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Practice question: Regalian Doctrine (Const., Art. XII, Sec. 2)

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Explain why long occupation and payment of property taxes do not alone overcome the Regalian doctrine for land remaining in an inalienable public classification.

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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