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Practice question: Contracting or Guaranteeing Foreign Loans

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Practice question

An official says Article XII, Section 21’s public-information rule applies to foreign loans obtained by Government but never to foreign loans it guarantees. How does the text answer that claim?
  1. It expressly excludes guaranteed loans.
  2. It covers foreign loans obtained or guaranteed by Government.
  3. It applies only if the lender is a private Philippine citizen.
  4. It concerns only domestic grocery credit.
  5. It makes a guarantee legally impossible in every case.

Legal references

  • 1987 Constitution, Article XII, Section 21: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
  • 1987 Constitution, Article VII, Section 20: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html

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