O B J E C T I V E S :
• To explain the meaningof Citizenship
• To identify the criteria and/or qualities of a citizen.
• To illustrate the value of Citizenship
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C I T I Z E N S H I P
• is a term denoting membership of a citizen in a political
society, which membership implies, reciprocally, a duty of
allegiance on the part of the member and duty of
protection on the part of the State.
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C I T I Z E N
• Is a person having the title of citizenship. He is the
member of a democratic community who enjoy full civil
and political rights, and is accorded protection inside and
outside the territory of the State.
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D I S T I N G U I S H E D F R O M N A T I O N A L I T Y A N D
N AT I O N S
• The nationalof a State include not only its citizens who
enjoy full civil and political privileges but also all others
who are not its citizens, but because they owe allegiance
to it, are not regarded as aliens, While all citizen are
nationals of a State, not all nationals are citizens of a state.
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M E A N I N G O F S U B J E C T A N D A L I E N
• Citizenis a member of a democratic community who
enjoys full civil and political rights. In MonarchialState, He
is often called Subject.
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M E A N I N G O F S U B J E C T A N D A L I E N
• An alien is a citizen of a country who is residing in or
passing through anothercountry. He is a popularly called
"foreigner."He is not given the full rights to citizenship but
is entitled to receive protection as to his person or
property.
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General ways of Acquiring
Citizenship

G E N E R A L WAY S O F A C Q U I R I N G C I T I Z E N S H I P
• They are:
• Involuntarymethod.
• by birth, because of blood relationship or place of birth.
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G E N E R A L WAY S O F A C Q U I R I N G C I T I Z E N S H I P
• They are:
• voluntary method.
• by naturalization,except in case of collective
naturalization of the inhabitants of a territory which takes
place when it is ceded by one state to another as a result
of a conquest or treaty.
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Citizen by birth:

T H E R E A R E T W O P R I N C I P L E S O R R U L E S T H AT
G O V E R N C I T I Z E N S H I P B Y B I R T H N A M E L Y :
• Jus Sanguinis-blood relationship is the basis for the
acquisition of citizenship under this rule. The children
follow the citizenship of the parents or one of them.
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T H E R E A R E T W O P R I N C I P L E S O R R U L E S T H AT
G O V E R N C I T I Z E N S H I P B Y B I R T H N A M E L Y :
• Jus Solior Jusloci-place birth serves as the basis for
acquiring citizenship under this rule. A person becomesa
citizen of the state where he is born irrespective of the
parents.This principle prevails in the United State.
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ARTICLE IV-CITIZENSHIP

A R T I C L E I V- C I T I Z E N S H I P
• Section 1.The following are citizens of the Philippines:
• [1] Those who are citizens of the Philippines at the time of
the adoption of this Constitution;
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A R T I C L E I V- C I T I Z E N S H I P
• Section 1.The following are citizens of the Philippines:
• [2] Those whose fathers or mothers are citizens of the
Philippines;
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A R T I C L E I V- C I T I Z E N S H I P
• Section 1.The following are citizens of the Philippines:
• Those born before January17, 1973, of Filipino mothers,
who elect Philippine citizenship upon reaching the age of
majority; and
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A R T I C L E I V- C I T I Z E N S H I P
• Section 1.The following are citizens of the Philippines:
• [4] Those who are naturalized in accordance with law.
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A R T I C L E I V- C I T I Z E N S H I P
• Section 2.Natural-borncitizens are those who are citizens
of the Philippines from birth without having to perform any
act to acquire or perfect their Philippine citizenship.
Those who elect Philippine citizenship in accordance with
paragraph (3), Section 1 hereof shall be deemed natural-
born citizens.
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A R T I C L E I V- C I T I Z E N S H I P
• Section 3.Philippine citizenship may be lost or reacquired
in the manner provided by law.
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A R T I C L E I V- C I T I Z E N S H I P
• Section 4. Citizensof the Philippines who marry aliens
shall retain their citizenship, unless by their act or
omission, they are deemed,under the law, to have
renouncedit.
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A R T I C L E I V- C I T I Z E N S H I P
• Section 5.Dual allegiance of citizens is inimical to the
nationalinterest and shall be dealt with by law.
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