A citizen does not have the chance to enjoy the rights of being a member of the said community.

A person is considered as a Filipino citizen if one’s mother and father are Filipinos.

A person is considered as a Filipino citizen if one’s mother or father are American and Spaniard.

A person is considered as a Filipino citizen if one is born before January 17, 1973 of Filipino mothers.

A person is considered as a Filipino citizen if one’s naturalized in accordance with the law.

A person can acquire or get Filipino citizenship by birth or naturalization.

Jus sanguinis follows the child’s “blood relationship” who are born of Filipino parents.

Jus soli determines a child’s citizenship by the place of his/her birth, regardless of the parent’s citizenship.

A person can be a Filipino citizen through naturalization and must deny his/her allegiance to his/her original citizenship.

A person may lose his/her citizenship through voluntary or involuntary.

Voluntary loss of citizenship or expatriation happens when one is naturalized in a foreign country.

Voluntary loss of citizenship happens when one expressly gives up his/her citizenship.

A person will lose his citizenship if one renders service to the Armed Forces of another country.

Involuntary loss of citizenship when a foreigner’s naturalization is cancelled.

A person is still a Filipino citizen if he/she is a deserter of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.

A Filipino who lost his/her citizenship will be granted again by the Congress if he/she takes an oath of allegiance.

A citizen has the right to suffrage and to hold a public office of the government.

A citizen has the right to received protection from the State while abroad, to live in other countries.

A citizen has the right to own lands and develop natural resources and to operate public utilities.