NSTP 1: CITIZENSHIP TRAINING Flashcards
▪ Define the concept of citizenship and explain what it means to be a citizen of one’s country.
CITIZENSHIP TRAINING
▪ Identify the desirable traits
that every citizen should
possess.
CITIZENSHIP TRAINING
refers to “the body of rules and maxims in accordance with which the powers of sovereignty are habitually exercised.”
Constitution
may be defined as that written instrument by which the fundamental powers of the government are established, limited, and defined and by which these powers are distributed among the several departments or branches for their safe and useful exercise for the benefit of the people.
The Constitution of the Philippines
legal relationship between a person and a country
CITIZENSHIP
the status of belonging to particular nation
nationality
is the country you come from, usually in the country where you were born
nationality
it denotes the link between a person and a state
citizenship
Mode of Acquisition of of Citizenship in the Philippines:
By Naturalization
By Birth
law of the soil
Jus Soli
law of blood
jus sanguinis
provides that the following are citizens of the Philippines:
▪ Those who are citizens of the Philippines at the time of the adoption of the Constitution;
Article 4 Section 1 of the 1987 Philippine
Constitution
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citizens o f the Philippines
▪ Those whose fathers or mothers are citizens of the Philippines;
▪ Those born before January 17, 1973, of Filipino mothers, who elect Philippine Citizenship upon reaching the age of majority; and
▪ Those who are naturalized in accordance with law.
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Modes of Naturalization
DIRECT NATURALIZATION and DERIVATIVE NATURALIZATION
▪ Administrative Naturalization [Ra 9139]
▪ Judicial Naturalization
▪ Legislative Naturalization
DIRECT NATURALIZATION