Practice question
A wholly private corporation seeks direct ownership of alienable land still in the public domain, citing its domestic incorporation alone. No prior private title or special constitutional basis exists. Which is best?
- Domestic incorporation alone does not remove Article XII Section 3's corporate public-land restriction.
- Every domestic corporation has unlimited public-land purchase rights.
- The applicant may choose whether the Constitution applies.
- Every public-land lease is automatically full ownership.
- Only the company's advertising budget matters.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution ArticleXII Sections2-3 and7-8: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
- RA11573 Section6, amended PD1529 Section14: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2021/ra_11573_2021.html
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