Name: DE VERA, Lariyl Rex C. Date: Jan.

31, 2018

DY, Randolph Mayson D. Subject: Pols13 10:30-12:00PM MW

PESTANO, Seth Kendall

1) Determine the kinds of Filipino citizens under the 1987 Constitution.

Based on the said provision of the 1987 Constitution, there are two kinds of Filipino citizens:
natural-born Filipino citizen and naturalized Filipino citizen. A natural-born Filipino citizen is one
who was born with his mother, or father, or both, is a Filipino citizen regardless of the place
where he is born. Thus, one who does not have to perform any act to acquire his Philippine
citizenship is a natural-born Filipino citizen. On the other hand, a naturalized Filipino citizen is
one who underwent the naturalization process under the law of the Philippines.

2) Determine the principle in acquiring citizenship that the Philippines follow. Expound your
group's answers by elaborating the following --

a. What is the citizenship of a child born in the US of Filipino parents? Why?

The child born under U.S soil with Filipino parent would be a citizen of America by
Jus soli (right of soil) But by Jus sanguinis (right of blood), which states that, at birth, an
individual acquires the nationality of his/her natural parent/s. It would be possible to
apply for Recognition as a Filipino citizenship, whitout losing the current citizenship.

b. What is the citizenship of a child with foreign parents born in the Philippines? Why?

According to the bureau of immigration there are two ways of acquiring

Philippine citizenship, Filipino by birth and Filipino by naturalazation. Filipino by birth
could be Jus soli (right of soil) or Jus sanguinis(right of blood). If a person is born under
Philippine territory then that person is a Filipino citizen because he has the right of soil.
It states that a person's nationality at birth is determined by the place of birth (e.g.
territory of given state).

3) Can a foreigner be a Filipino? How?

Yes, under these 3 conditions, a foreigner can be a Filipino.
 If a foreigner is born and lived in the Philippines. On June 2001, Republic Act 1939 was
approved and it provides that foreigner under 18 years old who were born and resided in
the Philippines and have resided here since birth and meet the specified qualifications
under the act may be granted citizenship. They still have to file a petition that is required by
the Republic Act 1939
 A foreigner who was not born in the Philippines can acquire a Filipino citizenship thru the
Revised Naturalization Law. The requirements are seen in the Revised Naturalization Act of
the Philippines Section 2 on how to acquire citizenship by naturalization and under Section 4
a foreigner can’t qualify for a Filipino citizenship if person opposed the qualification.
 Philippines citizenship through marriage. A foreigner must take an oath and renounce his
citizenship and leave the former nationality. The wife can choose to have a both citizenship
according to the Philippine Dual Citizenship Law