Practice question
Explain why a court can protect an otherwise lawful official act for public reliance while still concluding that its issuer lacks de jure title. Are those conclusions necessarily contradictory?
Legal references
- Gonzales v. COMELEC, G.R. Nos. L-28196 and L-28224, November 9, 1967, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1967/nov1967/gr_l-28196_1967.html
- General Manager, Philippine Ports Authority v. Monserate, G.R. No. 129616, April 17, 2002, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2002/apr2002/gr_129616_2002.html
- Civil Service Commission v. Unda, G.R. Nos. 213237 and 213331, September 13, 2017, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2017/sep2017/gr_213237_2017.html
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