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This case involves a petition filed by Edna Padilla Mangulabnan on behalf of her minor child Alfie Angelo Acero seeking support from the respondent Ambrocio Tan Chew Acero. The trial court originally granted support, but the Court of Appeals annulled this on the basis that Alfie was an illegitimate child and had not been recognized by his father. The Supreme Court reversed, finding that for illegitimate children, filiation only needs to be provisionally established through affidavits to prove paternity, and

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Allen So

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