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Long Title
AN ACT ALLOWING LEGITIMATE CHILDREN TO BEAR THE SURNAME OF THE FATHER OR THE MOTHER, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBERED TWO-HUNDRED AND NINE (E.O. 209), AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE FAMILY CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES, ARTICLE 174, PARAGRAPH 1
Date filed
September 25, 2007
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB02691 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT ALLOWING LEGITIMATE CHILDREN TO BEAR THE SURNAME OF THE FATHER OR THE MOTHER, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBERED TWO-HUNDRED AND NINE (E.O. 209), AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE FAMILY CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES, ARTICLE 174, PARAGRAPH 1 | |
| ABSTRACT : To avoid any confusion about his/her paternity in cases where the child uses the surname of the mother, the bill requires the father to indicate his consent thereto in the child's birth record, in a statement before a court of record or in any authentic writing. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : SANTIAGO, NARCISO III D. | |
| DATE FILED : 2007-09-25 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
| 1. Romulo | 2. Mendoza (M.) |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Codilla (030 ) | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON REVISION OF LAWS ON 2007-10-02 |
Abstract
To avoid any confusion about his/her paternity in cases where the child uses the surname of the mother, the bill requires the father to indicate his consent thereto in the child's birth record, in a statement before a court of record or in any authentic writing.
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