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Anaban, et al. v. Anaban-Alfiler, et al.

CRISTITA ANABAN, CRISPINA ANABAN, PUREZA ANABAN, CRESENCIA ANABAN-WALANG, AND ROSITA ANABAN-BARISTO, PETITIONERS, VS. BETTY ANABAN-ALFILER, MERCEDES ANABAN, AND MARCELO ANABAN, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 249011 | 2021-03-15

SECOND DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N
 
LAZARO-JAVIER, J.:
 
The Case
 
This petition for review on certiorari[1] seeks to reverse and set aside the Decision[2] dated July 24, 2019 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. SP No. 154216 affirming the nullity of the bigamous marriage between Pedrito Anaban (Pedrito) and Pepang Guilabo (Pepang) and petitioners Cristita Anaban, Crispina Anaban, Pureza Anaban, Cresencia Anaban-Walang, and Rosita Anaban-Baristo's status as illegitimate children of Pedrito and must inherit only as such.
 
Antecedents
 
In 1942, Pedrito Anaban (Pedrito) and Virginia Erasmo (Virginia) got...