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In the coastal city of San Nicolas, the Sangguniang Panlungsod passes Ordinance No. 2024-52 designating a 120-hectare strip of foreshore public land along the harbor as a "Special Economic Resource Zone" and authorizing its 60-year lease to a private corporation for the development of a resort and marina complex. The City Mayor signs the ordinance. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) objects, arguing that the foreshore land is part of the public domain and cannot be reclassified or disposed of by a local government. (a) Identify whether the act is ultra vires, naming the actors and their relationship, what was done, the scope of authority, and the effect on third parties. (b) State the controlling rule on ultra vires acts by local government units and how it differs from acts within their powers. (c) Apply the rule to the facts and decide whether Ordinance No. 2024-52 is void; if void, what remedies may be available to the DENR or to the private operator and residents, and what is the likely effect on the proposed lease arrangement.

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Not ultra vires; the act falls within the LGU’s zoning and local economic development powers and may be valid if the land is considered alienable and disposable under prevailing classifications and procedures. Ultra vires only to the extent of the land’s classification; the act is voidable at most if due process was lacking, but the lease could be saved if the state later validates the disposal; otherwise the contract remains invalid. Ultra vires; the Sangguniang Panlungsod and the City Mayor disposed of public domain foreshore land through a long‑term lease to a private party, a power reserved to the national government; the ordinance and lease are void ab initio; DENR may seek injunctive relief and reversion of land; the private operator’s rights are not enforceable; residents may seek to stop the project. Ultra vires; the ordinance attempts to dispose of land in the public domain, which is fundamentally reserved to the national government; the remedy is to void the ordinance and pending lease, with DENR seeking reversion and the private operator losing any rights; residents may seek to preserve public land.

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