Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT AMENDING ARTICLE 176 OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 209, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE FAMILY CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES (RE: FATHER'S SURNAME)
Date filed
July 6, 2001
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 793, 12th Congress of the Republic |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT AMENDING ARTICLE 176 OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 209, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE FAMILY CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES (RE: FATHER'S SURNAME) |
| ABSTRACT : ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN MAY USE THE SURNAME OF THEIR FATHER IF THEIR FILIATION HAS BEEN EXPRESSLY RECOGNIZED BY THE FATHER THROUGH THE RECORD OF BIRTH APPEARING IN THE CIVIL REGISTER; OR AN ADMISSION IN A PUBLIC DOCUMENT OR A PRIVATE HANDWRITTEN INSTRUMENT AND SIGNED BY THE PUTATIVE FATHER, UNLESS DEOXYRIBONUCLEI C ACID (DNA) TEST RESULTS DISPROVES SUCH FILIATION. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : VILLAR, CYNTHIA A. |
| DATE FILED : 2001-07-06 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : |
| 1. Chipeco (025 ) |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No |
| URGENT BILL? No |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE |
| MOTHER BILL: House Bill No. 4437, 12th Congress of the Republic |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON REVISION OF LAWS ON 2001-07-24 |
Abstract
ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN MAY USE THE SURNAME OF THEIR FATHER IF THEIR FILIATION HAS BEEN EXPRESSLY RECOGNIZED BY THE FATHER THROUGH THE RECORD OF BIRTH APPEARING IN THE CIVIL REGISTER; OR AN ADMISSION IN A PUBLIC DOCUMENT OR A PRIVATE HANDWRITTEN INSTRUMENT AND SIGNED BY THE PUTATIVE FATHER, UNLESS DEOXYRIBONUCLEI C ACID (DNA) TEST RESULTS DISPROVES SUCH FILIATION.
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