1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines
10
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Provision
- 10
- Source language
- English
- Recorded status
- in force
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- Recorded status
- in force
Provision text
Official sourceSECTION 10. 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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1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines · wipo.int · Retrieved 18 August 2026.
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