Practice question
In a validly structured large-scale mineral assistance agreement, a contractor schedules routine operations while the State retains authority to direct overall strategy and restrain or modify contractor plans under law. A challenger says any contractor management automatically defeats State control. Which follows La Bugal’s December 2004 main resolution?
- The State must personally decide every minor operational detail
- Reasonable operational management can coexist with retained full State control and supervision
- Contractor management automatically transfers ownership of the State
- All oversight disappears once operations begin
- A contractor may unilaterally erase statutory powers
Legal references
- La Bugal-B’laan Tribal Association v. Ramos, G.R. No. 127882, December 1, 2004, main resolution: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2004/dec2004/gr_127882_2004.html
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