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Question 5
5. Primo, a French national and permanent resident of Canada, executed in
the Philippines a holographic will which he entirely wrote, dated and
signed. Primo enumerated in the will various real and personal properties
situated in the Philippines, France and Canada. Primo bequeathed the
properties in the Philippines to his parents, the properties in France to his
siblings, and the properties in Canada to his wife and children. In 2024,
Primo suffered a heart attack and died in Australia while attending a
conference. Primo was survived by his wife, two children, parents, and
three siblings. What laws shall govern the formalities of Primo’s
holographic will, the distribution of his estate, and the qualifications
of his heirs? Explain.
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