Practice question
An occupant has cultivated and paid taxes on an ordinary parcel that remains legally classified as forest land. No lawful reclassification, special title, native-title claim, or other recognized basis for private ownership is shown. Explain why cultivation alone cannot establish the requested private title.
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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