Executive Order No. 209 (As amended by E.O. No. 227)
(Illegitimate Children)

Date:    August 4, 1988

Source:    The Civil Code of the Philippines (Republic Act No. 386 as Amended) with Related Laws 1993 Revised Edition

Subject:    Illegitimate Children

Chapter 3. Illegitimate Children

Article 175. Illegitimate children may establish their illegitimate filiation in the same way and on the same evidence as legitimate children.

The action must be brought within the same period specified in Article 173, except when the action is based on the second paragraph of Article 172, in which case the action may be brought during the lifetime of the alleged parent. (289a)

Article 176.  Illegitimate children shall use the surname and shall be under the parental authority of their mother, and shall be entitled to support in conformity with this Code. The legitime of each illegitimate child shall consist of one-half of the legitime of a legitimate child. (287a)