Practice question
A former natural-born Filipino who lost citizenship seeks 500 square meters of private urban land for residence under BP 185, owns no other residential land, and satisfies all other statutory conditions. Is loss of Philippine citizenship alone a categorical bar?
- Yes, section 8 has no implementing law
- Yes, residential use is forbidden to every former Filipino
- No, BP 185 permits the qualified transfer within its statutory limits
- No, because the former citizen may acquire unlimited land
- Yes, only rural property is covered
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html — Constitution, Article XII sections 2–3 and 7–8
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/bataspam/bp1982/bp_185_1982.html — BP 185, sections 1–3, former natural-born citizens residential land
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1996/ra_8179_1996.html — RA 8179, section 5, former natural-born citizens business or other purposes
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