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Full Title of Bill
AN ACT PROVIDING ADDITIONAL LEGAL PROTECTIONS FOR CHILDREN THROUGH THE AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES 164 AND 176 OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 209, S. 1987, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE FAMILY CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES, AND RELATED PROVISIONS IN REPUBLIC ACT NO. 389, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE NEW CIVIL CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES, AS AMENDED, AND SUCH OTHER RELATED LAWS, BY REMOVING THE UNFAIR CLASSIFICATION OF CHILDREN AS LEGITIMATE OR ILLEGITIMATE, PROVIDING EQUAL LEGITIMES FOR CHILDREN BORN WITHIN OR OUTSIDE OF WEDLOCK, AND ESTABLISHING THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR SURROGACY HERE IN THE PHILIPPINES
Text as filed (link)
Date filed
January 16, 2023
Date Read
January 24, 2023
Bill Status
Pending with the Committee on REVISION OF LAWS since 2023-01-24
Committee Details
Primary Committee
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB06781 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROVIDING ADDITIONAL LEGAL PROTECTIONS FOR CHILDREN THROUGH THE AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES 164 AND 176 OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 209, S. 1987, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE FAMILY CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES, AND RELATED PROVISIONS IN REPUBLIC ACT NO. 389, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE NEW CIVIL CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES, AS AMENDED, AND SUCH OTHER RELATED LAWS, BY REMOVING THE UNFAIR CLASSIFICATION OF CHILDREN AS LEGITIMATE OR ILLEGITIMATE, PROVIDING EQUAL LEGITIMES FOR CHILDREN BORN WITHIN OR OUTSIDE OF WEDLOCK, AND ESTABLISHING THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR SURROGACY HERE IN THE PHILIPPINES |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ALVAREZ, PANTALEON D. |
| DATE FILED : 2023-01-16 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON REVISION OF LAWS ON 2023-01-24 |
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