Practice question
A private surveyor signs a plan stating only that a lot is “available,” without the designated DENR status, sworn statutory certification or land-classification references required by RA 11573. The applicant insists any survey automatically proves alienability. What is correct?
- Every survey has the effect of a proclamation
- Only the survey’s paper size matters
- RA 11573 section 7 specifies a designated DENR geodetic-engineer certification and its required content; the stated private notation is not automatically its equivalent
- A survey abolishes the need for a legally classified parcel
- The applicant may erase State ownership by choosing a label
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html — Constitution, Article XII section 2
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2021/ra_11573_2021.html — RA 11573, sections 6–7
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2022/feb2022/gr_213207_2022.html — Republic v. Pasig Rizal Co., Inc., G.R. No. 213207, February 15, 2022, main opinion
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