Article 284
RA 386 · Civil Code of the Philippines
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The mother is obliged to recognize her natural child: (1) In any of the cases referred to in the preceding article, as between the child and the mother.
Official text — RA 386
The mother is obliged to recognize her natural child:
(1) In any of the cases referred to in the preceding article, as between the child and the mother;
(2) When the birth and the identity of the child are clearly proved. (136a)
Source: lawphil.net (RA 386 as amended)
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