HOW DOES AN ILLEGITIMATE CHILD CHANGE HIS/HER

SURNAME THAT OF HIS/HER FATHER

( based on R.A.9255 and its IRR )
GENERAL RULE:
 An illegitimate child shall use the surname of his/her mother

EXCEPTION:
 An illegitimate is given the OPTION to use his/her father’s surname if the
latter recognizes him/her in the manner laid down by law
o Expressly recognized through the record of birth in the civil register
o Admission in a public document
o Admission in a private handwritten instrument made by the father