MANILA, Philippines — Lawmakers at the House of Representatives filed a measure on Thursday against the illegal acquisition of real estate by foreigners.

"The prohibition against land ownership by aliens is undoubted and is primarily found in Article XII, Sections 7 and 8 of the 1987 Constitution...," according to the explanatory note of House Bill 11043.

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