...Who are the Citizens of the Philippines? A Filipino citizen may be considered natural-born or naturalized citizen. Both statuses bestow upon the individual certain privileges and exclusive rights such as the rights to vote, to run for public, etc. which may be denied the foreigner. NATURAL-BORN FILIPINO Art. IV, sec. 2 of the 1987 Constitution defines the NATURAL-BORN Filipino citizens as: 1. “Those who are citizens of the Philippines at the time of the adoption of this (1987) Constitution” 2. “those whose fathers OR mothers are citizens of the Philippines” and 3. “those born before January 7, 1973, of Filipino mothers, who elect Philippine citizenship upon reaching the age of majority. Even if the child is born to an alien father and a Filipino mother, the Filipino citizenship of the mother will bestow natural-born Philippine citizenship upon the child PROVIDED his birth occurred on or after January 17, 1973 (date of ratification of the 1973 Constitution), otherwise he followed the citizenship of the alien father and acquired at best only an inchoate Philippine citizenship which he could perfect by election upon attaining majority age. EXCEPT if he is born out of lawful wedlock, in which case, he will be considered a Filipino by virtue of his mother’s citizenship. In addition, only natural-born citizens are allowed to hold constitutional offices such as the office of the President; Senators; Members of the House of Representatives;...
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...situation when he is needed by both. The situation above can be directly associated with the current condition in the Philippines. Citizens are like the servant, and the Philippines should be their master. The country, as a master, provides natural resources, protection and social welfare for its citizens. On the other hand, as servants, citizens should serve their country by following the state’s government and most of all, by being loyal. What happens when one citizen has to serve two masters at once? Filipino citizenship needs to be strengthened in order to prevent the dilemma of serving two masters. Before tackling any other subject, it seems that there is a need to define citizenship. Normally, dictionaries will define citizenship as a status of being a citizen, or the quality of an individual’s response to membership in a community. According to a law review written in UST, citizenship is the state of being vested with the rights, privileges and duties of a citizen who is a native or a naturalized member of a political community. It can also be simplified as the actual relationship between a person and his country, usually where he lives, gets support from and protection from. According to Justice Isagani Cruz, “Philippine citizenship is a gift that must be deserved to be retained . . .” This emphasizes that there are certain measures to consider in order to...
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...Birthright Citizenship Amendment is one that has caused controversy. Should a person that is born in the US, regardless of whether the parents were here temporarily, or illegally be considered an American citizen? The 14th Amendment states “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the States wherein they reside”, ( Spalding, 2010). The interpretation of this amendment has caused the controversy. Those opposed to ending the clause in the Birthright Citizenship Amendment argue “The framers' intent was to create an objective basis for establishing citizenship—birth—not a subjective standard left to the whim of a majority. The United States has, for that reason, never struggled like other nations to integrate those born here” ( Fitz, 2010). These people feel that the children born here will always feel stigmatized if not accepted as an American citizen, and this will do more harm than good for our nation. Those who seek to end this clause have a different perspective “It violates bedrock American principles and undermines the rule of law” ( Spalding, 2010). He goes on to say that he has no problem with legal immigrants having children who are automatically given birthright citizenship, but this right should exclude illegal immigrants or temporary visitors. I tend to agree with Spalding on this. I do not feel it is fair or beneficial to give Birthright Citizenship to any...
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...Law Philippine Dual Citizenship Memorandum Circular No. AFF-04-01 Rules Governing Philippine Citizenship under Republic Act (RA) No. 9225 and Administrative Order (A.O.) No. 91, Series of 2004 WHEREAS, R.A. No. 9225 declares that natural-born citizens of the Philippines who become citizens of another country shall be deemed not to have lost their Philippine citizenship under conditions therein; WHEREAS, A.O. No. 91, Section 2 authorizes the BI to promulgate and issue rules and regulations to implement R.A. No. 9225; WHEREFORE, by authority of A.O. No. 91, Section 2 in relation to Commonwealth Act No. 613, Section 3, as amended, the following rules are hereby adopted to carry out the provisions of R.A. No. 9225. Philippine Flag Section 1. Coverage. – These rules shall apply to former natural-born citizens of the Philippines, as defined. By Philippine law and jurisprudence, who have lost their Philippine citizenship by reason of their naturalization as citizens of a foreign country. Section 2. Former natural-born Philippine citizen already in the Philippines and BI-requested alien – A former natural-born citizen of the Philippines who is already in the Philippines and registered in the BI shall file a petition under oath to the Commissioner of Immigration for the cancellation of Alien Certificate of Registration (ACR) and issuance of an Identification Certificate (IC), as the case may be, under R.A. No. 9225. Section 3. Former natural-born Philippine citizen...
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...Illegal immigration, citizenship, and peoples rights are all things many people don’t know much about, and some things people know aren’t completely true, what they do know is usually someone else’s perspective rather than the truth. I hope that this essay sheds more light on what the law of soil, the law of blood, birthright citizenship, anchor babies, illegal immigrants, the 13 amendment, and the 14th amendment really are. There are four ways you can gain United States citizenship, one of these is by being born in the united states or one of its territories, another way is for both of your parents to be American citizens. Third, you can be a citizen through the naturalization process, which generally involves applying for, and passing,...
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...been set forth by the current candidates on immigration we will have a 300 foot tall wall spanning the entire Mexican border. Keep them Mexicans out? Stop the flood of illegals coming into OUR COUNTRY. While we’re at it lets stop the Muslims, Africans and those pesky Canadians too. We have done this before, do you not recall Nativism that swept the United States in the 1850’s, that’s how we got the Know Nothing Party and the Immigration Restriction League of the 1890’s the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and of course don’t forget that we could have helped the German Jewish refugees before the start of World War II at the Evian Conference, but once again we as a nation were afraid that they would take jobs and social programs away from the Natural Americans. If you don’t recall these stellar moments in American History look them up. All of these incredible ideas came from politicians who thought immigration would kill our country. Since this country was founded we have attacked all of the immigrant groups at one point of another with the same rhetoric. The Chinese, French, German, Irish,...
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...regarding illegal immigrants and anchor babies. This issue is seeking more and more attention by the government and political figures. How does the government should deal with increasing numbers of illegal immigrants and increasing population of anchor babies. When this issue arises in the debate, we turn to 14 Amendment of Constitution, which states; All persons born or naturalized in the United states and subject to the jurisdiction thereof are citizens of the united States. The intent of the original amendment is not to facilitate illegal aliens defying U.S. Law and obtaining citizenship for their offspring, or obtaining benefits at taxpayer expense. The United States is unusual in it's proposal to extend citizenship to anyone born on its soil. If we turn to other developed countries that have developed their citizenship practice to eliminate the problems caused by the practice of birthright citizenship. The anchor baby problem has grown to such large proportions that the united States cannot avoid it. It is only logical to correct the problems that is getting bigger and bigger this burden falls on Congress to adopt legislation clarifying the meaning of the 14th amendment. According to Pew Hispanic analysis finds that nearly four-in-five (79%) of the 5.1 million children (younger than age 18) of unauthorized immigrants were born in US and therefore are...
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...instinct, a debate whose contributors include greats like Goethe.[14] [edit] Natural law and contemporary legal institutions In Antigone, Sophocles asks the question, which law is greater: the gods' or man's. Sophocles votes for the law of the gods. He does this in order to save Athens from the moral destruction which seems imminent. Sophocles wants to warn his countrymen about hubris, or arrogance, because he knows this will be their downfall. In Antigone, the hubris of Creon is revealed. [edit] Civil disobedience The contrasting views of Creon and Antigone with regard to laws higher than those of state inform their different conclusions about civil disobedience. Creon demands obedience to the law above all else, right or wrong. He says that "there is nothing worse than disobedience to authority" (An. 671). Antigone responds with the idea that state law is not absolute, and that it can be broken in civil disobedience in extreme cases, such as honoring the gods, whose rule and authority outweigh Creon's. [edit] Citizenship The concept of citizenship appears most clearly in the values clash between Creon and Antigone. Creon defines citizenship as utmost obedience to the will of the state, and thus condemns Antigone to death when he feels that she has abandoned her citizenship by disobeying him. Antigone allows more room for individualism within the role of the citizen. The debate over citizenship,...
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...become an American. While the other side consist of natural born citizenship, whom were born in the United States. They learned from a young age the American way and have always pledged their allegiance to the flag and country. They didn’t have to take a test to earn their citizenship they were granted it at birth, even if their parents were not American citizens. People like Bharati Mukherjee become a citizen by choice “I am a naturalized U.S. citizen and I take my American citizenship very seriously. I am not an economic refugee, nor am I a seeker of...
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...ANTIGONE Antigone is a tragedy by Sophocles written in or before 441 BC. Chronologically, it is the third of the three Theban plays but was written first. The play expands on the Theban legend that predated it and picks up where Aeschylus' Seven Against Thebes ends. This play is based on the life story of Antigone, the daughter of Oeudipe and Jocaste. It is a legend of her sacrifice for her loved ones, her believes and her honour. Antigone’s brother Polynice had betrayed his country and died during the war. Creon, the king of Thebes had refused to give him a burial. Antigone is outraged by this decision and goes as far as sacrificing her life, to give her brother a burial he deserves. Even law of the king does not stop her from doing what she thinks is right. Antigone is the tragic heroine of the play and this play revolves around her struggle against the autocratic laws of the state. Even she manages to give Polynice a rightful burial but, this burial costs Antigone her life. SYNOPSIS In the beginning of the play, two brothers leading opposite sides in Thebes' civil war died fighting each other for the throne. Creon, the new ruler of Thebes, has decided that Eteocles will be honored and Polyneices will be in public shame. The rebel brother's body will not be sanctified by holy rites, and will lie unburied on the battlefield, prey for carrion animals like worms and vultures, the harshest punishment at the time. Antigone and Ismene are the sisters of the dead Polyneices...
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...as “salmon mommas”. They produce Americans in order to let their children enjoy more than 180 countries visa-free entry, free compulsory education for 13 years and every kind of perfect social service. It seems like they have plenty of reasonable explanations for giving birth in the United States. First, the one-child policy must be the very primary reason for that behavior. Most Chinese families will plan to conceive again, resulting from the tradition preference for sons over daughters. But because of the banning of policy, those couples who can afford the high price choose to give birth abroad, which also create a new industry. Second, another attractive reason must be the citizenship in United States. According to the law of the United States, every person born within the dominions and allegiance of the United Stated, whatever the situation of his parents, is a natural born citizen. (Stock, Margaret) As we all know, it takes at least 6 to 7 years to become a citizen of America, and the older the longer. So, Chinese parents produce American children in the view of helping their kids enjoy the rights of every American, as well as be hopeful of getting citizenships for themselves someday. (Graglia, Lino) Unfortunately, things...
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...Print Reset INFORMATION PROTECTED CHILD ABROAD16 years of age applying outside of Canada GENERAL PASSPORT APPLICATION for Canadians under TYPE OR PRINT IN CAPITAL LETTERS using black or dark blue ink. Warning—Any false or misleading statement with respect to this application and any supporting document, including the concealment of any material fact, may result in the refusal to issue a passport, the revocation of a currently valid passport, or the refusal of passport services, and may be grounds for criminal prosecution. Your application will not be processed if you fail to complete all of the required sections of this form and/or refuse to consent to the exchange or disclosure of any personal information required for the delivery of passport services. 1 Given name(s) Child's Personal Information (see Instructions, section H) Date of travel Month Day Surname (last name) Unknown Surname (last name) at birth Date of birth Year Month Day City Former surname (former last name) Place of birth Country Prov./Terr./State (if applicable) Sex Female Male Eye colour Current hair colour Height (cm/in) Weight (kg/lbs) Current home address Number Street Apartment City Country Postal code Mailing address (if different from above) Number Street Apartment City Country Postal code Children 11 years of age or over must sign in the signature box. Note: At no time should a person other than the child sign in the signature box. Date Year...
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...REL 222 GUIDE According to Thompson, why did the Greek poet Hesiod see farming as having religious significance? (36) God is integrated into nature, thus caring for it is important. Farming is the way humans can justly occupy a place in the divine (that is natural) order and its god’s intention that this place be fraught with work toil and risk. A key message in Hesiod’s poetry is that only farmers dependent on seasons, soil, and water can hope to attain piety or show proper respect to these divinities. Farming is the way human beings justly occupy a place in the divine (that is natural) order, and it is the gods’ intention that this place be fraught with work , toil, and risk, Warfare, violence, and trickery, in contrast, are unjust in Hesiod’s poetry because they short-circuit the gods’ intended route to material rewards. According to Thompson, what value did Thomas Jefferson see in Agriculture for America’s future? Jefferson believed that the small farmers would make the most “valuable citizens” because of their investment into the land and thus their country, he believed that agriculture was way for citizens to make long term and stable decisions that also promoted patriotism. Hamilton: believed that the future of the new republic lay in trade and industrial development. Jefferson favored the strategy of filling the heart of N.American continent with freehold farmers and delaying the creation of an indigenous industrial plant as long as possible. It was...
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...One of the privileges I have is the privilege of citizenship. One of the ways I benefit from this privilege is that compared to the living conditions I fare are better than most illegal immigrants, which for the purpose of this paper I will shorten to ‘aliens’. I live in a house bought by my mother shortly after I was born, this had enabled me to live comfortably in a relatively secure neighborhood and go to nearby schools associated with the school district fixed to my location. I live in a house that is in good repair, not crowded, equipped with AC, a washer and dryer, and cable TV and internet service. I can cook meals in a kitchen with food stored in a refrigerator. I have household utilities like a coffee maker and microwave as well as oven and stove. I have a 46” LED HDTV from a name-brand, with a Blu-ray player. I own two computers; one is a high-spec desktop with two monitors and the other is a portable laptop. I own a smartphone equipped with a data plan and a tablet. Despite this, I am considered low-income by the federal government because of our annual income. For example, because of this defined status, I can receive a lumpy sum of grants that pay towards all of my tuition, while still leaving a plentiful amount in my bank account, all thanks to the educational system. All of these material possessions and utilities I enjoy because of the legality of my status are compared to an alien’s living conditions. As seen in the immigrant video seen in class, there are some...
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...children back home. The Indian case happened about two years ago and echoes the recent case of baby Gammy, who was born in Thailand to a surrogate mother and whose Australian parents only brought back his twin sister. In the Landmark case Baby Manji Yamada v. Union of India, a Japanese couple, Dr. Ikufumi Yamada and his wife, wished to have a baby and entered into a surrogacy contract with an Indian woman in Anand, a city in the state of Gujarat where this practice was pioneered. The couple went through matrimonial discord but the father still insisted on having custody of the child. Under Indian Lawa single father cannot adopt a girl child. He sent his mother in his stead and a petition was filed before the Supreme Court. The Government seemed to be helpless in this matter as there were no laws governing the effect of surrogacy. The Apex Court directed that the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights was the apt body to deal with this...
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