Practice question
Officials propose compulsory acquisition of agricultural land under agrarian reform but claim social justice eliminates the constitutional requirement of just compensation. Which answer follows Article XIII, Section 4?
- Just compensation is never relevant to agrarian reform
- Only foreign landowners can receive compensation
- The constitutional agrarian-reform framework expressly remains subject to payment of just compensation
- The landowner's consent is the sole constitutional method of reform
- Any official may take land for personal use
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article XIII, Social Justice and Human Rights: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353; Section 4.
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