Practice question
A proposed statute purports to convey permanent private ownership of unextracted mineral deposits in situ and forest land merely because the buyer promises development. Discuss the constitutional alienability limit and distinguish it from lawful resource-utilization arrangements. Do not discuss sales of minerals already lawfully extracted.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article XII Sections 2 and 3: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
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