Practice question
An agency concedes that a parcel has a legally established private title acquired through a recognized lawful basis. It nevertheless claims the Regalian doctrine alone lets it confiscate that private land for a government facility without any lawful acquisition procedure or compensation, and without questioning title validity. Which analysis is strongest?
- The doctrine governing public-domain lands and resources does not itself erase the conceded private right or supply an exemption from applicable taking safeguards.
- Every private title is constitutionally impossible.
- A government-facility label automatically transfers every private parcel without law.
- The agency may ignore the admitted title simply by calling it public.
- The doctrine forbids all lawful public acquisition even with safeguards.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article XII, Sections 2-3: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
- 1987 Constitution, Article III, Section 9: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
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