Practice question
A father is not married to the child’s mother. He claims RA8187 leave solely because she gives birth, without asserting a separate RA11210 allocation. Which is correct?
- The RA8187 claim must meet its married-employee and legitimate-spouse conditions; birth alone does not supply them
- Every father automatically qualifies under RA8187
- RA8187 and elective allocation are identical
- A company may erase all maternity rights as well
- The father receives the mother’s entire leave automatically
Legal references
- RA8187, Sections 2–3: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1996/ra_8187_1996.html
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