ART.

IV
CITIZENSHIP
A. WHO ARE CITIZENS OF THE PHILIPPINES (Sec. 1)
Tecson v. COMELEC 427 SCRA 420 (2004)
Philippine Bill of 1902
Section 1, Article III, 1935 Constitution
Section 1, Article III, 1973 Constitution
Section 1, Article IV, 1987 Constitution
1. CITIZENS BY BIRTH
a. CHILDREN OF FILIPINO FATHERS OR MOTHERS
b. ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN
Tecson v. COMELEC 427 SCRA 420 (2004)
Republic v. Lim 419 SCRA 123 (2004)
c. ELECTION OF PHILIPPINE CITIZENSHIP
C.A. No. 625. An Act Providing for the Manner in which the Option to Elect Philippine
Citizenship shall be Declared by a Person Whose Mother is a Filipino Citizen.
In re Mallare; 59 SCRA 45 (1974)
Re: Application for Admission 316 SCRA 5 (1999)
Co v. HRET 199 SCRA 692 (1991)
Ma vs. Commissioner 625 SCRA 566 (2010)
Republic vs. Sagun 666 SCRA 321 (2012)
2. CITIZENS BY NATURALIZATION
a. JUDICIAL NATURALIZATION
C.A. 473. An Act To Provide For The Acquisition Of Philippine Citizenship By
Naturalization (Revised Naturalization Law).
R.A. No. 530. An Act Making Additional Provisions for Naturalization
Republic vs. Dela Rosa 232 SCRA 785 (1994)
Co v. Civil Registrar 423 SCRA 420 (2004)
b. ADMINISTRATIVE NATURALIZATION
RA 9139. The Administrative Naturalization Law of 2000
Republic vs. Li Ching Chung 694 SCRA 249 (2013)
Republic vs.. Ong 673 SCRA 4 85 (2012)
c. DERIVATIVE CITIZENSHIP
Republic vs. Batuigas, 706 SCRA 746 (2013)
B. NATURAL-BORN CITIZENS (Sec. 2)
Kilosbayan v. Ermita 526 SCRA 353 (2007)
Vilando v. HRET, GR 192149, Aug. 23, 2011
C. LOSS AND REACQUISITION OF PHILIPPINE CITIZENSHIP (Sec. 3)
1. LOSS
CA No. 63. An Act Providing for the Ways in which Philippine Citizenship may be Lost
or Reacquired
CA 473. Supra
Aznar v. COMELEC , 185 SCRA 703 (1990)
Valles v. COMELEC, 337 SCRA 543 (2000)
Yu v. Santiago 169 SCRA 369 (1989)
Guy VS. Ignacio 622 SCRA 678 (2010)
Maquiling VS. COMELEC 696 SCRA 420, 700 SCRA 367 (2013)
2. REACQUISITION
REACQUISITION BY NATURALIZATION
CA No. 63, supra
REACQUISITION BY REPATRIATION
CA No. 63, supra
RA 965
RA 2630: An Act Providing for Reacquisition of Philippine Citizenship by Persons Who
Lost Such Citizenship by Rendering Service To, or Accepting Commission In, the

Armed Forces of the United States

RA 8171: An Act Providing for the Repatriation of Filipino Women Who Have Lost Such
Citizenship by Marriage to Aliens and of Natural-Born Filipinos
Tabasa v. CA 500 SCRA 9 (2006)
Frivaldo v. COMELEC 257 SCRA 727 (1996)
Alterajos v. COMELEC 441 SCRA 665 (2004)
Bengzon v. HRET 357 SCRA 543 (2001)
REACQUISITION BY RA 9225
(Citizenship Retention and Reacquisition Act of 2003)
Petition for Leave to Resume Practice 540 SCRA 424 (2007)
D. EFFECT OF MARRIAGE (Sec. 4)
Labo v. COMELEC, 176 SCRA 1 (1989)
Djumantan v. Domingo, 240 SCRA 746 (1995)
E. DUAL CITIZENSHIP/DUAL ALLEGIANCE (Sec. 5)
Mercado vs Manzano 307 SCRA 630 (1999)
Valles v. COMELEC supra
Dual Citizenship and RA 9225 (Citizenship Retention and Reacquisition Act of 2003):
AASJS v. Datumanong 523 SCRA 108 (2007)
Jacot vs. Dal 572 SCRA 295 (2008)
De Guzman v. COMELEC, 590 SCRA 149 (2009)
Japson vs. COMELEC 576 SCRA 331 (2009)
Cordora v COMELEC, 580 SCRA 12 (2009)
ART. V
SUFFRAGE
A. SUFFRAGE AS A RIGHT AND DUTY
Akbayan v. COMELEC 355 SCRA 318 (2001)
Palatino vs COMELEC; 608 SCRA 248 (2009)
B. QUALIFICATIONS (Sec. 1)
Romualdez v RTC 226 SCRA 408 (1993)
Asistio v. Trinidad-Pe, 619 SCRA 518 (2010)
Velasco vs. COMELEC 575 SCRA 590 (2008)
C. ABSENTEE-VOTING (Sec. 2)
RA 9189. The Overseas Absentee Voting Act of 2003
Macalintal v COMELEC 405 SCRA 614 (2003)
Nicolas-Lewis v. COMELEC 497 SCRA 649 (2006)