LESSON 5 - Cultural Variations and Social Differences in Nationality

nation

a large aggregate of people united by common descent, history, culture, language, and economic life through inhabiting a particular country or territory

country

emphasizes the physical dimensions and boundaries of a geographical area

state

a self-governing legal and political entity

nationality

a person’s instinctive membership to a specific nation or country

citizenship

It is a person’s legal and political status in a city or state, which means that an individual has been registered with the government in some country

eligibility requirements

• residency

• language proficiency

• cultural knowledge

• criminal record

• financial stability

special pathways

• marriage

• birthright or ancestry

• investment or business

• asylum or refugee status

statelessness

occurs if someone renounces their nationality without securing a new one

Dual Citizenship Law (RA 9225)

allows Filipinos who acquire foreign citizenship to retain or re-acquire their Philippine citizenship

jus soli

being born on the territory of a particular country

jus sanguinis

by the nationality or citizenship of the parents, regardless of the child’s place of birth.

Article IV, Section 1 of the 1987 Constitution

the Philippines follows jus sanguinis as the primary basis for citizenship