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Practice question: Emergency Powers

Multiple Choice Easy Jurisprudence

Practice question

What character must an operational takeover under Article XII, Section 17 have, rather than constituting an automatic permanent acquisition?
  1. Hereditary
  2. Unlimited and permanent
  3. A private gift to the President
  4. Temporary during the emergency under reasonable terms
  5. A transfer of national territory

Legal references

  • 1987 Constitution: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353; Article XII, Section 17.

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