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Practice question: Immediate Possession of Expropriated Land

Multiple Choice Hard

Practice question

An agency wants to occupy a parcel immediately and says public importance alone allows entry without the required complaint, notice, deposit or court writ. Assume no separate lawful entry authority applies. Which is correct?
  1. Public importance eliminates every procedural safeguard
  2. It must comply with the applicable statutory or Rule67 possession mechanism
  3. A contractor may issue its own writ
  4. Final compensation is unnecessary whenever possession is urgent
  5. A press release supplies a court order

Legal references

  • Rule67 Section2; RA12289 amended Section7: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2025/ra_12289_2025.html

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