Filipino Dual Citizens’ Right to Own Land in the Philippines; Dual Filipino Citizens; Can a balikbayan buy land?; Advantage of Filipino Dual Citizenship; Benefits of Filipino Dual Citizenship; Former Filipino Citizens and Foreigners Land Ownership Rights in the Philippines; Can a balikbayan own land in the Philippines?; Can a Foreigner Buy Land in the Philippines?; Can foreigners buy property in the Philippines?; Can a dual citizen buy land in the Philippines?; Filipinos Who Lost Philippine Citizenship; Can a foreigner own land in the Philippines; Can Filipinos who are permanent residents abroad buy and own land in the Philippines?; Foreigner’s ownership of land in the Philippines; Philippine laws kn foreign ownership of land in the Philippines; Can an alien own land in the Philippines; Buying land in the Philippines; Land ownership in the Philippines; Who can own land in the Philippines; Pwede bang magmayari ng lupa ang dayuhan sa Pilipinas?; Pwede bang bumili ng lupa ang foreigner sa Pilipinas; Pwede bang magmayari ng lupa ang dual citizen sa Pinas? RA 9225; Republic Act 9225 or AN ACT MAKING THE CITIZENSHIP OF PHILIPPINE CITIZENS WHO ACQUIRE FOREIGN CITIZENSHIP PERMANENT AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE COMMONWEALTH ACT. NO. 63, AS AMENDED; Citizenship Retention and Reacquisition Act of 2003; Republic Act No. 7042 or Foreign Investments Act of 1991; BATAS PAMBANSA Blg. 185; Pwede bang bumili ng lupa sa Pilipinas ang foreigner? Pwede bang bumili ng lupa ang Filipino dual citizen sa Pilipinas?

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1987 Philippine Constitution
ARTICLE IV
CITIZENSHIP

Section 1. The following are citizens of the Philippines:chanroblesvirtuallawlibrary
[1] Those who are citizens of the Philippines at the time of the adoption of this Constitution;
[2] Those whose fathers or mothers are citizens of the Philippines;
[3] Those born before January 17, 1973, of Filipino mothers, who elect Philippine citizenship upon reaching the age of majority; and cralaw
[4] Those who are naturalized in accordance with law.cralaw
Section 2. Naturalborn citizens are those who are citizens of the Philippines from birth without having to perform any act to acquire or perfect their Philippine citizenship. Those who elect Philippine citizenship in accordance with paragraph (3), Section 1 hereof shall be deemed naturalborn citizens.
Section 3. Philippine citizenship may be lost or reacquired in the manner provided by law.cralaw
Section 4. Citizens of the Philippines who marry aliens shall retain their citizenship, unless by their act or omission, they are deemed, under the law, to have renounced it.cralaw
Section 5. Dual allegiance of citizens is inimical to the national interest and shall be dealt with by law.

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BATAS PAMBANSA Blg. 185

An Act to Implement Section Fifteen of Article Xiv of the Constitution and for Other Purposes

Section 1. In implementation of Section fifteen of Article XIV of the Constitution, a naturalborn citizen of the Philippines who has lost his Philippine citizenship may be a transferee of private land, for use by him as his residence, subject to the provisions of this Act.

Section 2. Any naturalborn citizen of the Philippines who has lost his Philippine citizenship and who has the legal capacity to enter into a contract under Philippine laws may be a transferee of a private land up to a maximum area of one thousand square meters, in the case of urban land, or one hectare in the case of rural land, to be used by him as his residence. In the case of married couples, one of them may avail of the privilege herein granted; Provided, That if both shall avail of the same, the total area acquired shall not exceed the maximum herein fixed.

In case the transferee already owns urban or rural lands for residential purposes, he shall still be entitled to be a transferee of additional urban or rural lands for residential purposes which, when added to those already owned by him, shall not exceed the maximum areas herein authorized.

Section 3. A transferee under this Act may acquire not more than two lots which should be situated in different municipalities or cities anywhere in the Philippines; Provided, That the total area thereof shall not exceed one thousand square meters in the case of urban lands or one hectare in the case of rural lands for use by him as urban land shall be disqualified from acquiring acquiring rural land, and vice versa.

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