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Artemio G. Ilano Vs. Court Of Appeals, Et Al.

ARTEMIO G. ILANO, petitioner, vs. THE COURT OF APPEALS and MERCEDITAS (sic) S. ILANO, represented by her mother, LEONCIA DE LOS SANTOS, respondent.

G.R. No. 104376 | 1994-02-23

D E C I S I O N


NOCON, J.:

After the great flood, man was commanded to go forth, be fertile, multiply and fill the earth. Others did not heed the sequence of this command because they multiply first and then go. Corollarily, it is now commonplace for an abandoned illegitimate offspring to sue his father for recognition and support.

The antecedent facts are narrated in the trial court's decision, as follows:

Leoncia first met petitioner Artemio G. Ilano while she was working as secretary to Atty. Mariano C. Virata. Petitioner was one of the clients of Atty. Virata. On several occasions, she and petitioner took lunch together. In less...