Practice question
Does the mother’s declaration against the child’s legitimacy alone remove the status protected by Article 167?
- Yes, any oral declaration controls
- Yes, if made to a neighbor
- Yes, if a relative agrees
- No, Article 167 expressly preserves legitimacy despite the mother’s declaration
- Only if the mother posts it online
Legal references
- https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/5/95173 — Family Code, Articles 166–171
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2022/oct2022/gr_222259_2022.html — Yap v. Yap, G.R. No. 222259, October 17, 2022, main opinion
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