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Feb 9, 2025foreign land ownershipanti-dummy lawconstitutional lawreal estatein pari delictotorrens title
Foreign Land Ownership Ban Upheld: Supreme Court Voids Dummy Arrangements
The Supreme Court voids a German citizen's dummy land purchase, reaffirming the constitutional ban on foreign land ownership in the Philippines.