Practice question
Does classification of an ordinary public-domain parcel as alienable and disposable, by itself, identify a particular private owner?
- Yes; every nearby resident immediately becomes owner.
- Yes; every surveyor automatically owns the parcel.
- Yes; all State ownership disappears without any acquisition process.
- No; legal availability for private acquisition is distinct from proof of a particular person’s acquired right.
- No, because no alienable land can ever be privately acquired by any lawful means.
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, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2023/aug2023/gr_232778_2023.html
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