Practice question
A permit holder invokes a vested right to use water in a manner proven harmful to the public trust. It identifies no legal exemption and argues that the permit alone defeats all continuing supervision. Which proposition follows Maynilad?
- The permit necessarily authorizes every harmful use.
- Rights in trust resources remain subject to the trust; the permit does not confer the claimed immunity.
- All permits are void from the beginning.
- Only public officials may consume water.
- The trust exists only if the permit holder volunteers to accept it.
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
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