CITIZENSHIP

TOLENTINO
What is Citizenship?

◦ Refers to full membership in a community in which one lives, works, or was

born (Atlanta & Marquis 2010)
◦ There are 3 interrelated dimensions of Citizenship
- Legal
- Political
- Identity
Legal Dimension

◦ A citizen refers to a person who enjoys civil (freedom of speech

and right to property)
◦ Political (right to vote and hold public office
◦ Social rights (right to education, health, and social security)
Political Dimension

◦ A citizen refers to a person who is a political agent and is

actively participating in society’s political decision-
makers, in the making and crafting of laws and policies,
and in encouraging other citizens promote the common
good.
Identity Dimension

◦ A citizen is considered a member of a political community (nation-state) that

actively shapes his/her cultural identity.
◦ A citizen is expected to demonstrate national pride, loyalty, and love for his or
her own country. Citizenship becomes equivocal to the concept of national
identity, which is understood as a body of people who feel they are a nation
(Emerson 1960)
◦ Citizenship assumed as national identity involves self-categorization and affect
(Reicher, Spears, and Haslam 2010)
SELF CATEGORIZATION and AFFECT

SELF CATEGORIZATION- An awareness of difference and an active

awareness of being a member of and identifying with a nation.

AFFECT – Pertains to the emotional attachment of belonging to a nation, thus,

rousing emotions attached to nationalism (pride of one’s language, history, and
cultural heritage) and patriotism (love for one’s country and attunement to its
values and beliefs
Citizenship Education in the Philippines

In the Philippines, every Filipino is expected to be a good citizen based on core Filipino values
that are considered integral components in nation-building. The core Filipino values can be
derived from the Preamble of the 1987 Constitution which states that:

“We the sovereign Filipino people, imploring the aid of Almighty God, in order to build a just
humane society and establish a Government that shall embody our ideals and aspirations,
promote the common good, conserve and develop our patrimony and 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, do ordain and promulgate this constitution.”
CORE FILIPINO VALUES

1.Pagkamaka-Diyos
2.Pagkamaka-Tao
3.Pagkamaka-Bayan
4.Pagkamaka-Kalikasan
Principles and policies of the 1987 Constitution

1. Sovereignty of the people

2. Renunciation of war as an instrument of national policy
3. Supremacy at all times by the civilian authority over the military
4. Service to and protection of the people as the prime duty of the government
5. Enjoyment of the blessing of democracy by the people
Principles and policies of the 1987 Constitution

6. Inviolable separation of Church and State

7. Protection of the rights of workers and the promotion of their welfare
8. Separation of power among the executive, legislative, and judicial branches
9. Autonomy of local government units
10. Maintenance of honesty and integrity in public service and taking positive
and effective measures against graft and corruption
Programs in the means of education

CAT (Citizenship Advancement Training) – Aims to enhance the students’ social responsibility,
and commitment to the development of their communities and develop their ability to uphold
law
a. Military Orientation
b. Community Service
c. Public Safety

NSTP- A program aimed at enhancing consciousness and defence preparedness in the youth by
developing ethics of services and patriotism while undergoing in any training
Forms of Training

◦ ROTC
◦ LTS
◦ CWTS
 ROTC

Institutionalized under sections 38 and 49 of RA No.

7077 designated to provide military training to
tertiary level students in order to motivate, train,
organize, and mobilize them for national defense
preparedness
 LTS

Designated to train students to become teachers of

literacy and numeracy skills to school children, out of
school youth, and other segments of society in need
of such service
 CWTS

Program or activities contributory to the general welfare

and the betterment of life for the members of the
community or the enhancement of its facilities, especially
those developed to improving their health, education,
environment, entrepreneurship, safety, recreation, and
morals of the citizens
 CAT and NSTP

Are service learning courses that help engage students with their
communities. Through such programs, students are not viewed as
“future citizens”, but are considered as “citizens of today” who can
make significant contributions to their communities in the present.
This way, the students participate in working toward the common
good and in preparing them to be concerned with the political affairs
of the country.
QUIZ
1. 3 dimensions of citizenship
2. Number of Core Filipino Values
3-5 Forms of Training
6. Designated to train students to become teachers of literacy and numeracy skills to school children
7. Aims to enhance the students’ social responsibility, and commitment to the development of their
communities and develop their ability to uphold law
8. Title of the lesson
9-10 Give at least two Core Filipino Values