ARTICLE IV- CITIZENSHIP

Citizenship
Membership in a political community which is personal and more or
less permanent in character.
Nationality
It is a membership in any class or form of political community.

Thus, nationals may be citizens. Nationality does not necessarily

include the right or privilege of exercising civil or political rights.
Usual Modes of Acquiring Citizenship
a. By birth
i. jus sanguinis
ii. jus soli

b. By naturalization
c. By marriage
Natural-born Citizens
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 shall be deemed natural-born citizens.
[Section2, Art. IV]
Citizens of the Philippines
1. Those who are cititizens of the Philippines at the time of the
adoption of this [1987] 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.

4. Those who are naturalized in accordance with law.

Naturalization
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.
R.A. 9225 (An Act Making the Citizenship of
Philippine Citizens Who Acquire Foreign
Citizenship Permanent)
• This took effect on September 17, 2002.

• It declares as policy of the State that all Philippine citizens who

become citizens of another country shall be deemed not to have lost
their Philippine citizenship under the conditions of this Act.
Natural-born citizens of the Philippines who have lost their Philippine
citizenship by reason of their naturalization as citizen of a foreign
country are deemed to have reacquired Philippine citizenship upon
taking the oath of allegiance to the Republic.
Repatriation
It allows the person to recover or return to his original status before he
lost his Philippine citizenship.