Filipinos cant.. should follow the last name of their moms..
2007-02-18 19:04:26 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
im sorry.. its not the surname.. bu t the middle name i say..
2007-02-19 11:42:32 · update #1
its a free country
2007-02-18 19:07:13 · answer #1 · answered by comacati 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In the US we follow the surnames of our paternal family members. You can change your name if you want and you have to pay for it, but usually your father is the one that gives you the name. Filipinos are maternally based society and I personally applaud them for that, there are not that many societies that are maternally based.
2007-02-19 03:10:46 · answer #2 · answered by Hawaiisweetie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the US, anyone can adopt any name that one pleases. Marriage is the usual route for a name change, but one can also go through a court procedure to do so: it is neither difficult nor expensive. The hardest part of the deal is writing to all one's creditors and debtors, and getting new identification.
2007-02-19 03:19:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
we can have our last name changed after 18 to anything.
the great majority of americans do no choose their surnames - take the father's last name.
2007-02-19 03:07:59 · answer #4 · answered by j_mang 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's why Americans are so superior we know Man is on top of the food chain
2007-02-19 03:21:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They can?? Well, I know with a lot of money, one can choose to change their name, but it's not the norm.
2007-02-19 03:07:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because we were lucky enough to be born with the freedom of choice.
2007-02-19 05:31:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't know.
2007-02-19 03:09:10 · answer #8 · answered by m k 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
different culture.....
2007-02-19 03:07:14 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋