RA 8251 Section 3

Corporate Powers of the City of Las Piñas.

Section 3

SEC. 3. Corporate Powers of the City of Las Piñas. – The City constitutes a political body corporate and as such is endowed with the attribute of perpetual succession and possessed of the powers which pertain to a municipal corporation, to be exercised in conformity with the provisions of this charter. The City shall have the following corporate powers: To have a continuous succession in its corporate name; To sue and be sued; To have and use a corporate seal; To acquire and convey real or personal property; To enter into contracts; and To exercise such other powers as are granted to corporations, subject to the limitations provided in this Act and other laws.

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CitationRA 8251 Section 3 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

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