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1987 PHILIPPINE
CONSTITUTION
article IV: citizenship
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JUDY ANN ANINON
PRINCESS JYDA CYRIL Y. DE ASIS
polsc 101 - 14376 MARY ANGELA MOLETA
KRISHA MAE TAMBOBOY
JERENZ JOHN YUSON
CITIZENSHIP
A term denoting membership of a citizen in a political
society, which membership implies, reciprocally, a duty of
allegiance on the part of the member and duty of
protection on the part of the State.

CITIZEN
is a person having the title of citizenship. He is
the member of a democratic community who
enjoy full civil and political rights, and is
accorded protection inside and outside the
territory of the State.
MODES OF ACQUIRING CITIZENSHIP

1.FILIPINO BY BIRTH
Jus Sanguinis- a principle which talks about the parents of a
child.
Jus Soli/Loci- a principle which tends to determine a child’s
citizenship by referring to child’s birth place.

2. Filipino by naturalization
which is the judicial act of adopting a foreigner and clothing him
with the privileges of a native-born citizen.
MAIN FOCUS OF ARTICLE
4 OF THE CONSTITUTION 1987
philppine
constituion

The main focus of the Article IV of the

constitution is the Citizenship. Citizenship is
important for developing a strong moral code in
individuals, but it’s also important for creating a
safe, supportive society while protecting
democracy, according to Young Citizens.
The following are
citizens of the Section 1
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.

 Natural-born citizens are those who are citizens

Section 2
of the Philippines from birth without having to
perform any act to acquire or perfect their
Philippine citizenship. Those who elect Philippine
citizenship in accordance with paragraph (3),
Section 1 hereof shall be deemed natural-born
citizens.
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.
Natural-born are those who do not need to perform any
act acquire his Philippine citizenship.

Acquiring Citizenship
1. Involuntary (Natural born Citizen)- citizenship by
birth
2. Voluntary (Naturalized Citizen)- citizenship by
applying (Naturalization).
 Philippine citizenship may be
lost or reacquired in the Section 3
manner provided by law.
Filipino citizen may lose his citizenship in any of the
following ways:
1.VOLUNTARY
A. By Naturalization in a foreign country
B. By express renunciation of citizenship (expatriation)
C. By subscribing to an oath of allegiance to support the constitution and law of
foreign country
D. By rendering service to or accepting commission in the armed forces of a foreign
country.
The voluntary loss or renunciation of one’s nationality is called EXPATRIATION

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.
 Citizens of the Philippines who

Section 4
marry aliens shall retain their
citizenship, unless by their act
or omission, they are deemed,
under the law, to have
renounced it.

An alien is a citizen of a country who is

residing in or passing through another
country. he is a popularly called
“foreigner.”He is not given the full rights
to citizenship but is entitled to received
protection as to his person or property.
 Dual allegiance of citizens is
inimical to the national interest and Section 5
shall be dealt with by law.
WHAT IS AN ALLEGIANCE?
Allegiance is loyalty owed by a person to his state.
Section 5 prohibits more particularly naturalized
Filipinos from practicing what is called “dual
allegiance” declaring it inimical to national
interests.
Note that what Section 5 prohibits is not dual
citizenship but dual allegiance of citizens. Dual
citizenship arises because our laws cannot control
laws of other states on citizenship but dual
allegiance can be a matter of personal choice or
decision.
 1. A foreign national with a Filipino
parent (fil-am)

2. A natural born Filipino who was

naturalized in another country can re-
acquire filipino citenship without
losing their current citizenship.

REAL-LIFE 3.The Philippines investor visa is a

EXAMPLES residence program that allows

RELATED TO
foreign investors to officially gain
residence status in the Philippines in
ARTICLE 4: exchange for an investment of at

CITIZENSHIP:
least $75,000.