Practice question
What is the central State-ownership principle underlying the Regalian doctrine?
- All land necessarily belongs to the first occupant
- All lands of the public domain and the natural resources identified by the Constitution belong to the State
- Every tax declaration creates a government grant
- All forest land is freely disposable
- Every unregistered parcel is automatically privately owned
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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