NATIONALISM

• Devotion to the interest or culture of one’s nation.

• The beliefs that nations will benefit from acting independently rather than collectively,
emphasizing national rather than international goals.
• Aspirations for national independence in a country under foreign domination.
• Is a form patriotism based upon the identification of a group of individuals with a nation.
• The belief that each group of people should have their own country, with clearly defined
borders and their own government.
• People should be loyal to the government rather than the leader.
• Pride in one’s country; being patriotic.
 Contributory factors that gave birth to
Philippine Nationalism

• The influx of Liberal Ideas from abroad

• The Spanish Revolution of 1869
• The Opening of Suez Canal in 1869
• The Martrydom of Fathers Gomez, Burgos and Zamora in 1872
 CITIZENSHIP
1. Citizenship is a term denoting membership of a citizen in a political
society, which membership implies, reciprocally, a duty of allegiance
on the part of the member and duty of protection on the part of
the State.

2. Citizen is a person having the title of citizenship. A member of of a

democratic community who enjoys full civil and political rights, and
is accorded protection inside and out the territory of the state.
Who are PHilippine citizens under the present
constitution?

• The 1987 constitution, Article IV, Section 1 provides:

• Those who are citizens of the Philippine at the time of the adoption
of this constitution.
• Those whose fathers and mothers are citizens of the Philippine.
• Those born before January 17,1973, of Filipino mothers; who elect
philippine citizenship upon reaching the age of majority; and
• Those who are naturalized in accordance to law.
General ways of acquiring citizenship
• Involuntary method – by birth, because of blood relationship or place
of birth.

• Voluntary method – by naturalization, except in case of collective

naturalization of the inhabitants of a territory which takes place when
it is ceded by one state to another as a result of conquest or treaty.
Duties and obligation of citizens
1. To be loyal to the public – faith and confidence in the Republic and
love and devotion to the country.
a) Pride in one’s country
b) Absolute and permanent allegiance to his government

2. To love and defend the country

a) Love of country shown not by words but by deeds.

b) Readiness to sacrifice his life in defense of his country.
Duties and obligation of citizens
3. To contribute to the development and welfare of the state

a) Many ways of contributing to country’s welfare

b) Working together for the common good.

4. To uphold the constitution and obey the laws

5. To cooperate with duly constituted authorities

a) Active concern with affairs of government

b) Need for civic courage and pride or sense of civic values
 NATION BUILDING
• Nation building is the process of rebuilding our government , our
institutions , and our society to reflect the vision we want for our
nation.
• Nation building requires building a capacity to take on self-
government and create a sustainable community and economy.
— Building institution of self-government that are culturally
appropriate
— Establishing processes to make effective and informed decisions
— Developing capacity to implement those decisions
 PREAMBLE
• The term preamble is derived from the latin word preambulare which
means “ to walk before”

• It is a prologue of the constitutions

OBJECTIVE AND VALUE OF PREAMBLE
1. Set down origin and purposes of the constitution

It serves two very important ends:

a) it tells us who are the authors of the constitution and for whom it has
been promulgated: and

b) It states the general purposes which are intended to be achieved by the

constitution and the government established under it, and certain basic
principles underlying the fundamental charter.

2. May serve as an aid in its interpretation

NATIONAL PURPOSES AND AIMS IN
ADOPTING THE CONSTITUTION.
As set forth in the Preamble, they are:
1) To build a just and humane society; and
2) To establish a Government that shall:
a) embody our ideals and aspirations;
b) promote the common good;
c) conserve and develop our patrimony; and
d) secure to ourselves and our posterity the blessings of
independence and democracy under the rule of law and a regime of
truth, justice, freedom, love, equality, and peace.
 SUFFRAGE
• Is the right and obligation to vote of qualified citizens in the election of certain national
and local officers of the government and in the decision of public questions submitted
to the people.

NATURE OF SUFFRAGE
• A Mere privileged
• A political right

Scope of suffrage
• Election
• Plebiscite
• Referendum
• Initiative
• Recall
 NATIONAL TERRITORY
• SECTION 1. The national territtory comprises the Philippine
archipelago, with all the islands and waters embraced therein, and all
other territories over which the Philippines has sovereignty or
jurisdiction, consisting of its terrestrial, flubial, and aerial domains,
including its teristorial sea, the seabed, the subsoil, the insular
shelves, and other submarine areas. The waters around, between,
and connecting the islands of the archipelago, regardless of their
breadth and dimensions, form part of the internal waters of the
Philippines.
 NATIONAL TERRITORY
Necessity of constitutional provision on National Territory.
The constitution begins with a delimination of our National territory.
1. Binding force of such provision under international law. - There is
no rule in international law which requires a state to define its
territorial boundaries in its Constitution.
2. Value of provision defining our national territory.
3. Acquisition