Practice question
A legal adviser treats every compliance deadline and penalty in the original Maynilad decision as permanently controlling despite later franchises and the July 2022 resolution. Assess this position, distinguishing the continuing public-trust principle from the specific statutory duties and sanctions.
Legal references
- Maynilad Water Services v. Secretary of DENR, G.R. Nos. 202897, 206823 and 207969, August 6, 2019, main decision, water management as a public trust: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/65416
- Maynilad Water Services v. Secretary of DENR, G.R. Nos. 202897, 206823 and 207969, July 19, 2022, main resolution: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/68447
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