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CITIZENSHIP
What is Citizenship?
A term denoting membership in a political
community with full civil and political
privilege and this membership imply,
reciprocally, a duty of allegiance on the part
of the member and duty of protection on the
part of the state.
This legal relationship involves rights and
obligations on the part of both the individual
and the state itself.
Citizen
A person having the title of citizenship.
He is a member of democratic community
who enjoys full civil and political rights
and is accorded protection inside and
outside the territory of the State.
WHAT IS A SUBJECT?
WHAT IS AN ALIEN?
WHAT IS NATURALIZATION?
Naturalization is the legal act of adopting a
foreigner into the political body of the state and
clothing him with the rights and privileges of a
citizen. It implies the renunciation of a former
nationality and the fact of entrance to a similar
relation towards a new body politic.
A person may be naturalized either by complying
with both the substantive and procedural
requirements of a general naturalization law or he
may be naturalized by a special act of the
legislature.
3.
2. Involuntary
A. By cancellation of his certificate of
naturalization by the court
B. By having been declared by competent
authority a deserter of the Philippine
armed forces in times of war.
1. By naturalization
2. By repatriation
3. By direct act of congress
2. Those seeking elective public office in the Philippines shall meet the
qualification for holding such public office as required by the
Constitution and existing laws and, at the time of the filing of the
certificate of candidacy, make a personal and sworn renunciation of
any and all foreign citizenship before any public officer authorized to
administer oath;
3. Those appointed to any public office shall subscribe and swear to an
oath of allegiance to the Republic of the Philippines and its duly
constituted authorities prior to their assumption of office. They must
renounce their oath of allegiance to the foreign country where they
took that oath;
4. Those intending to practice their profession in the Philippines shall
apply with the proper authority for a license or permit to engaged in
such practice; and
EXERCISES
Determine the citizenship of the child with the following
conditions:
1. The father and mother are Filipino citizens.
2. The father is a former American citizen and was naturalized as Filipino and
the mother is American citizen.
3. The father was born in the Philippines on December 25, 1970 whose father
is a US navy and a Filipina mother; failed to elect his citizenship.
4. The child was born in the Philippines whose parents are Germans.
5. The child was born inside the Philippine Airlines of American parents.
6. The parents are both Chinese and were naturalized as Filipino citizens and
their child was born in the Philippines.
7. The child was born in Los Angeles of a Filipina mother and American father.
8. Filipino couples migrated to US and acquire US citizenship and had children
there.
ARTICLE V
SUFFRAGE
MEANING OF SUFFRAGE
It is a right and obligation to vote
of qualified citizens in the election
of certain national and local officers
of the government and in the
decision
of
public
questions
submitted to the people.
QUALIFICATIONS OF VOTERS
A person is qualified to vote if he is:
1. A citizen (male or female) of the
Philippines
2. Not otherwise disqualified by law
3. At least 18 years of age; and
4. Have resided in the Philippines for at
least one (1) year and in the place
wherein he proposes to vote for at least
six (6) months preceding the election.
SCOPE OF SUFFRAGE
1. Election
It is the means by which the people choose their officials for
definite and fixed periods and to whom they entrust, for the time
being as their representatives, the exercise the powers of
government;
2. Plebiscite
It is the name given to a vote of the people expressing their choice
for or against a proposed law or enactment submitted to them. The
term also applied to an election at which any proposed amendment
to, or revision of, the Constitution is submitted to the people for
their ratification. A plebiscite is also required by the Constitution to
secure the approval of the people directly affected before certain
proposed changes affecting local government units may be
implemented.
SCOPE OF SUFFRAGE
3. REFERENDUM
It is the submission of the law or part thereof passed by the national
or local legislative body to the voting citizens of a country for their
ratification or rejection
4. INITIATIVE
It is the process whereby the people directly propose and enact
laws.
5. RECALL
It is a method by which a public officer may be removed from office
during his tenure or before the expiration of his term by avote of the
people after registration of a petition signed by a required
percentage of the qualified voters
EXERCISE ON SUFFRAGE
At the age of 6, Juan de la Cruz, a Filipino, migrated to US with
his family and acquired citizenship there. Not so happy with his life
in US, he returned after ten years to the Philippines on June 12,
2009 and decided to reside in Makati while waiting for the approval
of his petition for the reacquisition of his Filipino citizenship. After six
months of waiting, his petition was finally granted by Makati RTC
and restored his Filipino citizenship. Afterwards, on January 7, 2010
he went back to his hometown Victoria, Laguna to permanently
reside there and start anew. However, he noticed that little things
have changed since he left for US 10 years ago. Widespread
poverty is still evident on the life of the people of Victoria. On that
year, the national election will be held on May 11, 2010 and he
decided that he will register and vote on that election so that there
will be a changed in the socio-economic condition of his town.
1. Will he be allowed to register and vote by the COMELEC Officer of
the Municipality of Victoria, Laguna? Explain the reasons.