X is a naturalized Filipino. In 1990, he migrated to the USA and embraced American citizenship. In 2010, he returned to the Philippines and asks you whether he can own a residential lot in Manila. What is your advice?

• A. Yes, he being a former natural-born citizen, he can own up to 5,000 square meters;
• B. No, because only former natural-born citizens can own land in the Philippines up to 5,000 square meters in Manila;
• C. Yes, because he has the same rights as a former natural born citizen;
• D. Yes, otherwise, there would be a violation of the equal protection clause.