Section 1.

The following are citizens of the Philippines:

1. Those who are citizens of the Philippines at the time
of the adoption of this Constitution;
2. Those whose fathers or mothers are citizens of the
Philippines;
3. Those born before January 17, 1973, of Filipino
mothers, who elect Philippine citizenship upon
reaching the age of majority; and
4. Those who are naturalized in accordance with law.
Section 2. Natural-born citizens are those who are
citizens of the Philippines from birth without having to
perform any act to acquire or perfect their Philippine
citizenship. Those who elect Philippine citizenship in
accordance with paragraph (3), Section 1 hereof shall be
deemed natural-born citizens.
Section 3. Philippine citizenship may be lost or reacquired
in the manner provided by law.
Section 4. Citizens of the Philippines who marry aliens
shall retain their citizenship, unless by their act or
omission, they are deemed, under the law, to have
renounced it.
Section 5. Dual allegiance of citizens is inimical to the
national interest and shall be dealt with by law.
1.You can legally kill people.- Under Article 247 of the Revised Code, anyone who

having surprised his spouse in the act of committing sexual intercourse with another

person, shall kill any of them or both of them in the act or immediately thereafter, or

shall inflict upon them any serious physical injury, shall suffer the penalty of destierro.

2. We still dole out excessive penalties for libel. -The corresponding penalties can be

found in Article 355 of the Revised Penal Code. Critics have called it an archaic and

outdated provision dating back to the Spanish era where honor was highly prized and

duels were often common.

3. The State will do its darndest to get a couple to stay married. -the State is mandated

to do so according to Section 2, Article XV of the 1987 Constitution which states that

marriage, as an inviolable social institution, is the foundation of the family and shall be

protected by the State.

4. Annoying people can be charged for being merely annoying. -Second paragraph of

Article 287 states that any other coercions or unjust vexations shall be punished by

arresto menor or a fine ranging from 5 pesos to 200 pesos, or both.

5. Women get charged with adultery, men get charged with concubinage. -Charging a

husband for an extra-marital affair in court is infinitely harder to prove since the woman has to

prove any or all of the following: a. He has kept a mistress in the conjugal dwelling, b. He shall

have sexual intercourse with a woman who is not his wife under scandalous circumstances,

and/or c. He shall cohabit with her in any other place.

6. Our immigration laws are ridiculously ancient. -Commonwealth Act No. 613 or the

immigration law reeks of antiquity, considering it was made and implemented in 1940.

7. Metro Manila has a convoluted traffic scheme. -First implemented by the MMDA in

1995, the Unified Vehicle Volume Reduction Programs original purpose was to

decrease traffic congestion in the metropolis through a number coding scheme.

8. Squatting is not a crime. -Republic Act 8368 or the Anti-Squatting Law Repeal Act of

1997 repealed former President Marcos Presidential Decree No. 772 which penalized

squatting, technically making it a non-crime as of today on the basis that squatters are

also victims of an unequal justice and social system.

9. Your family members and in-laws who commit theft, swindling, and malicious

mischief against you are not criminally liable. -Article 332 of the Revised Penal Code

states that No criminal, but only civil liability shall result from the commission of the

crime of theft, swindling, or malicious mischief committed or caused mutually by the

following persons: 1. Spouses, ascendants and descendants, or relatives by affinity in

the same line; 2. The widowed spouse with respect to the property which belonged to

the deceased spouse before the same shall have passed into the possession of

another; and 3. Brothers and sisters and brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, if living

together.
10. You cannot own a deadly pana. -Under this law, anyone who possesses a deadly

arrow or pana without permit from a city, municipal, or municipal district mayor, shall be

punished by imprisonment for a period of not less than thirty days nor more than six

months. The phrase deadly arrow or pana as used in this Act means any arrow or dart

that when shot from a blow or slingshot can cause injury or death of a person.

11. Widows must observe 301-day rule before marrying again. -Section 351 of the

Revised Penal Code states that any widow who shall marry within three hundred and

one day from the date of the death of her husband, or before having delivered if she

shall have been pregnant at the time of his death, shall be punished by arresto mayor

and a fine not exceeding 500 pesos.

12. You can still get jailed for offending religious feelings. -This obscure penal law,

which dates back to the religiously fervent Spanish era and which was the main charge

against Carlos Celdran, states that the penalty of arresto mayor in its maximum period

to prision correccional in its minimum period shall be imposed upon anyone who, in a

place devoted to religious worship or during the celebration of any religious ceremony,

shall perform acts notoriously offensive to the feelings of the faithful. It can be found in

Article 133 of the Revised Penal Code.

13. An election tie will have to be broken by drawing of lots. -Its also supported by

Comelec Resolution No. 9648 wherein the Board immediately notify the said

candidates to appear before them for the drawing of lots to break the tie. The drawing of

lots should be conducted within one (1) hour after issuance of notice by the Board to the

candidates concerned.

14. Adults ( 21 25-year-olds) still need advice from their parents before getting
married. -Article 15 of the Family Code states that:
Any contracting party between the age of twenty-one and twenty-five shall be obliged
to ask their parents or guardian for advice upon the intended marriage. If they do not
obtain such advice, or it be unfavorable, the marriage license shall not be issued till
after three months following the completion of the publication of the application there
for. A sworn statement by the contracting parties to the effect that such advice has been
sought, together with the written advice given, if any, shall be attached to the application
for marriage license. Should the parents or guardian refuse to give any advice, this fact
shall be stated in the sworn statement.

15. Marriage extinguishes criminal liability of rape. -The subsequent valid marriage

between the offended party shall extinguish the criminal action or the penalty imposed.

In case it is the legal husband who is the offender, the subsequent forgiveness by the

wife as the offended party shall extinguish the criminal action or the penalty: Provided,

that the crime shall not be extinguished or the penalty shall not be abated if the

marriage is void ab initio.