Under Article XII, Section 3, private corporations or associations may hold alienable lands of the public domain only by:
Correct answer: C. Lease, for not more than 25 years renewable for 25 years, and not exceeding 1,000 hectares
Section 3 bars private corporations from holding alienable public lands except by lease, for a period not exceeding twenty-five years renewable for not more than twenty-five years, and not to exceed one thousand hectares in area.