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Bill vs neglectful fathers filed in House

DEPUTY Majority Leader and ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo on Tuesday said he and four other lawmakers have filed a bill punishing fathers for 'willful failure' to provide paternal child support.

Tulfo and fellow lawmakers — ACT-CIS Reps. Jocelyn Tulfo and Edvic Yap, Benguet Rep. Eric Yap and Quezon City Second District Rep. Ralph Tulfo — filed House Bill 8987, or 'An Act Punishing the Willful Failure to Pay Paternal Child Support' on August 30.