Nationality Restrictions on Land Ownership (Const., Art. XII, Secs. 7–8)

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1. Under Article XII section 7, private land generally may be conveyed only to which transferees, save its stated exceptio…
2. Which exception is expressly stated in Article XII section 7?
3. Under Article XII section 8, a former natural-born Filipino may be a transferee of private land subject to what qualifi…
4. An ordinary foreign national who is not a former natural-born Filipino lawfully leases land for an authorized use. Does…
5. A former natural-born Filipino who lost citizenship seeks 500 square meters of private urban land for residence under B…
6. Both spouses are former natural-born Filipinos invoking BP 185 for residential acquisitions. Each proposes to acquire 8…
7. A Philippine-incorporated company is wholly foreign-owned and identifies no applicable constitutional exception. It wan…
8. Explain the relationship between Article XII sections 7 and 8 concerning private-land transfers and former natural-born…
9. State the principal BP 185 residential area limits and explain the married-couple qualification.
10. Explain why a lawful foreign lease does not itself establish qualification to acquire land ownership.
11. Under the former-natural-born business-purpose provision, what urban maximum is stated?
12. What rural maximum does that provision state?