The Right to Vote

Important Terms

Suffrage

- the right to vote in public elections

Election

- the right of people to choose the persons to whom they entrust the power of government for a definite and fixed period.

Plebiscite

- a vote by which the people of the entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler. (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plebiscite)

Referendum

- a general vote made by the people of a country for or against a particular government proposal or law.

Initiative

- a process that allows citizens to propose legislation by petition

Recall

- the procedure by which a public official may be removed from office by popular vote (The American Heritage Dictionary)




TRIVIAS

- Women Suffrage in the Philippines was first exercised on December 14, 1937 in a local election

- Carmen Planas, the first woman elected as city councilor of Manila in 1937

- Elisa R. Ochoa, the first woman elected to the House of Representative in 1941

Filipino Citizens

Important Terms:

Citizen

- a person who is a legal resident of a country

Citizenship

- the legal status of being a citizen of a country

Natural-born citizen

- someone who is a citizen of the Philippines from birth without having to perform any act to acquire or perfect his/her Philippine citizenship (Article 4, Section 2; 1987 Philippine Constitution)

Naturalization

- the acquisition of citizenship or nationality by somebody who was not a citizen or national of that country when he or she was born. (www.en.wikipedia.org)

Dual Citizenship

- the person is a citizen of two countries at the same time.

Jus Sanguinis

- children's citizenship is determined by the citizenship of their parents

Jus Soli

- children's citizenship is determined by their place of birth

Modes of Citizenship

1. by birth
a. jus sanguinis
b. jus soli
2. by naturalization
3. by marriage
4. by repatriation

Modes of Naturalization

1. Direct

Citizenship can be acquired by an individual:

a. through judicial proceedings
b. through special act of legislature
c. through collective change of nationality, as a result of cession or subjugation
d. by adoption of orphan minors as nationals of state where they are born

2. Derivative

Citizenship conferred on:

a. wife of naturalized husband
b. minor children of naturalized person
c. alien woman upon marriage to a national


Glogs on Filipino Citizenship

Adeth's glog

Ivory's glog