1. CITIZENSHIP
Prepared by: Mr. Rex Gonzales – SHS HUMSS APPLICANT

2. OBJJECTIVES:
◆ To explain the meaning of
Citizenship
◆ To identify the criteria and/or
qualities of a citizen.
◆ To illustrate the value of
Citizenship
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3. SONG ANALYSIS
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4. Guide Questions
◈ Base on the music you heard, what
are the qualities of a good Filipino
citizen?
◈ How can the people help promote
the common good and national
welfare?
◈ Why should a citizen fulfill his duties
and rights?
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5. CITIZENSHIP
 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. 5

6. CITIZEN
 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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7. Distinguished From Nationality And
Nations
 From the point of view of
international law, “Citizenship” and
“citizen” do not exactly mean the
same as “Nationality” and “national.”
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8. Distinguished From Nationality And
Nations
 The national of 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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9. Meaning of subject and alien
 Citizen is a member of a
democratic community who
enjoys full civil and political
rights. In Monarchial State, He is
often called Subject.
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10. Meaning of subject and alien
 An alien is a citizen of a country who is
residing in or passing through another
country. 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

12. General ways of Acquiring
Citizenship
◈ They are :
◈ Involuntary method.
◆ by birth, because of blood relationship
or place of birth.
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13. General ways of Acquiring
Citizenship
◈ They are :
◈ Voluntary Method
◆ by naturalization, except incase 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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14. 14Citizens by birth:

15. There are two principles or rules that govern
citizenship by birth namely:
 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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16. There are two principles or rules that govern
citizenship by birth namely:
Jus Soli or Jusloci- place birth serves as the
basis for acquiring citizenship under this
rule. A person becomes a citizen of the state
where he is born irrespective of the parents.
This principle prevails in the United State.
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17. 17ARTICLE IV-CITIZENSHIP

18. ARTICLE IV-CITIZENSHIP
◈ 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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19. ARTICLE IV-CITIZENSHIP
◈ Section 1. The following are citizens
of the Philippines:
◆ [2] Those whose fathers or
mothers are citizens of the
Philippines;
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20. ARTICLE IV-CITIZENSHIP
◈ Section 1. The following are citizens
of the Philippines:
◆ Those born before January 17, 1973, of
Filipino mothers, who elect Philippine
citizenship upon reaching the age of
majority; and 20

21. ARTICLE IV-CITIZENSHIP
◈ Section 1. The following are citizens
of the Philippines:
◆ [4] Those who are naturalized in
accordance with law.
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22. ARTICLE IV-CITIZENSHIP
◈ Section 2. Natural-born citizens 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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23. ARTICLE IV-CITIZENSHIP
◈ Section 3. Philippine citizenship
may be lost or reacquired in the
manner provided by law.
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24. ARTICLE IV-CITIZENSHIP
◈ Section 4. Citizens of the Philippines
who marry aliens shall retain their
citizenship, unless by their act or
omission, they are deemed, under the
law, to have renounced it.
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25. ARTICLE IV-CITIZENSHIP
◈ Section 5. Dual allegiance of
citizens is inimical to the
national interest and shall be
dealt with by law.
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Why is natural-born citizenship
important?

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Why is Grace Poe a natural-
born citizen?

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Is she not a naturalized Filipino falling
under item 5 in the answer to Question 2—
that she was “naturalized in accordance
with (international) law”?

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Grace Poe became a US citizen after
she got married and moved to the
United States, how did she reacquire
her natural-born citizenship?

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Aside from invoking the interaction between
our Constitution and customary international
law, may Senator Poe prove her natural-born
citizenship by other methods?

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QUIZ(1/8 sheet of paper)

32. Direction: Read and analyze the question carefully. Choose
and write the correct answer on your 1/8 sheet of paper.(2pts
each)
1. What makes the stamen INCORRECT?
From the point of view of the International Law, Citizenship and
Citizen is exactly mean the same as the Nationality and nationals.
A. International Law
B. Exactly
C. Citizenship
D. The statement is Correct.
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33. 2. Which of the following is not considered as Filipino Citizen?
A. Maria whose parent are both Filipino living in Canada.
B. Mr. Violet who undergo go naturalization process and
stayed in the Philippine for more than 10 years.
C. Jesly whose parents are both American but leaving in the
Philippines for business purposes only.
D. Ana who was born in America but her parents are both
Filipino.
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34. 3. It is a principle of citizenship wherein the
children follow the citizenship of the parents or
one of them.
A. Voluntary
B. Nationality
C. Jus Soli
D. Jus Sanguinis
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35. 4. Read and analyze the statements. Which of them is
INCORRECT?
Statement A: Dual allegiance of citizens is inimical to the
national interest and shall be dealt with by law.
Statement B: Philippine citizenship can’t be lost or reacquired
in the manner provided by law
A. Statement A is True; Statement B is False
B. Statement A is False; Statement B is True
C. Both statements are True
D. Bothe statements are False
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36. 5. ______________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
A. Citizenship
B. Citizen
C. Nationality
D. Alien
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37. Please research one personality who
has an issue regarding his/her
citizenship. Create a synthesis paper
about it. Please put it in a clean short
bond paper with the following
format: Font name: Arial, Font size:
12 and Justify.
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