Obtaining the Filipino citizenship is a very straightforward process if you meet the basic requirements. Children of Filipino parents have an easier time obtaining citizenship, but those who have lived in the Philippines for a certain period of time might qualify, too, as long as they can prove they are of good ...

The Philippine nationality law is based upon the principles of jus sanguinis (Latin for right of blood) and therefore descent from a parent who is a citizen or national of the Republic of the Philippines is the primary method of acquiring Philippine citizenship. This is contrasted with the legal principle of jus soli where being born on the soil of a country, even to foreign parents, grants one citizenship. For those born in the Philippines to non-Filipino parents, the Administrative Naturalization Law of 2000 (R.A. 9139) provides a path for administrative naturalization for those who qualify.