Proof of legitimate and illegitimate filiation
"The predicament was created by the parents, not by the child." Based on data released by the Philippine ...
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Looking for a surrogate mom?
"There is absence of legislation in the Philippines on this matter." In this changing world, procreation has been ...
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Bill says 5-year split enough for annulment
A lawmaker has filed a bill giving couples who want to void their marriage another potential remedy by prescribing five ...
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Absolute divorce, absolutely
THE divorce bill has hurdled third and final reading at the House of Representatives. This is the farthest any piece ...
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Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.