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Sunday, October 24, 2010

News: SC says Dinagat Islands not a Province Anymore

Surigao del Norte (October 22) -- It's final, the Supreme Court (SC) has finally recorded an Entry of Judgment to its decision dated February 10, 2010 nullifying a law that created the province of Dinagat Islands.

In an interview, Atty. Victor Bernal, one of the 3 petitioners said the entry of judgment was already made last May 18, 2010 and that they only received a copy on October 05, 2010 from the Deputy Clerk of Court & Chief, Judicial Records Office of the Supreme Court, Ma. Lourdes C. Perfecto.

"It means that the Supreme Court has affirmed the unconstitutionality of R.A. 9355 which created the province of Dinagat Islands," Bernal said.

The SC maintained that Dinagat Islands did not meet either the land area or the population requirement for the creation of the province. More...

11 comments :

Anonymous said...

This is good news! Only the Ecleo clan got the benefits of having DI as a separate province.

Anonymous said...

bitaw!

Anonymous said...

too small to consider it as a province and not only that, mostly of the improvements falls only to San Jose where the Ecleo resides, and it wouldn't be fair to other municipalities.

Anonymous said...

at last! answered prayers

Anonymous said...

tendency that you'll be wearing a ring someday to live in your hometown, and that's a big no..no..

Anonymous said...

and what do you do if all the singsingan all over the country will be flocking to your hometown because they would think they owned the whole island because the peoples that governed the place are their leaders...

Anonymous said...

dako na samok jaon! mas marajaw kon sila an ato pahawaon!

Anonymous said...

mao gajod, maajo nang kaila ra nimo tanan kay murag safe ka...

Anonymous said...

patay an gayay!kun-o man ini ma implement kay magpa litson ko. hamok gajud an mamalit

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Anonymous said...

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