FILIPINO CITIZENSHIP LEGAL

PROVISIONS
 CITIZENSHIP AND
THE BILL OF RIGHTS
MODES OF ACQUIRING CITIZENSHIP

JUS SANGUINIS (blood)

JUS SOLI (place of birth)

NATURALIZATION- the act of

formally adopting a foreigner into
the political body state and giving
him rights and privileges of
citizenship.
Section 1. The following are citizens of the
Philippines:

[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
 FILIPINO CITIZENS UNDER THE
1987 CONTITUTION

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.
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.
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
applicants birth) may apply for
Recognition as a Filipino citizen,
without losing the current citizenship
of the applicant.
Section 2. 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.
Section 3. Philippine citizenship may be
lost or reacquired in the manner
Section 4. 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.
Section 5. Dual allegiance of citizens
is inimical to the national interest
and shall be dealt with by law.
WHO ARE FILIPINO CITIZENS UNDER
THE 1973 CONSTITUTION?
Similar provision as 1987 Constitution. The 1935
Constitution provides:

Those who are citizens of the Philippine Islands at the

time of the adoption of this Constitution.
Those born in the Philippine Islands of foreign parents
who, before the adoption of this Constitution, had
been elected to public offi ce in the Philippine Islands.
Those whose fathers are citizens of the Philippines.
Those whose mothers are citizens of the Philippines
and, upon reaching the age of majority, elect
Philippine citizenship.
Those who are naturalized in accordance with law.
 WHO ARE THE NATURAL-BORN
FILIPINO?

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
 SITUATION 1

I am a son of my African
father and my Filipino
mother out of wedlock. Am I
a Filipino?
 SITUATION 2

BOTH my parents are

Filipino. But I was born in
an airplane above
American sea. Am I a
Filipino?
 SOURCES:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-NQVRGVkbI
Atty. Jim Asturias Lecture Slides
http://www.immigration.gov.ph/faqs/citizenship