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1. The Jura Regalia or Regalian Doctrine established during Spanish rule held that the King of Spain owned all lands in the Philippines by virtue of their discovery and conquest. 2. Under this doctrine, private ownership of land could only be established through a direct grant from the Spanish Crown. Lands without such a royal grant remained part of the public domain owned by the King. 3. The 1987 Philippine Constitution established that all public lands, waters, and natural resources are owned by the St

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Maria

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