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Fatima Villanueva, a Filipino citizen, domiciled in Milan, Italy, dies in Milan leaving a will executed in Italy. The will disposes of (i) a savings deposit in a Philippine bank (movable) and (ii) a titled parcel of land in Antique, Philippines (immovable). The will contains no Philippine formality relating to land transfers. For Fatima’s estate, (a) Identify the central doctrine of Lex domicilii and state the general rule for the disposition of movables versus immovables in cross-border situations. (b) For the estate, which law governs (i) the disposition of movables (the Philippine bank deposit) and (ii) the disposition of the Philippine land? (c) If the will attempts to devise the Philippine land to a Filipino citizen domiciled in Singapore, discuss the likely outcome under conflict-of-laws rules and Philippine land ownership laws.

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Lex domicilii governs movables and lex rei sitae governs immovables; (b) (i) Movables: law of the decedent's domicile at death (Italy); (ii) Immovables: law of the land where the property is situated (Philippines); (c) A bequest of the land to a Filipino citizen domiciled in Singapore is valid; If to a non‑Filipino domiciled in Singapore, the bequest is void under the constitutional prohibition on land ownership by aliens; the land would pass to the decedent’s Filipino heirs by succession. Lex rei sitae governs both movables and immovables; (b) (i) Movables: Philippine law; (ii) Immovables: Philippine law; (c) The land bequest to a Filipino citizen domiciled in Singapore is valid and the land to a non‑Filipino is also valid. correct_choice_index":0, Lex domicilii governs movables; (b) (i) Movables: Italian law; (ii) Immovables: Italian law; (c) The land bequest to a Filipino domiciled in Singapore is valid only if the will satisfies Italian formalities for transfers of land.

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