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Meanwhile, a free patent may be issued to

any natural-born Filipino citizen who: (a) (i) is
not the owner of more than 12 ha of land;
and (ii) has continuously occupied and
cultivated, either by himself or through his
predecessors-in-interest a tract or tracts of
agricultural public lands subject to
disposition; and (b) shall have paid the real
taxes thereon while the same has not been
occupied by any person.

Under Section 118 of the Public Land Act,

lands acquired under a free or homestead
patent may not be conveyed within five
years from its grant. The conveyance of such
land within the five-year period shall be void.

Meanwhile, a sales patent may be issued to:

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