Practice question
A housing agency seeks to assist underprivileged residents but asserts that their poverty alone authorizes immediate taking of a small owner's lot and demolition of dwellings without law, humane procedures or consultation concerning resettlement. It cites only social justice. Which constitutional assessment is sound?
- Social-justice objectives must be pursued through the applicable legal safeguards, including respect for small property owners and humane lawful relocation processes
- The phrase social justice conclusively validates every agency method
- Small property owners have no rights under the housing provision
- Consultation is constitutionally forbidden whenever residents are poor
- A housing objective automatically transfers title to every occupant
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article XIII, Social Justice and Human Rights: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353; Sections 9 and 10.
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