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Practice question: Eminent Domain

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

Which declaration does Section19 use as the stated basis for the provisional 15% valuation?
  1. The current tax declaration of the property
  2. The candidate’s campaign declaration
  3. An unrelated property’s declaration
  4. Only the oldest historical declaration
  5. The mayor’s private wish

Legal references

  • RA7160 Local Government Code: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1991/ra_7160_1991.html Section19 provisional-possession deposit.
  • Masikip v. City of Pasig, GR136349, January23 2006, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2006/jan2006/gr_136349_2006.html Genuine necessity and public-use holdings.

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