COMMUNITY

ENGAGEMENT,
SOLIDARITY
AND
CITIZENSHIP
 Community
Action
(Overview 1 Part)
st
Objective:
Recognize the value of
undertaking community
action modalities
(HUMSS_CSC12-III-d-g-7)
Give your idea about citizen.
What are the duties associated
with citizenship?
Enumerate at least three (3)
duties and obligation of
Citizenship.
Guided Practice:

Civil Society and

Citizenship
Individual Sharing:

Civil Society and

Citizenship
Processing the Experiences:
• Was it easy to list own right and
responsibility for your citizens? Why?
• How did you come up with this list of
rights and responsibilities?
• What are the civil society you come up
with?
Processing the Experiences:
• Why you choose those create those civil society?
• How did you come up with activities for this civil
society?
• At what point did you realize that this civil
society is important to your life? If not why?
Processing the Experiences:
• Did you feel a responsibility toward the civil
community you want to participate?
• Why did you feel this way?
• How does this activity relate to your own life?
Video
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CITIZENSHIP
Who are classified as Philippine citizens?

Under the 1987 Philippine Constitution,

Article IV, Section 1, it states that:
Section 1. The following are citizens of the
Philippines:
CITIZENSHIP
Who are classified as Philippine citizens?

1. Those who are citizens of

the Philippines at the time of
the adoption of this
Constitution;
CITIZENSHIP
Who are classified as Philippine citizens?

2. Those whose fathers or

mothers are citizens of the
Philippines;
CITIZENSHIP
Who are classified as Philippine citizens?

3. Those born before January 17, 1973,

of Filipino mothers, who elect
Philippine citizenship upon reaching
the age of majority;
CITIZENSHIP
Who are classified as Philippine citizens?

4. Those who are naturalized in

accordance of law
CITIZENSHIP
What are the modes in acquiring Philippine citizenship?

There are two (2) generally

recognized forms of acquiring
Philippine citizenship:
CITIZENSHIP
What are the modes in acquiring Philippine citizenship?
1. Filipino by birth
a. Jus soli (right of soil) which is the legal principle that a person’s
nationality at birth is determined by the place of birth
(e.g. the territory of a given state)
b. Jus sanguinis (right of blood) which is the legal principle that, at
birth, an individual acquires the nationality of his/her natural
parent/s. The Philippine adheres to this principle.
CITIZENSHIP
What are the modes in acquiring Philippine citizenship?
2. Filipino by naturalization which is the judicial act
of adopting a foreigner and clothing him with the
privileges of a native-born citizen. It implies the
renunciation of a former nationality and the fact of
entrance into a similar relation towards a new body
politic (2Am.Jur.561,par.188).
CITIZENSHIP
I am a natural born Filipino who was naturalized in another country; can I
re-acquire my Filipino citizenship without losing current my citizenship?

Former natural-born Filipino who has been

naturalized in another country who wishes to retain
or re-acquire their Philippine citizenship may apply
for Retention/Re-acquisition of Philippine
Citizenship pursuant to RA 9225.
CITIZENSHIP
Can I include my dependents for my application of RA 9225?

Children below 18 years of age may be

included as dependents to your
application for RA 9225.
CITIZENSHIP
What is RA 9225?

Declares that natural-born citizens of the

Philippines who become citizens of another
country shall be deemed not to have lost their
Philippine citizenship under the conditions
provided therein;
CITIZENSHIP
I am a foreign national with a Filipino parent; can I apply for a
Filipino citizenship?
Foreign nationals who were born outside of the
Philippines to a Filipino parent
(Note: the parent/s must be Philippine citizen/s at
the time of the applicant’s birth) may apply for
Recognition as a Filipino citizen, without losing the
current citizenship of the applicant.
Duties and Responsibilities of
Filipino Citizens

According to Filipino Bill of Rights

1. Depend our country from
enemies and invaders.
Duties and Responsibilities of
Filipino Citizens

According to Filipino Bill of Rights

2. Pay his/her taxes willingly and
promptly.
Duties and Responsibilities of
Filipino Citizens

According to Filipino Bill of Rights

3. Be loyal to our country.
Duties and Responsibilities of
Filipino Citizens

According to Filipino Bill of Rights

4. Take care and conserve our
natural resources.
Duties and Responsibilities of
Filipino Citizens

According to Filipino Bill of Rights

5. Help our country for growth
and development.
Duties and Responsibilities of
Filipino Citizens

According to Filipino Bill of Rights

6. Keep our surroundings clean.
Duties and Responsibilities of
Filipino Citizens

According to Filipino Bill of Rights

7. Study well and become a
productive individual
Duties and Responsibilities of
Filipino Citizens

According to Filipino Bill of Rights

8. Obey the laws and maintain
peace and order in the
community.
Duties and Responsibilities of
Filipino Citizens

According to Filipino Bill of Rights

9. Preserve the Filipino culture
and identity.
Duties and Responsibilities of
Filipino Citizens

According to Filipino Bill of Rights

10. Participate actively in various
government program.
Duties and Responsibilities of
Filipino Citizens

According to Filipino Bill of Rights

11. Vote wisely and choose
candidates who can serve the
people and our country.
Duties and Responsibilities of
Filipino Citizens

According to Filipino Bill of Rights

12. Respect of the rights of others.
What is the application of
citizenship towards growth and
development?
TRUE OR FALSE
1. To be naturalized, a foreigner must have
lived for at least 3 consecutive years in the
Philippines.
TRUE OR FALSE
2. Filipino citizenship can be lost if the person
is naturalized in another country.
TRUE OR FALSE
3. Filipino citizenship cannot be lost or taken
away
TRUE OR FALSE
4. Foreigners can acquire Filipino citizenship
through the process of Naturalization.
TRUE OR FALSE
5. Citizenship is when a person who is entitled
to the rights and protections afforded by a
state and owes the state certain duties,