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    This case involves a paternity dispute between Fe Angela, her son Martin, and the alleged biological father Arnel Agustin. Fe and Martin sued Arnel for child support. Arnel denied being the father. The trial court ordered the parties to undergo DNA testing to determine paternity. The Supreme Court affirmed, recognizing DNA testing as a valid means for determining paternity. The Court noted that DNA testing technology has advanced to provide reliable evidence and help illegitimate children prove paternity when fathers deny responsibility.

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    This case involves a paternity dispute between Fe Angela, her son Martin, and the alleged biological father Arnel Agustin. Fe and Martin sued Arnel for child support. Arnel denied being the father. The trial court ordered the parties to undergo DNA testing to determine paternity. The Supreme Court affirmed, recognizing DNA testing as a valid means for determining paternity. The Court noted that DNA testing technology has advanced to provide reliable evidence and help illegitimate children prove paternity when fathers deny responsibility.

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    This case involves a paternity dispute between Fe Angela, her son Martin, and the alleged biological father Arnel Agustin. Fe and Martin sued Arnel for child support. Arnel denied being the father. The trial court ordered the parties to undergo DNA testing to determine paternity. The Supreme Court affirmed, recognizing DNA testing as a valid means for determining paternity. The Court noted that DNA testing technology has advanced to provide reliable evidence and help illegitimate children prove paternity when fathers deny responsibility.

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    Agustin v. CA

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    This case involves a paternity dispute between Fe Angela, her son Martin, and the alleged biological father Arnel Agustin. Fe and Martin sued Arnel for child support. Arnel denied being the father. The trial court ordered the parties to undergo DNA testing to determine paternity. The Supreme Court affirmed, recognizing DNA testing as a valid means for determining paternity. The Court noted that DNA testing technology has advanced to provide reliable evidence and help illegitimate children prove paternity when fathers deny responsibility.

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    Agustin v.

    CA comes at a perfect time when DNA testing has finally


    evolved into a dependable and authoritative form of
    FACTS evidence gathering. We therefore take this
    Fe Angela and her son Martin sued Martin’s alleged opportunity to forcefully reiterate our stand that
    biological father, Arnel Agustin, for support and DNA testing is a valid means of determining
    support pendente lite. paternity.

    They alleged that Arnel courted Fe in 1992, after


    which they entered into an intimate relationship.
    Arnel supposedly impregnated Fe in Nov. 1999. Fe
    gave birth to their child out of wedlock. The baby’s
    birth certificate was purportedly signed by Arnel as
    the father. Arnel shouldered the pre-natal and
    hospital expenses but later refused Fe’s repeated
    requests for Martin’s support.

    Arnel denied having sired Martin because his affair


    with Fe had allegedly ended in 1998, long before
    Martin’s conception. He claimed that Fe had at least 1
    other secret lover. Arnel claimed that the signature
    and CTC attributed to him in the acknowledgment of
    Martin’s birth certificate were falsified.

    Fe and Martin moved for the issuance of an order


    directing all the parties to submit themselves to DNA
    paternity testing.

    The trial court denied the motion to dismiss the


    complaint and ordered the parties to submit
    themselves to DNA paternity testing. The CA
    affirmed the trial court. Thus, this petition.

    ISSUE
    Is DNA recognized as a conclusive means of proving
    paternity?

    RULING
    DNA testing and its results are now acceptable.

    It has mostly been in the areas of legality of searches


    and seizures, and the infringement of privacy of
    communication where the constitutional right to
    privacy has been critically at issue. This case involves
    neither and Arnel's argument that his right against
    self-incrimination is in jeopardy holds no water.

    For too long, illegitimate children have been


    marginalized by fathers who choose to deny their
    existence. The growing sophistication of DNA testing
    technology finally provides a much needed equalizer
    for such ostracized and abandoned progeny. We have
    long believed in the merits of DNA testing and have
    repeatedly expressed as much in the past. This case

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