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Practice question: Public Service as Public Utility

Essay Medium Jurisprudence

Practice question

A business conducts both a nonlisted airport activity and a qualifying electricity-distribution service. Explain why a single broad label for the corporation cannot necessarily determine the classification of every operation.

Legal references

  • RA 11659, amending CA146, public-utility definition and national-security safeguards: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/94539
  • Signed March 20, 2023 implementing rules of RA11659, Sections 5-7 and 32-45: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/97017

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