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In a city-level election, candidate V receives three contributions: (1) 180,000 in cash from Victor Tan, a Filipino citizen; (2) 520,000 in cash from Pacifica Global, Ltd., a private corporation with 62% foreign ownership; (3) 400,000 in cash from the Metropolitan Development Authority, a government-owned corporation. (a) Identify which contributions are prohibited and explain why, citing the controlling rule on prohibited contributions. (b) If candidate V accepts the prohibited contributions, what are the legal consequences for the candidate and for the donors?