Practice question
A surveyor measures an ordinary public-domain parcel. The occupant claims that the survey alone made it private. No lawful grant, perfected statutory entitlement, or other recognized private acquisition is shown. Is the claim sufficient?
- Yes, measurement automatically transfers ownership.
- No; a survey alone does not establish a lawful conversion into private ownership.
- Yes, hiring a private surveyor defeats the State.
- Yes, land becomes private whenever boundaries can be drawn.
- Yes, the State must abandon every surveyed parcel.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article XII, sections 2–3, https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
- Republic v. Spouses Tan, G.R. No. 232778, August 23, 2023, https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2023/aug2023/gr_232778_2023.html
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