Presidential Decree no. 1216 Section 31: Private property v. public property rights: The BF Subdivision case

• Main Author: Bathan, J.P. Byron M.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2009
• Subjects: Open spaces—Law and legislation—Philippines; Government property—Philippines; Gifts—Law and legislation—Philippines; Property Law and Real Estate
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_masteral/6599; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/etd_masteral/article/12867/viewcontent/CDTG004437_P.pdf
• Institution: De La Salle University

“Property and law are born together, and die together. Before laws were made there was no property; take away laws and property ceases.” (Bentham, 1887) The question of what is public and private property has long plagued our judicial system. As early as 1909 (Cariño v. Insular Government, 1909), di...