provinces, cities, municipalities, and geographical areas that share common history, culture, economy and society. The Organic Act establishing the CAR also refers to the regional government exercising powers over multiple provinces within the autonomous region. Therefore, for Ifugao to become an autonomous region, it needs to join with other contiguous provinces, cities and municipalities rather than constituting a single-province region.

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    The Supreme Court ruled that the province of Ifugao alone cannot validly constitute the Cordillera Autonomous Region (CAR). The Constitution requires that an autonomous region consist of more than one constituent unit, such as multiple provinces, cities, municipalities, and geographical areas that share common history, culture, economy and society. The Organic Act establishing the CAR also refers to the regional government exercising powers over multiple provinces within the autonomous region. Therefore, for Ifugao to become an autonomous region, it needs to join with other contiguous provinces, cities and municipalities rather than constituting a single-province region.

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    The Supreme Court ruled that the province of Ifugao alone cannot validly constitute the Cordillera Autonomous Region (CAR). The Constitution requires that an autonomous region consist of more than one constituent unit, such as multiple provinces, cities, municipalities, and geographical areas that share common history, culture, economy and society. The Organic Act establishing the CAR also refers to the regional government exercising powers over multiple provinces within the autonomous region. Therefore, for Ifugao to become an autonomous region, it needs to join with other contiguous provinces, cities and municipalities rather than constituting a single-province region.

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    Ordillos v. COMELEC

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    CASE TITLE: Ordillos v.

    COMELEC majority are coming from the province of Ifugao) while an


    overwhelming majority (148,676) rejected the creation of
    KEY TAKE-AWAY: There can be no autonomous region the CAR. And since it was stated under Section 13(A) of the
    consisting of only one province. RA that only provinces and city voting favorably shall be
    included in the CAR; Ifugao being the only province, which
    DATE/GR NO/SCRA: December 4, 1990/ G.R. No. 93054 voted favorably alone, can then be the only one who legally
    PONENTE: GUTIERREZ, JR., J. and validly constitutes CAR. Thus the COMELEC issued
    PETITIONER: Assembly Member ALEXANDER P. ORDILLO, Resolution No 2259 stating that the Organic Act has been
    (Banaue), Ifugao Provincial Board Member CORAZON approved y majority votes cast only in the province of
    MONTINIG, (Mayoyao), Former Vice-Mayor MARTIN UDAN Ifugao. President issued AO 160 declaring that the Cordillera
    (Banaue), Municipal Councilors MARTIN GANO, (Lagawe), Executive Board and Cordillera Regional Assembly and all
    and TEODORO HEWE, (Hingyon), Barangay Councilman offices under Executive Order No. 220 were abolished in
    PEDRO W. DULAG (Lamut); Aguinaldo residents SANDY B. view of the ratification of the Organic Act.
    CHANGIWAN, and DONATO TIMAGO; Lamut resident REY Now, the petitioners maintain that there can be no valid
    ANTONIO; Kiangan residents ORLANDO PUGUON, and Cordillera Autonomous Region in only one province as the
    REYNAND DULDULAO; Lagawe residents TOMAS KIMAYONG, Constitution and Republic Act No. 6766 require that the said
    GREGORIO DANGO, GEORGE B. BAYWONG, and VICENTE Region be composed of more than one constituent unit.
    LUNAG; Hingyon residents PABLO M. DULNUAN and
    CONSTANCIO GANO; Mayoyao residents PEDRO M. BAOANG, ISSUES:
    LEONARDO IGADNA, and MAXIMO IGADNA; and Banaue W/N the province of Ifugao can be the only province
    residents PUMA-A CULHI, LATAYON BUTTIG, MIGUEL that makes up the Cordillera Autonomous Region.
    PUMELBAN, ANDRES ORDILLO, FEDERICO MARIANO, SANDY
    BINOMNGA, GABRIEL LIMMANG, ROMEO TONGALI, RUBEN
    BAHATAN, MHOMDY GABRIEL, and NADRES GHAMANG HELD:
    RESPONDENT: COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS; The Honorable No.
    FRANKLIN M. DRILON, Secretary of Justice; Hon. CATALINO The court ruled that the sole province of Ifugao cannot
    MACARAIG, Executive Secretary; The Cabinet Officer for validly constitue the CAR. It is explicit under Article X,
    Regional Development; Hon. GUILLERMO CARAGUE, Section 15 of the 1987 Constitution that:
    Secretary of Budget and Management; and Hon. ROSALINA "Section 15. There shall be created autonomous
    regions in Muslim Mindanao and in the Cordillera
    S. CAJUCOM, OIC, National Treasurer
    consisting of provinces, cities, municipalities
    NAME OF PERSON WHO MADE DIGEST: OWDYLYN LEE and geographical areas sharing common and
    distinctive historical and cultural heritage,
    FACTS: economic and social structures, and other relevant
    Petition: characteristics within the framework of this
    Constitution and the national sovereignty as well
    Factual Antecedents: as territorial integrity of the Republic of the
    There was a plebiscite held on January 30, 1990 concerning Philippines.
    RA 6766 which was about creating the Cordillera The keywords provinces, cities, municipalities and
    Autonomous Region. As a result of that plebiscite, COMELEC geographical areas connote that "region" is to be
    reported of having only 5,889 approval votes (where made up of more than one constituent unit. The term
    "region" used in its ordinary sense means two or This argument is also supported by Article 3,
    more provinces. This is supported by the fact that the Sections 1 and 2 of the statute that :
    thirteen (13) regions into which the Philippines is "SECTION 2. The Regional Government shall
    divided for administrative purposes are groupings of exercise powers and functions necessary for the
    contiguous provinces. In order to become a region, proper governance and development of all
    Ifugao needs to join other provinces, cities, provinces, cities, municipalities, and barangay or ili
    within the Autonomous Region . . ."
    municipalities, and geographical areas.
    The Congress never intended that a single province
    would constitute the autonomous region.

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