Practice question
In the public-trust framework discussed in Maynilad, what role does the State perform concerning the relevant natural resources?
- Trustee managing resources for public benefit.
- Unrestricted private owner serving only its officials.
- Agent exclusively of the largest concessionaire.
- A seller free to disregard every ecological obligation.
- A body with no resource-management duties.
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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