“The child’s American citizenship is derived from the principle of jus soli or place of birth, while his Philippine citizenship is derived from the principle of jus sanguinis or citizenship of his parents.”*
What does all this mean?
I, quite possibly, may be a citizen of both the United States of America and the Republic of the Philippines! See, when I was born my parents were not yet U.S. Citizens. They were, by legal definition, Citizens of the Republic of the Philippines.
So what does this get me?
“Filipinos who re-acquire Filipino citizenship under this Act may once again enjoy full civil, economic and political rights under existing laws of the Philippines.”*
* From A Primer on the Citizenship Retention and Re-acquisition Act of 2003. Copyright commission on Filipinos Overseas Published in June 2004. ISBN 971-92969-2-5.
