Citizenship - is a membership in a political community with all its concomitant rights and

responsibilities.

The most common method of acquisition of citizenship is - Birth either 1.) Jus Sanguinis
- conferred by virtue of blood relationship, to illustrate , a child born to a Filipino father is
a citizen of the Philippines under Jus Sanguinis regardless of his place of birth.
2.) Jus Soli.- by virtue of the place of birth.

Citizens of the Philippines