Practice question
A lawful temporary order closes part of a national road for an actual emergency for five days. After the emergency ends, a private developer asserts that the order permanently withdrew the road from public use and authorized purchase. No separate lawful permanent-closure or disposal authority exists. Which is correct?
- The five-day order automatically transfers ownership.
- The temporary authority does not itself create permanent withdrawal or disposal rights.
- National-road ownership automatically passes to the mayor.
- The developer acquires title by making the assertion.
- Every emergency closure necessarily becomes permanent.
Legal references
- Republic Act No. 7160, Section 21: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1991/ra_7160_1991.html
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