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Practice question: Foreign Government or State-Owned Enterprise Investments

Multiple Choice Medium Jurisprudence

Practice question

A qualifying sovereign wealth fund seeks a permitted within-ceiling holding but refuses every request for proof of adherence to the stated management principles. It says remaining below the ceiling automatically satisfies all of Section44(d). Which is best?
  1. A within-ceiling percentage eliminates every documentary condition.
  2. Only the fund's social-media profile matters.
  3. The agency may not request any proof from sovereign wealth funds.
  4. The fund automatically becomes a Philippine national when below the ceiling.
  5. The percentage ceiling and the management-proof requirement are distinct conditions.

Legal references

  • RA 11659, amending CA146, public-utility definition and national-security safeguards: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/94539
  • Signed March 20, 2023 implementing rules of RA11659, Sections 5-7 and 32-45: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/97017

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