Citizenship

Question 1

_________Denotes membership of a permanent character in a political community. A citizen of a state is one who owes allegiance to it and is correspondingly entitled to its protection

Answer 1

Citizenship

Question 2

Citizenship

Answer 2

Denotes membership of a permanent character in a political community. A citizen of a state is one who owes allegiance to it and is correspondingly entitled to its protection

Question 3

Identify the four (4) qualifications that determine Filipino citizenship under the Philippine Constitution.

Answer 3

(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.

Question 4

Natural-born citizens are those who are citizens 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.

Answer 4

SECTION 2

Question 5

SECTION 2

Answer 5

Natural-born citizens are those who are citizens 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.

Question 6

Philippine citizenship may be lost or reacquired in the manner provided by law.

Answer 6

SECTION 3

Question 7

SECTION 3

Answer 7

Philippine citizenship may be lost or reacquired in the manner provided by law.

Question 8

Citizens of the Philippines who marry aliens shall retain their citizenship, unless by their act or omission they are deemed, under the law, to have renounced it.

Answer 8

SECTION 4

Question 9

SECTION 4

Answer 9

Citizens of the Philippines who marry aliens shall retain their citizenship, unless by their act or omission they are deemed, under the law, to have renounced it.

Question 10

Dual allegiance of citizens is inimical to the national interest and shall be dealt with by law.

Answer 10

SECTION 5

Question 11

SECTION 5

Answer 11

Dual allegiance of citizens is inimical to the national interest and shall be dealt with by law.

Question 12

Give the two (2) Methods of Acquiring Citizenship

Answer 12

1. Citizenship by birth
2. Citizenship by naturalization

Question 13

What are the two (2) principle under Citizenship by birth

Answer 13

1. Jus sanguinis
2. Jus soli

Question 14

It is the principle of determining a person’s citizenship through one or both of their parents’ citizenships. It means the “right of blood” and is also referred to as the principle of descent.

Answer 14

Jus sanguinis

Question 15

Under this principle a child’s citizenship is determined by the place of birth.

Answer 15

Jus soli

Question 16

Refers to an act whereby person acquires a citizenship different from that person’s citizenship at birth

Answer 16

Citizenship by naturalization

Question 17

FOREIGNERS under certain provisions of Article XII of the 1987 Constitution on National Economy and Patrimony
—> [CANNOT] <— own land or invest in stock equity of corporations engaged in certain nationalized economic activities

Answer 17

TRUE

Question 18

signifies the act of formally adopting a foreigner into the political body of a nation by clothing him or her with the privileges of a citizen.

Answer 18

Naturalization

Question 19

What are the three (3) ways by which an alien may become a citizen by naturalization:
(The Three Branches of the Government)

Answer 19

1. Administrative naturalization
2. Legislative naturalization
3. Judicial naturalization

Question 20

provided for under Republic Act 9139. The applicant must be a foreigner who was born, who studied and has resided in the Philippines since birth and must be at least 18 years old at the time of filing the petition.

Answer 20

Administrative naturalization

Question 21

Administrative naturalization

Answer 21

provided for under Republic Act 9139. The applicant must be a foreigner who was born, who studied and has resided in the Philippines since birth and must be at least 18 years old at the time of filing the petition.

Question 22

This is done through an act of Congress which is composed of the House of the Representatives and the Senate of the Philippines.

Answer 22

Legislative naturalization

Question 23

governed by Commonwealth Act 473, otherwise known as the “Revised Naturalization Law” as amended. The judicial naturalization may be filed by a foreigner applicant in the Regional Trial Court where he has resided for at least one year before the filing of his petition.

Answer 23

Judicial naturalization

Question 24

Judicial naturalization

Answer 24

governed by Commonwealth Act 473, otherwise known as the “Revised Naturalization Law” as amended. The judicial naturalization may be filed by a foreigner applicant in the Regional Trial Court where he has resided for at least one year before the filing of his petition.

Question 25

Legislative naturalization

Answer 25

This is done through an act of Congress which is composed of the House of the Representatives and the Senate of the Philippines.