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Answer
Occupation can take placeonly with repect ot property witout an nowner while
possession can refer to all kids ofproperty, whether with owner or withut owner.
Occupation itself, wen prper confers ownersihp but pssession does not by itself give
rise to ownership.
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Manila Petroleum co. owned and operated a petroluem operation facility off the
coast of Manila. The facility was located o a floating platform ade of wood and
metal, upon which waspermanenty attached the heavy equipment for the
petroleum operations and living quarters of the crew. the floating platform likewise
ocntained a garden area, where trees, plants and flowers were planted. The
platform was tethered to asip, the MV 101, which was anchored to the seabed.
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Answer
Theplatformisan immovable proerty under article 415 part 9 ncc, which provides
that docks and structures which, though floating, are intednded by the nature and
object to remain at a fixed place on a river , lake or caost. Since the floating