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PHILIPPINE POLITICS
AND GOVERNANCE
Module 12
Citizenship
Philippine Politics and Governance
Self-Instructional Learning Material (SILM)
Module 12: Citizenship
First Edition, 2020

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PHILIPPINE POLITICS
AND GOVERNANCE
Module 12
Citizenship
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Material on Citizenship.

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 What I Need to Know

This module will help you understand what citizenship is. Furthermore, this will
serve as a guide in your level to understand how to become an active and good
citizen in the country.

Most Essential Learning Competency:

Explain the importance of active citizenship.

Lesson: Citizenship

After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. explain citizenship;
2. assess the various avenues for citizen participation in the community;
and
3. relate active citizenship to everyday activities.

What I Know

Directions: Read each question carefully. Choose the letter of the correct answer
from the given options. Write your answers on a separate sheet of
paper.

1. What do you call the membership of an individual to a political community?

A. Association
B. Belongingness
C. Citizenship
D. Democracy

2. Which of the following approaches view citizenship as a democracy of shared

values and understandings that transpire in deliberative process?
A. Deliberative
B. Modern
C. Proactive
D. Traditional

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3. Which of the following terms denotes identity in a community?
A. Belongingness
B. Citizenship
C. Privacy
D. Politics

4. Which of the following citizenship entails?

A. Liberty and privacy
B. Rules and regulations
C. Responsibilities and wealth
D. Rights, privileges, and responsibilities to state

5. Which of the following denotes identity based on individual’s ethnic groups?

A. Association
B. Citizenship
C. Nationality
D. State

6. What branch of psychology believes that citizenship reflects an individual’s

ability to relate to others whom they see in a similar way?
A. Clinical
B. Psychosexual
C. Psychosocial
D. Social

7. Which of the following is NOT an identified concern in identity building?

A. Assertive
B. Instrumental
C. Moral
D. Transformative

8. What concern in identity building allows citizen and policy officials to act
according to rules?
A. Assertive
B. Instrumental
C. Moral
D. Transformative

9. What do you call the identified concern in identity building which

emphasizes beliefs and values which represent democratic principles?
A. Assertive
B. Instrumental
C. Moral
D. Transformative

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10-13. Read the situation below and answer the following questions.

Juan, Kiko and Miko are childhood best friends. One Sunday morning,
Kiko and Miko went to see Juan. Upon reaching Juan’s house, the two
went close to Juan’s parents and performed “mano” to them.
Meanwhile, Juan was busy sorting his old clothes so that he would
have something to post online as pre-loved clothes for him to be able to
help a little in his family’s financial crisis which the two don’t know. As
the two went to Juan’s room, they told him that they fetch him to play
basketball. Juan does not want to disappoint the two, so he went with
them even if he had something to do. During their game, Juan was
distracted so the two asked for his problem and the two felt bad upon
knowing so the donated their own set of old clothes to help Juan.

10.What Filipino trait did Juan show when he played with the two avoiding
disappointment?
A. Damayan
B. Paglingap
C. Pakikipagkapwa
D. Sobrang pakikisama

11.Which of the following trait did Kiko and Miko show when they felt bad upon
hearing Juan’s problem?
A. Damayan
B. Paglingap
C. Pakikipagkapwa
D. Sobrang pakikisama

12.How did Kiko and Miko show the value of damayan?

A. When they fetched Juan for basketball
B. When they performed “mano” to Juan’s parents
C. When they asked for Juan’s problem and felt bad
D. When they decided to give their old set of clothes to help Juan

13.What level of factor in concern for identity building the situation represents?
A. Community
B. Group
C. Individual
D. Institutional

14.What should a citizen do to make his citizenship active?

A. The citizen will remain honest in times of voting.
B. The citizen should arrange a rally against paying taxes.
C. The citizen should make the Philippine Monkey Eating Eagle a pet
and will not turnover it to DENR.
D. The citizen will only wear a mask if there is a police officer even if it is
the established regulation in the purok.

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 15.What should you do with your land tax as an active and good citizen of the
country?
A. Never pay for the tax.
B. Will pay land tax but not on time.
C. Always pay your land tax on time.
D. Only pay the tax when you are reminded to do so.

What’s In

Directions: Examine the word search below. Search for the words inside the box.
Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

A. social movement B. organizations C. people power

D. revolution E. collective F. ideology
G. civil society

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 What’s New

Directions: Arrange the jumble words based on the definition given. Write your
answers on a separate sheet of paper.

1. PICZENSHITI - This is the identity of an individual in a nation.

2. ETIVOPRCA - This is a perspective of citizenship as democracy of

shared beliefs and values that transpire in a
deliberative process.

3. NALTIONTRAD- This a perspective of citizenship which was espoused by

persons in authority.

4. LITYTIONANA- This is a person’s identity based on his ethnical backgrounds.

5. TUTIONCONSTI- This outlines the legal bases for citizenship in the

Philippines.

What is It

Citizenship is defined as the most basic identification of an individual within a

nation. It denotes the status of being a citizen and it relates to political concepts
and entails an individual’s rights and privileges and responsibilities to the state.
Being a citizen also means giving loyalty and obligation to country’s political
community. For example, it is your responsibility to pay your taxes.

According to social psychology, the citizenship of an individual reflects his/her

ability to relate to others who also see themselves in a similar perspective. This will
serve as the basis on the beliefs and how an individual will act in a larger group.
Moreover, Diokno (1997) identified the concerns of identity building as the
following:

1. Instrumental -it allows citizens and policy officials to act according to

established rules, regulations, and are consistent with democratic principles
2. Moral - identity building emphasizes beliefs and values that embody and
reinforce democratic principles.
3. Transformative - identity building requires process of self-reflection and
redefinition of individuals, institutions, and communities.

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In these factors, different factors intervene at various levels- the individual, the
institution, and the community. At the individual level, dualism exists. For
example, one may be so clean at home but does not consider cleanliness outside
his household. Thus, self and the community contradict each other. Filipinos’,
however, sense of community is improved by positive traits such as caring for
others (paglingap), the practice of giving sympathy to others during difficult times
(damayan), and respect for elders and social institution. Moreover, at institutional
level, it can be said that identity building is molded by the agencies which
influenced a person from his childhood up to the rest of his life. Lastly, at the
community, an individual identifies himself in the nation depending on the
community he is into.

Citizenship in the Philippines

1. Jus soli (right of soil) – a person’s nationality at birth is determined by the

place of birth.
2. Jus sanguinis (right of blood)- at birth, an individual acquires the nationality
of his/her natural’s parents.

Moreover, according to 1987 Philippine Constitution, Article III, Section 1 the

following are citizens of the Philippines:

1. Those who are citizens of the Philippines at the time of adoption of the
Constitution.
2. Those whose fathers or mothers are citizens of the Philippines.
3. Those who elect Philippine citizenship pursuant to the provisions of the
Constitution of nineteen hundred and thirty-five.
4. Those who are naturalized in accordance with the law.

Furthermore, a child born of one parent who is a Filipino citizen and of one foreign
parent whose country adheres to jus sanguinis is entitled for dual citizenship.

Duties and Obligations of a Citizen

1. Be loyal to the Republic.

2. Honor the Philippine flag.
3. Defend the State and contribute to its development and welfare.
4. Uphold the Constitution and obey the laws.

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Citizenship in Democracy

Philippine Democracy Agenda (1997) project look both at the perspectives on

democracy and citizenship in Filipino political culture. Furthermore, citizenship
was viewed from two perspectives:
1. Traditional view - was promoted by persons in authority who subscribe to
the importance of formal government structures and processes in the
prospect of citizenship.
2. Proactive view- believed citizenship as a democracy of shared values and
understandings that occur in a deliberative process.

What’s More

Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correct answer. Choose your answer from
the choices inside the box. Write your answers on a separate sheet.

citizenship state instrumental nationality

local government code constitution

1. An identity of a person based on his historical background is called

______________.
2. An identity building concern that deals with allowing the citizens and policy
officials to act according to established rules is called __________.
3. _________________ is enabling citizen participation in policy making.
4. An individual’s citizenship entails his responsibility to the ____________.
5. The most basic identity of an individual in a nation is called ___________.

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 What I Have Learned

Directions: Match the following terms from Column A to the words that describe
them in Column B. Write the letter of the correct answer on a separate sheet of
paper.

Column A Column B
1. Citizenship A. legal bases for citizenship
2. Nationality B. legal document which enables
citizen participation in policy
making
3. Constitution C. person’s identity within the state
4. Local Government Code D. individual’s identity based on his
historical background
5. Right to live, vote, and work E. responsibilities to state
F. privileges

What I Can Do

Directions: Read and answer the question carefully. Write your answer on a
separate sheet of paper.

1. How does an individual become an active citizen of the country?

ACCOMPLISHED BEGINNER
RUBRIC EXPERT (4) CAPABLE (2)
(3) (1)
Quality of Very Somewhat Gives some Gives no new
Writing informative informative and new information
and well organized information and very
organized but poorly poorly
organized organized
Grammar Virtually no Few errors in A number of So many
Usage & spelling, spelling, errors in errors in
Mechanics punctuation punctuation or spelling, spelling,
or grammar punctuation punctuation
grammatical or grammar or grammar
errors

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 Assessment

Directions: Read and answer each question carefully. Choose the letter of the
correct answer from the given options. Write your answers on a
separate sheet of paper.

1. Which of the following is defined as the person’s identity within a nation?

A. Citizenship
B. Membership
C. Right
D. Privileges

2. What serves as the legal bases of a Filipino’s citizenship?

A. Book
B. Certificate
C. Constitution
D. Vaccine

3. Which of the following pertains to an individual’s identity based on his

ethnical and historical background?
A. Association
B. Citizenship
C. Membership
D. Nationality

4. Which of the following concerns in identity building states that the identity
building is shaped by the agencies which influenced an individual?
A. Individual
B. Instrumental
C. Institutional
D. Social

5. Which among the branches of psychology below views citizenship as an

individual’s ability to relate to others?
A. Analytical
B. Clinical
C. Psychosexual
D. Social

6. Which of the following is an identified concern in identity building?

A. Instruction
B. Instrumental
C. Morality

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 D. Transformation
7. Which of the following pertains to the proactive view of citizenship?
A. This is the type of citizenship is a democracy of shared values and
understandings.
B. This type of citizenship was supported by the persons in authority.
C. This is the type that the government officials support.
D. This type emphasizes formal government structures.

8. Which of the following is a perspective of citizenship based on Philippine

Democracy Agenda project?
A. Active
B. Collective
C. Modern
D. Traditional

9. Which of the following serves a legal document for citizen participation in

policy making?
A. Journal
B. Blue book
C. Legal Code
D. Local Government Code

For items 10-13 identify the Filipino trait mentioned in each situation below. Refer
to the following choices.
A. Damayan
B. Paglingap
C. Respect to elders
D. Sobrang pakikisama

10.Juan went straight to his grandmother and asked for her hand to perform
mano.
11.Angela brought Jenny to clinic when she noticed that the latter is not feeling
well.
12.Elle comforted and gave Minch her extra money when she knew that the
latter lost her allowance.
13.Michael got a lot of things to do but he did not want to disappoint his
friends, so he went to a trip with them instead of doing his assignments thus
he ended up failing the semester.

14.When does a citizen become an active citizen?

A. When he obliges to the rules and regulations and involves himself in the
community policy making.
B. When he is active in criticizing the government, but he does not involve
himself in purok meetings.
C. When he thinks of election as a threat, thus he does not want to involve
himself.
D. When he has no knowledge of the purok ordinance.

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15.Which of the following DOES NOT represent you as an active citizen of the
Philippines?
A. I am active in our purok meetings.
B. I segregate my waste based on the barangay ordinance.
C. I have something to do so I did not vote for presidential elections.
D. I exercise my right to suffrage by voting during national and barangay
elections.

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 Additional Activities

Directions: Answer the question on a separate sheet of paper.

1. Why is citizenship particularly the concept of identity building and sense of

belongingness important to nation-building?

ACCOMPLISHED BEGINNER
RUBRIC EXPERT (4) CAPABLE (2)
(3) (1)
Quality of Very Somewhat Gives some Gives no new
Writing informative informative and new information
and well organized information and very
organized but poorly poorly
organized organized
Grammar Virtually no Few errors in A number of So many
Usage & spelling, spelling, errors in errors in
Mechanics punctuation punctuation or spelling, spelling,
or grammar punctuation punctuation
grammatical or grammar or grammar
errors

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Answer Key

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References

Villanueva, Prince Aian G. Philippine Politics and Governance. Makati City,

Philippines: Diwa Learning Systems Inc, 2017.

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