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Apr 5, 2022 property-law constitutional-law reclaimed-lands corporate-land-ownership commission-on-audit reclamation

Reclaimed Lands and Constitutional Limits: The Central Bay Case on Corporate Land Ownership

The Supreme Court voids a compromise agreement transferring reclaimed land to a private corporation's assignee, upholding constitutional bans on corporate land ownership.

Jul 18, 2012 real property tax local government code government instrumentality gocc tax exemption philippine reclamation authority

Tax Exemption for Government Instrumentalities: Defining the Scope of Real Property Tax Liability

The Supreme Court clarifies when a government entity is exempt from real property tax, distinguishing instrumentalities from GOCCs.