Practice question
In an otherwise proper case, citizens allege a public agency itself has disregarded its water-resource stewardship duties. The agency answers only that public-trust review can apply to private companies but never the State. Which is correct?
- Only private corporate misconduct can ever be reviewed
- A trustee is automatically exempt from every duty
- The word public removes judicial power
- Maynilad recognizes the doctrine’s enforceability even against government, so the categorical answer is insufficient
- The allegations automatically prove every claimed penalty
Legal references
- Maynilad Water Services v. Secretary of DENR, G.R. Nos. 202897, 206823 and 207969, August 6, 2019, main decision: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/65416
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