HB 8478

House·18th Congress·Filed Jan 25, 2021

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

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L-Ray Villafuerte
RepresentativeLuis Raymund "L-Ray" Villafuerte Jr
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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

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