Practice question
A citizen seeks disclosure of constitutionally public information about a public-land transaction and relies on the public-right basis recognized in Chavez. A defense demands proof that the citizen is the intended private buyer of the land. Which is best?
- Only an intended purchaser can ever assert a public right to information.
- Paying a higher purchase price automatically determines standing.
- The citizen automatically obtains title by filing.
- Every disclosure claim necessarily proves the transaction unlawful.
- Chavez's public-right standing analysis did not require the citizen to be a competing purchaser.
Legal references
- Pascual v. Secretary of Public Works, G.R. L-10405, December29,1960, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1960/dec1960/gr_l-10405_1960.html
- Chavez v. Public Estates Authority, G.R.133250, July9,2002, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2002/jul2002/gr_133250_2002.html
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