Practice question
Compare the standing reasoning in Pascual's appropriation challenge and Chavez v. PEA's public-land/public-information litigation. Why should their reasoning not be compressed into a rule that merely paying a tax permits every suit?
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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