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Practice question: Decree of Registration

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Practice question

Valid registration proceedings satisfy the jurisdictional requirements. The government later argues it cannot be bound under 31 solely because its branch was not individually named although properly included in the statutory general notice. Which is best?
  1. Section 31 expressly extends conclusiveness to government and branches under its stated general-description framework.
  2. Government branches are categorically excluded from 31.
  3. Individual naming is always indispensable despite the stated provision.
  4. Any valid decree binds only the private applicant.
  5. The government may ignore every judgment without a legal ground.

Legal references

  • PD1529 Sections31-34 and44: https://lawphil.net/statutes/presdecs/pd1978/pd_1529_1978.html

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