CWTS - Citizenship

Article IV

article titled “citizenship” 

Citizenship

denotes membership of a permanent character in a political community

citizen

A ____ of a state is one who owes allegiance to it and is correspondingly entitled to its protection

Section 1

(section) The following are citizens of the Philippines:

(1) Those who are citizens of the Philippines at the time of the adoption of this Constitution;

(2) Those whose fathers or mothers are citizens of the Philippines;

(3) Those born before January 17, 1973, of Filipino mothers, who elect Philippine citizenship upon reaching the age of majority; and

(4) Those who are naturalized in accordance with law.

citizens of the Philippines

The following are citizens of the Philippines:

(1) Those who are _______ at the time of the adoption of this Constitution;

fathers or mothers are citizens

The following are citizens of the Philippines:

(2) Those whose ___________ of the Philippines;

January 17, 1973, mothers, citizenship, majority

The following are citizens of the Philippines:

(3) Those born before ________, of Filipino ______, who elect Philippine ____ upon reaching the age of ________; and

naturalized

(4) Those who are ________ in accordance with law.

Section 2

(section) 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.

Section 2

(section) Those who elect Philippine citizenship in accordance with paragraph (3), Section 1 hereof shall be deemed natural-born citizens.

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.

Section 3

(section) Philippine citizenship may be lost or reacquired in the manner provided by law

Section 4

(section)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.

aliens

Citizens of the Philippines who marry ___ shall retain their citizenship, unless by their act or omission they are deemed, under the law, to have renounced it.

Section 5

(section) Dual allegiance of citizens is inimical to the national interest and shall be dealt with by law.

Dual allegiance

_________ of citizens is inimical to the national interest and shall be dealt with by law.

Jus sanguinis

the principle of determining a person's citizenship through one or both of their parents' citizenships.

right of blood

Jus sanguinis means the “_____” and is also referred to as the principle of descent.

Jus soli

under this principle a child’s citizenship is determined by the place of birth.

Citizenship by birth, Citizenship by naturalization

Methods of Acquiring Citizenship

Naturalization

refers to an act whereby person acquires a citizenship different from that person’s citizenship at birth

Article XII

Foreigners under certain provisions of _______ of the 1987 Constitution on National Economy and Patrimony cannot own land or invest in stock equity of corporations engaged in certain nationalized economic activities. As foreigners, they do not enjoy the political and civil rights of a Filipino citizen.

Naturalization

signifies the act of formally adopting a foreigner into the political body of a nation by clothing him or her with the privileges of a citizen

administrative naturalization, judicial naturalization,  legislative naturalization

Under current and existing laws, there are three ways by which an alien may become a citizen by naturalization:

a) ________ pursuant to Republic Act No. 9139;

(b) __________ pursuant to Commonwealth Act. No. 473, as amended, and

(c) _________ in the form of a law enacted by Congress bestowing Philippine citizenship to an alien.

Administrative naturalization

The applicant must be a foreigner who was born, who studied and has resided in the Philippines since birth and must be at least 18 years old at the time of filing the petition.

Republic Act 9139, The Administrative Naturalization Law of 2000

Administrative naturalization is provided for under _________, otherwise known as “___________”.

Office of the Special Committee on Naturalization, Office of the Solicitor General, once, three

(In Administrative naturalization) The application process is commenced by filing a verified petition with the ____________(SCN) at the __________The petition is then published ___ a week for ____ consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation. 

Department of Foreign Affairs, Bureau of Immigration, National Bureau of Investigation

(In Administrative naturalization) the petition will be furnished to pertinent government agencies like the _________(DFA), the _________(BI), the __________(NBI) for clearance and lack of derogatory record on the petitioner.

Solicitor General, Secretary of Foreign Affairs, National Security Adviser

(In Administrative naturalization) The SCN, who has the power to approve or deny the petition is composed of the (1) _________ as Chairman, (2) the _________ or his duly authorized representative and (3) the _______  as members.

Legislative naturalization

If a foreigner made a significant contribution to the public life in the Philippines, he or she may apply to become naturalized citizen of the Philippines through __________.

Legislative naturalization

is done through an act of Congress which is composed of the House of the Representatives and the Senate of the Philippines.

naturalization bill, House of Representatives, Senate

(In Legislative naturalization) Filipino citizenship may be acquired by any interested foreigner who has made the said significant contribution as mentioned above when a ______ has been filed by any member or the _________ or the_____ of the Philippines

three,

(In Legislative naturalization) Thus, the legislative naturalization has to undergo the requirement of _______ readings on separate days in the house of Congress where it originates.

three, separate days

(In Legislative naturalization)  In other words, if the naturalization bill was filed or sponsored by a member of the House of Representatives, is has to pass the ______ readings on ______ in the House of the Representatives. Same goes should the bill was file or originated from the Senate of the Philippines.

affirmative vote,  three readings

(In Legislative naturalization) If the naturalization bill successfully passed the said three readings and was subsequently approved by an _______ of the majority of the members present, said naturalization bill will be transmitted to the other house of Congress which is the Senate of the Philippines (or to the House of Representatives as the case may be) for the same legislative process, that is ________ on separate days.

President of the Philippines, law

(In Legislative naturalization) Should there be no problem between the versions of the naturalization bill from the two houses, copies of the bill will be transmitted to the ________ for his signature and approval. Thereafter, the bill now becomes a ___.

Certificate of Naturalization

(In Legislative naturalization) The foreigner applicant is now considered a naturalized Filipino citizen who is to enjoy same rights and responsibilities of a fellow Filipino citizen after the publication of the naturalization law, oath taking and the issuance of a _________ by the Bureau of Immigration.

Judicial naturalization

may be filed by a foreigner applicant in the Regional Trial Court where he has resided for at least one year before the filing of his petition.

Commonwealth Act 473, Revised Naturalization Law

Judicial naturalization is governed by _________, otherwise known as the “___________” as amended.

21, 10,  good moral character

(In Judicial naturalization) 

He must be at least __ years of age at the date of hearing;

He must have resided in the Philippines for a continuous period of not less than __ years;

He must be of ___________ and believes in the principles underlying the Philippine Constitution, and must have conducted himself in a proper and irreproachable manner during the entire period of his residence in the Philippines in relation with the constituted government as well as with the community in which he is living;

real estate, English or Spanish, enrolled

(In Judicial naturalization) 

He must own a _______ in the Philippines or must have some known lucrative trade, profession, or lawful occupation;

He must be able to speak and write _______ and any of the principal Philippine languages; and

He must have ____ his minor children in schools where Philippine history, government and civics are part of the curriculum

5, office, new industry, married, teacher, 2, born

(In Judicial naturalization) 

However, the requirement of ten (10) years of continuous residence as mentioned above may be reduced to (___) years for any applicant or petitioner having any of the following qualifications:

Having honorably held __ under the Government of the Philippines;

Having established a ________ or introduced a useful invention in the Philippines;

Being _____ to a Filipino woman;

Having been engaged as a _______ in the Philippines in a public or recognized private school for not less than ___ years. Take note that the school must not have been established for the exclusive instruction of children of persons of a particular nationality or race;

Having been _____ in the Philippines.

Notice of Intent, primary and secondary, 30

(In Judicial naturalization) In addition, the applicant must, one year prior to the filing of the petition before the court, file a _______ to acquire Philippine Citizenship with the Office of the Solicitor General. Said Notice of Intent may be dispensed with, if the applicant was born or studied his _______ education in the country or resided in the Philippines continuously for (___) years.

loyal, defend, contribute, constitution, cooperate, rights, engage, vote

Duties and Obligation of a Citizen

To be __ to the Republic

To ____ the State.

To _________ to the development and welfare of the State.

To uphold the _____ and obey the laws.

To _______ with the duly constituted authorities.

To exercise ___ responsibly and with due regard for the____ of others.

To ______ in gainful work

To register and ____.