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Practice question: Non-registrable Properties (Civil Code, Art. 420)

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Practice question

An approved plan exists but contains no required classification certification or supporting statutory showing. The applicant says survey approval alone proves alienability. Which is correct?
  1. Survey approval and classification proof are distinct requirements
  2. Every approved survey necessarily releases the land
  3. A survey creates private ownership automatically
  4. The court must presume all State land disposable
  5. A map’s color alone supplies the legal act

Legal references

  • Civil Code RA386: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html Articles420–422.
  • RA11573: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2021/ra_11573_2021.html Section7.
  • Republic v Heirs of Laudes GR256194 January31,2024 MAIN: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2024/jan2024/gr_256194_2024.html MAIN classification evidence.

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