Jairah Fatima Y.

Zerna

NSTP-CWTS11I

1. From where did the idea of citizenship originate? Explain the meaning of citizenship as
understood by the Greeks.
- The idea of citizenship originates from Ancient Greek Citizen. Being a citizen means legally
and having all of the rights that come along with that.

2. How is citizenship defined today? Explain.

- Citizenship is the status of being a citizen. If you have citizenship in a country, you have the
right to live there, work, vote, and pay taxes.

3. Who are Filipino citizens according to the 1987 Philippine Constitution give four classes.
- 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.

4. What is the citizenship of an individual who was born in the Philippine before January 17, 1973
of an American father and a Filipino mother? Explain.
- A child born in the United States on or after 17 January 1973 when either or both parent/s
was still a Filipino citizen is considered to be a dual citizen from birth. Such children should
have their births reported to the Philippine Embassy/Consulate General having jurisdiction
over the place of birth or to the nearest Philippine Embassy/Consulate General in their area
of current residence, to be reported as a Filipino citizen.

5. Explain why a child born in the United States of Filipino parents bears only his parent’s
citizenship with the exclusion of American citizenship. Give the circumstances which include the
principle that makes him a Filipino only not an American citizen at the time of birth.
- A child cannot be an American citizen if his/her father or mother is a native Filipino that are
Filipino citizen. Perhaps either of his/her mother or father is an American citizen so then the
child can applied as a dual citizen.

6. What is the distinction between a natural-born and naturalized citizen?

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7. Enumerate the steps (in their chronological order) of naturalization by the court.
 - Section 2. Qualifications. – Subject to section four of this Act, any person having the
following qualifications may become a citizen of the Philippines by naturalization:

First. He must be not less than twenty-one years of age on the day of the hearing of the
petition;

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

Third. He must be of good moral character 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 his relation with the
constituted government as well as with the community in which he is living.

Fourth. He must own real estate in the Philippines worth not less than five thousand pesos,
Philippine currency, or must have some known lucrative trade, profession, or lawful
occupation;

Fifth. He must be able to speak and write English or Spanish and any one of the principal
Philippine languages; and

Sixth. He must have enrolled his minor children of school age, in any of the public schools or
private schools recognized by the Office of Private Education1 of the Philippines, where the
Philippine history, government and civics are taught or prescribed as part of the school
curriculum, during the entire period of the residence in the Philippines required of him prior
to the hearing of his petition for naturalization as Philippine citizen.

8. What are six ways of losing citizenship?

- A Filipino citizen may lose his citizenship in any of the following ways and/or events:

(1) By naturalization in a foreign country;

(2) By express renunciation of citizenship;

(3) By subscribing to an oath of allegiance to support the constitution of laws of a foreign

country upon attaining twenty-one years of age or more: Provided, however, that a
Filipino may not divest himself of Philippine citizenship in any manner while the
Republic of the Philippines is at war with any country;

(4) By rendering services to, or accepting commission in, the armed forces of a foreign
country:
Provided, that the rendering of service to, or the acceptance of such commission in, the
armed forces of a foreign country, and the taking of an oath of allegiance incident thereto,
 with the consent of the Republic of the Philippines, shall not divest a Filipino of his
Philippine citizenship if either of the following circumstances is present:
(a) The Republic of the Philippines has a defensive and/or offensive pact of alliance with
the said foreign country; or
(b) The said foreign country maintains armed forces on Philippine territory with the
consent of the Republic of the Philippines: Provided, that the Filipino citizen concerned, at
the time of rendering said service, or acceptance of said commission, and taking the oath of
allegiance incident thereto, states that he does so only in connection with his service to said
foreign Country: And provided, finally, that any Filipino citizen who is rendering service to,
or is commissioned in, the armed forces of a foreign country under any of the circumstances
mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b), shall not be permitted to participate nor vote in any
election of the Republic of the Philippines during the period of his service to, or commission
in, the armed forces of the said foreign country.Upon his discharge from the service of the
said foreign country, he shall be automatically entitled to the full enjoyment of his civil and
political rights as a Filipino citizen;

(5) By cancellation of the certificates of naturalization.

(6) By having been declared by competent authority, a deserter of the Philippine armed
forces in time of war, unless subsequently, a plenary pardon or amnesty has been granted;
and

(7) In the case of a woman, upon her marriage to a foreigner if, by virtue of the laws in force
of her husband's country, she acquires his nationality.

9. Considering the role of government in its relationship with the citizens, what two purposes of
the state will the government carry out for the citizens? Explain.
- Governments provide the parameters for everyday behavior for citizens, protect them from
outside interference, and often provide for their well-being and happiness. Government as
provider of goods and services that individuals cannot provide individually for themselves.
Government in this conception is the solution to collective action problems, the medium
through which citizens create public goods that benefit everyone, but that are also subject
to free-rider problems without some collective compulsion.

10. Enumerate five duties and obligation of citizens to the state.

- These duties are performed in exchange for the protection the state provides. Some of
these obligations include:

1. Paying of taxes
2. Obeying the laws of the state
3. Participating in the political process
4. Protection of public property
5. Defense of the state and crime prevention