BP 337 Section 134

Manner of Creation.

Section 134

SEC. 134. Manner of Creation.—A municipality may be created, named and its boundaries defined, altered or modified only by an Act of the Batasang Pambansa, subject to the approval by a majority of the votes cast in a plebiscite to be held in the unit or units affected. Except as may otherwise be provided in said Act, the plebiscite shall be conducted by the Commission on Elections within one hundred twenty days from the date of its effectivity.

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CitationBP 337 Section 134 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

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