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Abella vs. Cabanero

RICHELLE P. ABELLA, FOR AND IN BEHALF OF HER MINOR DAUGHTER, MARL JHORYLLE ABELLA, PETITIONER, V. POLICARPIO CABAÑERO, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 206647 | 2017-08-09

D E C I S I O N
 
LEONEN, J.:
 
Filiation must be established for a child to claim support from a putative father. When "filiation is beyond question, support follows as [a] matter of obligation."[1] To establish filiation, an action for compulsory recognition may be filed against the putative father ahead of an action for support. In the alternative, an action for support may be directly filed, where the matter of filiation shall be integrated and resolved.[2]
 
This resolves a Petition for Review on Certiorari[3] under Rule 45 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure praying that the assailed August 25, 2011 Decision[4]...