GOOD

CITIZENSH
IP
Module 1
Learning Objective:

At the end of the module, the students are

expected to internalize moral values
necessary for harmonious existence with
people and circumstances

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 1. Who are the citizens of the
Philippines
2. What are the duties and
obligations of Citizens
3. How can we become Good
Content Citizens
4. Preamble of the 1989
Philippine Constitution
5. The Basic Values of the
Filipino People
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Who are the Citizens
of the Philippines?
Who are the Citizens of the Philippines?
Section 1 of the Philippine Constitution provides that the following are
citizens of The Philippines:
▪ Those who are citizens of the Philippines at the time of the adoption of this
Constitution;
▪ Those whose fathers or mothers are citizens of the Philippines
▪ 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 with law

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What are the duties
and obligations of
Citizens?
 What are the duties and obligations of
Citizens?

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To be To defend To contribute To uphold To cooperate
to the the with duly
loyal to the State development Constitution constituted
the and welfare and obey the authorities
of the State
Republic laws

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 What are the duties and obligations of
Citizens?

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To exercise To engage in To registered
rights gainful work and vote
responsibly and
with due regard
for the rights of
others

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 Duties and obligations of
Citizens
To be loyal to the Republic To defend the State
o This means that we have o Considering the fact that our country
is our home, it is prime duty to love
faith and confidence in and defend the state at all costs
the Republic and love and regardless of our creed, religious
beliefs, and wisdom
devotion to the country o Loving one’s country can be shown
o We have to be proud not by words but by deeds
being Filipinos, respect o It should be a continuous flame of love
considering the fact that we receive
our customs, traditions the benefits and protection from the
language and institutions State of which we are a part. In return,
it is our primary and honorable duty to
defend it against any peril whether
from within or from without.

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 Duties and obligations of
Citizens
To contribute to the
development and welfare of To uphold the Constitution
the State and obey the laws
o We can do this in the form of o It is our prime obligation
paying our taxes willingly and to uphold the
promptly, by helping maintain Constitution and obey
peace and order, conserving laws. If the people would
natural resources, the promotion disregard them, our
of social justice by suggesting country would collapse
supportive measures beneficial and we will not have
to the people as a whole, by peace and order
patronizing local products and
trade and by engaging in
productive work.
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 Duties and obligations of
Citizens
To exercise rights
To cooperate with duly responsibly and with due
constituted authorities regard for the rights of
o In every organization, there
others
is always a leader to o No man is an island and
manage the affairs of all we have to live with
constituents. If the others. In the exercise of
members will not cooperate, our rights, we have to see
we can never expect to to it that we also respect
become successful in all the rights of other people.
undertakings that our If we do this, we can
government would like to do
expect harmonious
for the good of its citizens.
relationship among
members of the society.
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 Duties and obligations of
Citizens
To engage in gainful work To registered and vote
o It is stated in the Bible o It is our prime duty as citizens of
the Philippines to register and vote.
that if we want to eat, we Suffrage is both a privilege and a
have to work. It is our duty which every qualified citizen
obligation as citizens of must perform.
our country to become o It is not sufficient to just register
and vote, but it is coupled with
productive, by engaging intellectual judgment during
in gainful work so that we election. We have to consider the
can provide the basic different political issues by different
candidates, so that, at least, we
needs of our family and can choose the right person to
ourselves as well. manage government affairs.

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 How can we
become Good
Citizens?

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How can we
become Good
Citizens?
We can become good citizens by living in
accordance with good citizenship values which can
be derived from the preamble of the Philippine
Constitutions such as:

▪ Faith in God ▪ Love

▪ Patriotism ▪ Equality
▪ Work ▪ Peace
▪ Respect for Life ▪ Promotion of the Common Good
▪ Respect for Law and Government ▪ Concern for the Family and Future
Generations
▪ Truth
▪ Concern for the Environment and
▪ Justice
Order
▪ Freedom

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Preamble of the 1987 Philippine Constitution
We the sovereign Filipino people, imploring the aid of Almighty
God, in order to build a just and 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 prosperity, the
blessings of independence and democracy under the rule of
law and a regime of truth, justice, freedom, love, equality and
peace, to ordain and promulgate this Constitution.

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The Basic Values of the Filipino
People
OUR BASIC VALUES WHAT IT MEANS

We want to be as one people. We cherish oneness- as co-

Unity citizens of our country, as members of our family, as co-
workers in an institution.
We want the best of our country. We want our country be
Patriotism respected and honored its citizenry and by the whole
world.
We want to have God present in our lives. We want to
Faith in Almighty God have a relationship of trust in him. We want to ask for
God’s help beyond what we ourselves can do.
We want all human life to be preserved, nurtured and
Respect for life
safeguarded.

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The Basic Values of the Filipino
People
OUR BASIC VALUES WHAT IT MEANS

We want that the rule of law be upheld by all and at all

Respect for Law and
times, that Government be accorded respect and all laws
Government
be complied with.
We want that we ourselves and others be true; that the
Truth truth reign in our land.
We want that everyone be given what is due him/her as a
Justice human being, and that what governs all relationships is
morally and legally upright.
We want that each one of us be able to experience our
Freedom freedom of will.

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The Basic Values of the Filipino
People
OUR BASIC VALUES WHAT IT MEANS
We want that each one of us desire to love and be loved.
Love Love begets love. If love reigns in our hearts, the
harmonious relationship of all the people will prevail.
We want that each one of us have the opportunity to be
fully human, and that no one be victim of prejudices or
Equality
biases of any kin, and that the interest of one not be
sacrificed against his will for the good of another.
We want to live in a serene and secure community, with a
harmonious relationship with our neighbors. A place which
Peace
tranquil could expect harmony among others and
ourselves as well as with the environment.
We want all Filipinos to meet their basic minimum needs
Promotion of the
and to have opportunities to develop and use our god-
Common Good
given potentials.
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The Basic Values of the Filipino
People
OUR BASIC VALUES WHAT IT MEANS
Concern for the Family We want what is best for our family and for very single
and Future Generations member in the present and future generations.

Concern for the We want the environment to be preserved and nurtured,

Environment and Order and for ourselves and others to be good stewards of the
environment.
Order We want organizations, system, and predictability in all
aspects of our daily lives and our life as a nation.
Work Everybody wants to have a job to support the basic needs
of his family.

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 Thank you for
Listening!

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Integrating Activity (Module 1)
Criteria for
Poster Grading
• Each group will be required to
• The collage will be evaluated based on
prepare a poster integrating all the
concepts learned in good citizenship. the following criteria:
• creativity - 20
• Size (Collage): 1 whole size of
• innovativeness/originality -10
cartolina paper
• presentation - 20
• To be presented
• Total - 50
• You will be given 2 minutes to
present your work

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Integrating Activity (Module 1)
Criteria for
Role Playing Grading
•Each group has to play role •The role playing will be
that depicts the character evaluated based on the
and values of good Filipino following criteria:
citizen.
•Impact of role playing - 20
•They will be given 2 minutes •Cores values presented -
to present their play. 25
•To be presented •Time – 5
•Total - 50

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Integrating Activity (Module 2)
Top 5 Personal Criteria for
Values Grading
•List the Top 5 personal •Your work will be evaluated
values that should be formed based on the following criteria:
in early childhood
•Content - 20
•You will be given 2 minutes •Presentation - 25
to present your work
•Time – 5
•Total - 50

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Integrating Activity (Module 3)
Top 5 qualities of a Criteria for
good leader Grading
•List the Top 5 qualities of a •Your work will be evaluated
good leader based on the following criteria:
•You will be given 2 minutes •Content - 20
to present your work •Presentation - 25
•Time – 5
•Total - 50

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