PPG/M14.CITIZENSHIP/6TH.LESSON/4TH QUARTER

• Citizenship


  Membership of a citizen in a political society, which membership implies, reciprocally the duty of allegiance on the part of the member and a duty of protection on the part of the state
• Citizens of the Philippines


  • Those who are citizens of the Philippines at the adoption of this Constitution
  • Those whose fathers or mothers are citizens of the Philippines
  • Those who are naturalized in accordance with law
• Citizen


  A person having the title of citizenship, who enjoys full civil and political rights and is accorded protection inside and outside the country of the State
• Alien or Foreigner


  A citizen of a country who is residing in or passing through another country, not given all the rights of citizenship, such as right to vote
• Nationality


  Membership in any type of political community, whether democratic or not
• National


  One who owes allegiance to a state, and, therefore, is not regarded as an alien
• Ways of acquiring citizenship


  • Involuntary method - by birth, because of blood relationship (jus sanguinis) or by birth (jus soli or jus loci)
  • Voluntary method - by naturalization
• Types of citizens


  • Natural born
  • Naturalized citizens
• During the American regime, the Filipinos were deemed nationals of the United states but not its citizens