Practice question
A city declares that no hospital accepting paying patients can be charitable for constitutional real-property exemption purposes. A genuine charitable hospital treats both paying and indigent patients in the disputed building, which is actually, directly and exclusively used for hospital treatment. Evaluate the city’s stated categorical ground using Lung Center.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article VI: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
- Lung Center of the Philippines v. Quezon City, G.R. No. 144104, June 29, 2004, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2004/jun2004/gr_144104_2004.html
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