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31, 2018
Based on the said provision of the 1987 Constitution, there are two kinds of Filipino citizens:
natural-born Filipino citizen and naturalized Filipino citizen. A natural-born Filipino citizen is one
who was born with his mother, or father, or both, is a Filipino citizen regardless of the place
where he is born. Thus, one who does not have to perform any act to acquire his Philippine
citizenship is a natural-born Filipino citizen. On the other hand, a naturalized Filipino citizen is
one who underwent the naturalization process under the law of the Philippines.
2) Determine the principle in acquiring citizenship that the Philippines follow. Expound your
group's answers by elaborating the following --
The child born under U.S soil with Filipino parent would be a citizen of America by
Jus soli (right of soil) But by Jus sanguinis (right of blood), which states that, at birth, an
individual acquires the nationality of his/her natural parent/s. It would be possible to
apply for Recognition as a Filipino citizenship, whitout losing the current citizenship.
b. What is the citizenship of a child with foreign parents born in the Philippines? Why?