Practice question
A registrar grants a proper RA9048 petition. The Civil Registrar General receives the decision but does not exercise the Section7 power to impugn within its prescribed period. Counsel claims the local decision can never become final without a separate court judgment. Which is correct?
- The statute makes the decision final and executory upon that failure to impugn within the period
- Every grant requires a separate judicial confirmation
- It automatically lapses after posting
- Only the newspaper can make it final
- The petitioner must repeat the petition indefinitely
Legal references
- RA9048 Sections3,6–8, read with RA10172: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2001/ra_9048_2001.html
- RA10172 Sections1–3, amending RA9048: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2012/ra_10172_2012.html
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