DUTIES AND

OBLIGATIONS OF
CITIZENS
OBJECTIVES:
1. Identify our Duties and Obligations as Citizens.
2. Give examples in application to our Duties and Obligations in a
Student’s context.
3. Distinguish our Rights and Responsibilities.
4. Be able to balance our rights with our duties.
1973 CONSTITUTION
Article 5
Section 1:  Loyalty, Honor, Defense, Contribution, Obedience and
Cooperation for a Just and Orderly Society.
Section 2: Right to exercise them responsibly and respect for the
rights of others.
Section 3: Right to work opportunities to uphold a family and human
dignity.
Section 4: Obligation of every citizen to vote, register and cast his
vote.
Complimentary to Article 4 Bill of Rights in
the 1987 Constitution
Proposed by Jose Pepe Abueva to the Citizen
Movement for a Federal Philippines (CMFP)
Helpful in our civic education and the training
of responsible and accountable citizens and
leaders.
  ”Always bear in mind that the true love of
God is the love of country, and that this love is
also the true love of thy fellowmen.”
-Andres Bonifacio
Balance our Rights with our Duties.
  ”Ask not what your country
can do for you; ask what you
can do for your country.”
-U.S. President John F. Kennedy