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This document is the text of Republic Act No. 9225 from the Republic of the Philippines Congress, which amends Article 176 of the Family Code to allow illegitimate children to use their father's surname if paternity is acknowledged by the father in the birth record or other public or private documents, or if paternity is established through the courts. The Act also states that illegitimate children are entitled to half the inheritance of a legitimate child. It repeals any conflicting laws and takes effect 15 days after publication.

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This document is the text of Republic Act No. 9225 from the Republic of the Philippines Congress, which amends Article 176 of the Family Code to allow illegitimate children to use their father's surname if paternity is acknowledged by the father in the birth record or other public or private documents, or if paternity is established through the courts. The Act also states that illegitimate children are entitled to half the inheritance of a legitimate child. It repeals any conflicting laws and takes effect 15 days after publication.

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Republic of the Philippines Congress of the Philippines Metro Manila Twelfth Congress Third Regular Session

Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-second day of July, two thousand three. REPUBLIC ACT N ! "#$$ %ebruar& #' #((' AN ACT ALL )IN* ILLE*ITI+ATE C,IL-REN T USE T,E SURNA+E % T,EIR %AT,ER. A+EN-IN* % R T,E PURP SE ARTICLE /01 % E2ECUTI3E R-ER N ! #(". T,ER)ISE 4N )N AS T,E 5%A+IL6 C -E % T,E P,ILIPPINES5 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled: Section /! Article 176 of Executi e !rder "o. #$%, otherwise &nown as the 'a(ily )ode of the *hili++ines, is here,y a(ended to read as follows: -Article 176. .llegiti(ate children shall use the surna(e and shall ,e under the +arental authority of their (other, and shall ,e entitled to su++ort in confor(ity with this )ode. /owe er, illegiti(ate children (ay use the surna(e of their father if their filiation has ,een ex+ressly recogni0ed ,y the father through the record of ,irth a++earing in the ci il register, or when an ad(ission in a +u,lic docu(ent or +ri ate handwritten instru(ent is (ade ,y the father. Provided, the father has the right to institute an action ,efore the regular courts to +ro e nonfiliation during his lifeti(e. 1he legiti(e of each illegiti(ate child shall consist of one-half of the legiti(e of a legiti(ate child.SECTI N #! Repealing Clause. All laws, +residential decrees, executi e orders, +rocla(ations, rules and regulations, which are inconsistent with the +ro isions of this Act are here,y re+ealed or (odified accordingly. SECTI N 7! Effectivity Clause. 1his Act shall ta&e effect fifteen 2134 days fro( its +u,lication in the Official a!ette or in two 2#4 news+a+ers of general circulation.

Appro8ed9

%RAN4LIN -RIL N *resident of the 5enate

: SE -E 3ENECIA :R! 5+ea&er of the /ouse of 6e+resentati es

1his Act which is a consolidation of /ouse Bill "o. 7787 and 5enate Bill "o. #31$ was finally +assed ,y the /ouse of 6e+resentati es and the 5enate on January #1, #$$7 and 'e,ruary 7, #$$7, res+ecti ely. SCAR *! 6ABES 5ecretary of 5enate R BERT P! NA;AREN 5ecretary 9eneral /ouse of 6e+resenati es Approved: February 24 2004 GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO President o t!e P!i"ippines

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