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Practice question: Acts of Public Officers

Essay Medium Jurisprudence

Practice question

A claim is expressly governed solely by Administrative Code section 38(1). Explain why a later reversal of an official decision does not itself establish the personal liability threshold, while preserving the need to examine other statutes in a different case.

Legal references

  • https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html — Civil Code, articles 27 and32.
  • https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/48330 — Vinzons-Chato v Fortune Tobacco, GR 141309, December 23 2008, main resolution: particular legal injury and public duty.
  • https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2024/jun2024/gr_234680_2024.html — Supreme Court GR 234680, June 2024, main opinion: Administrative Code Book I section 38.

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