Practice question
An applicant owns property with an assessed value of PHP100,000 but current declared fair market value of PHP700,000. Counsel claims automatic Rule 141 qualification solely from assessed value. What should the motion do?
- Use the prescribed fair-market-value criterion and, if warranted, seek discretionary Rule 3 relief with proper supporting facts and hearing.
- Conceal the current tax declaration.
- Treat assessed value as the only statutory measure.
- Invent a transfer to a relative.
- Claim that property above the threshold permanently bars every indigency application.
Legal references
- Rules of Court, Rule 3, Section 21, as amended: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-10-20-sc_2019.html
- Manila Electric Company v. Argentera, G.R. Nos. 224729 and 225049, February 8, 2021, indigency discussion and Rule 141, Section 19: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2021/feb2021/gr_224729_2021.html
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