Practice question
A pending application under the former Section 14 remained unresolved on September 1, 2021. The applicant offers to prove the amended twenty-year possession requirement and submit the new classification evidence. The opposing party insists that the court must apply only the old 1945 benchmark because filing predated RA 11573. What does Pasig Rizal direct?
- Old filing dates always bar the amendment
- The curative amendments apply retroactively to covered pending applications; the court must assess the amended requirements and allow appropriate additional classification evidence
- Every pending application is automatically approved
- The amendment makes forest land disposable without classification
- All procedural and ownership proof disappears
Legal references
- Republic v. Pasig Rizal Co., G.R. 213207, February 15, 2022, main opinion: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/68138
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