Practice question
A lawful emergency measure temporarily directs a utility’s operations. An official asserts that the operational direction itself permanently transfers the utility’s private ownership to the Government. No acquisition law or other ownership basis is asserted. Which is correct?
- Temporary operational direction does not itself establish permanent acquisition of ownership
- Every temporary direction automatically nationalizes the business forever
- The utility becomes the official’s personal property
- The emergency eliminates all property protections
- A Cabinet resolution may redefine the Constitution
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353; Article XII, Sections 17–18.
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