A short presentation of some rights and duties of Filipino citizens I used for Grade 6 students.

1. Visit your home…
• On the left side,
▫ What is my role in the
family?
▫ As a child, what are my
responsibilities at home?
▫ What are my contributions?
• On the right side,
▫ What are the blessings my
family has?
▫ As a child in my family,
what are the privileges I
have?
▫ What am I thankful for?

2. Visit your heart…
• How was the activity?
• Which side do you like better?
• What do you think will happen if we only have
right side? Or the left side?
• Do you think it is important to have both? Why?

3. Defining…
• Right
▫ Privilege
▫ Benefit
▫ “These are what every human
being deserves, no matter who
they are or where they live so that
we can live in a world that is fair
and just”*
▫ Rooted in God’s love when He
created us in His own image &
likeness (our dignity, cf Gen 1:27)
*Kid’s Health

4. Defining…
• Duty
▫ Responsibility
▫ Obligation
▫ “Something that is your job
to do something about, or to
think about which affects
your life and other
people's lives”*
*Kid’s Health

5. Right or duty?
• “Honor your father and mother.” (Eph 6:2)
• “I give you every seed-bearing plant all over the earth
and every tree that has seed-bearing fruit on it to be
your food”(Gen 1:29)
• God willed that man should be 'left in the hand of his
own counsel,' so that he might of his own accord seek
his Creator and freely attain his full and blessed
perfection by cleaving to him” (CCC 1730)
• “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all
your soul, with all your mind and with all your
strength…Love your neighbor as yourself”(Mk 12:30-
31)

6. “A right possessed
by one person involves,
on the part… of others,
the obligation to
respect that right.
This obligation is called a duty.”
~Coppens, 1895

8. As Filipino
citizens,
we have our rights
& duties.

9. Citizens and nationals…
• National
▫ Not vested with civil and
political privileges
▫ No longer has the duties of a
Filipino citizen
• Citizen
▫ Member of a state or a
political community
▫ Whose father or mother is a
citizen of the Philippines
▫ Who is naturalized
(formally adopted into the
political community) in
accordance with law

10. My rights as a
Filipino
citizen,

11. My Rights
• Freedom of Speech, of the
Press & of Assembly
▫ Pertain to freedom of expression
▫ Ensure that the voices of people are
heard & their views are considered

12. My Rights
• Right to Form Unions,
Associations, or Societies
▫ Only for purposes not contrary to the
law
▫ To pursue specific good of a smaller
group

13. My Rights
• Right to Privacy
▫ Freedom to make my own decisions
▫ Except in those matters that concern
the public
▫ Upholding this right would enable us
to become truly the masters of our
own destiny

14. My Rights
• Right to Information
▫ Comes with the right to access to all
government documents

15. My Rights
• Freedom of Religion
▫ Our right to profess our faith &
practice our religion, unlike other
countries (e.g. in France, they are
not allowed to wear Crucifix; in
China & Vietnam, they cannot talk
about Christianity in public)

16. My Rights
• Due Process of Law
▫ Our life, liberty or property must not
be taken away from us, except if
needed to promote the common good

17. My Rights
• Equal Protection of the Laws
▫ The law should not discriminate any
class of Filipino citizens but must be
made to apply to all

18. My Rights
• Free Access to the Courts & to
Legal Assistance
▫ Right to acquire services of a lawyer
▫ Public Attorneys Office (PAO)

19. My Rights
• Right to Education
▫ To hone or develop our potentials to
become fully functional and
successful citizens

20. My Rights
• Right of
workers to a
Living Wage
▫ Fair and just
compensation
for the work
they render…

21. My Rights
• Right of
workers to
Safe &
Humane
Working
Conditions
▫ Safety & good
health
▫ People work to
live & not live to
work

22. My duties &
obligations
as a Filipino
citizen,

23. My Duties & Obligations
• Defend the sate
▫ How will I defend if I do not know
what to defend?
▫ Know & love my culture as a
Filipino
▫ “Say positive things about our
country (especially when talking
to foreigners)” ~Alex Lacson

24. My Duties & Obligations
• Contribute to the
development & welfare of
the state
▫ Study hard!
 For myself, my family, my country
& most especially for GOD!
 Not just to get a good job but to
prepare my life ahead!

25. My Duties & Obligations
• Uphold the Constitution &
obey the laws
▫ Start from:
 Come on time
 Throw your garbage properly
 Falling in line
▫ Obey traffic rules

26. My Duties & Obligations
• Cooperate with duly
constituted authorities
▫ Who are the authorities?
▫ Not just follow but I also need to
understand why I am doing it
▫ ASK if there is something not
clear or if you think that there is
something wrong

27. My Duties & Obligations
• Engage in gainful work
▫ Remember #2?
▫ Work so that your family can live
▫ God gave us our minds and bodies
to bear fruit. What happened to
the third servant in the Parable
of the Talents? (Mt 25:14-30)

28. My Duties & Obligations
• Register & VOTE!
▫ We are a republic, the supreme
power resides in us!
▫ Voting is a concrete way of
exercising that power 

29. What happens when I do not fulfill my
duties?
• Other people lose their rights
• It’s unfair
• There are consequences affects
not only me but also others
• My friends, family & God will
not be happy
• I will not grow and develop
• And when most of us don’t,
watch this video…

30. Remember…
“If the rights of all Filipinos
citizens would be upheld
by the state,
& if all citizens would
faithfully fulfill their duties
& obligations to their
country…
the Philippines would be a
haven of peace &
prosperity.”
~CHRISTine Diaz

31. References
• Coppens, C. (1895). A Brief Text-book of Moral
Philosophy. New York: Catholic School Book Company.
• Diaz, C. (2009). The Other Philippine History Textbook:
The American Period to Present. Manila: Anvil Publising
Inc.
• Rights and responsibilities. Kids’ Health: Women’s and
Children’s Health Network. Retrieved from
http://www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetails
Kids.aspx?p=335&np=307&id=1712 on 12 March 2016.
• The New American Bible. (2004). Makati: St. Pauls