Lesson 4

Question 1

The term “Filipino” can be rooted in the 16th century, when the Spanish conquistador _______ and his men baptized their acquired territory in the Pacific as “Las Islas Filipinas” (The Philippine Islands).

Answer 1

Ruy Lopez de Villalobos

Question 2

The term “______” can be rooted in the 16th century, when the Spanish conquistador “Ruy Lopez de Villalobos” and his men baptized their acquired territory in the Pacific as “Las Islas Filipinas” (The Philippine Islands).

Answer 2

Filipino

Question 3

Spanish settlers who were born in the Philippines were referred to as “_______.”

Answer 3

Filipinos

Question 4

The term “Filipino” can be rooted in the 16th century, when the Spanish conquistador “Ruy Lopez de Villalobos” and his men baptized their acquired territory in the Pacific as “__________” (The Philippine Islands).

Answer 4

Las Islas Filipinas

Question 5

The term “_______” refers to the membership of an individual in his/her community or country.

Answer 5

citizenship

Question 6

_________ pertains to the membership of Filipinos in the Filipino nation-state, which was painstakingly fought for and established by Filipino founding fathers after more than 300 years of colonialism.

Answer 6

Filipino citizenship

Question 7

The _______ peoples of the Philippines are the original inhabitants of the country before the start of the country’s colonial period.

Answer 7

indigenous

Question 8

The Philippines is home to roughly ____ ethno-linguistic groups with __-__ million indigenous peoples (UNDP, 2013) who are residing in a particular ancestral domain.

Answer 8

110, 14-17

Question 9

What is the ways of acquiring Filipino Citizenship?

Answer 9

Generally, there are two ways by which citizenship can be obtained by an individual. The first is by birth, either by blood relationship (jus sanguinis) or by place of birth (jus soli).

• In the Philippines, the constitution states that an individual is a Filipino if his/her mother or father is a Filipino regardless of the place of birth. In this sense, the Philippines practices the doctrine of jus sanguinis.

Question 10

______: you have right to citizenship of the place you were born in.

Answer 10

jus soli

Question 11

_______: You have the right to the citizenship of your descendants

Answer 11

jus sanguinis

Question 12

Ways of Acquiring Filipino Citizenship

• The second is by voluntary means, or by committing to judicial acts to acquire citizenship. People under this category are known as _______.

Answer 12

naturalized citizens

Question 13

Ways of Losing Filipino Citizenship?

Answer 13

• Being naturalized in another country

• Definite rejection of citizenship

• Pledging oath of allegiance toward another country’s constitution when reaching 21 years or more

• Becoming a deserter of the armed forces

• Cancellation of the certificates of naturalization

• Being in the armed forces of a foreign country

• If women acquire the nationality of a foreign husband

Question 14

Citizens have the obligation to __________ and the flag, defend and contribute to the state, support the constitution, and cooperate to authorities.

Answer 14

Defend the Republic

Question 15

Duties and Obligations of Filipino Citizens

They need to _____ the rights of others.

Answer 15

respect

Question 16

They have to become ________ and have productive sources of income to sustain their families.

Answer 16

productive citizens

Question 17

They have the right and the obligation to _____.

Answer 17

vote

Question 18

Filipino refers to a Spanish born in the Philippines (also known as “_____” or “_____”)

Answer 18

Insular, Creole

Question 19

to distinguish from a Spanish born in Spain (“______”).

Answer 19

Peninsular

Question 20

Local inhabitants of the Philippines called themselves “_______” in the 19th century as a means to establish the identity of the Filipino nation.

Answer 20

Filipinos

Question 21

______ - a title given to a bona fide member of a community or a country

Answer 21

Citizen