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

Multiple Choice Easy Jurisprudence

Practice question

Under the former-natural-born business-purpose provision, what urban maximum is stated?
  1. Five thousand square meters.
  2. Five million hectares automatically.
  3. Only one square meter.
  4. An unlimited area in every city.
  5. The buyer's preferred number.

Legal references

  • 1987 Constitution ArticleXII Sections2-3 and7-8: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
  • RA8179 Section5, former natural-born citizen business-purpose land limits: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1996/ra_8179_1996.html
  • 2022 IRR of RA11647, continuing former-natural-born land provisions: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/5/96433

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