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

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

Under Article XII section 7, private land generally may be conveyed only to which transferees, save its stated exception?
  1. Any tourist regardless of qualification
  2. Anyone holding a lease
  3. Any person paying the asking price
  4. Individuals, corporations or associations qualified under the constitutional land-ownership framework
  5. Only foreign corporations

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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