Can a father have custody over an illegitimate child or a child born outside of marriage, in the absence of the mother? Listen to the latest episode of the Supreme Court Podcast. Supreme Court Chief Communications Officer Atty. Mike Navallo and Dean Ma. Soledad Deriquito-Mawis, Member of the Philippine Judicial Academy Department of Civil Law and Dean of the College of Law of Lyceum of the Philippines University, discuss substitute parental authority in the context of the cases of G.R. No. 23466

Can a father be allowed to apply for protection and custody orders under the Anti-Violence against Women and Their Children Act of 2004 (Anti-VAWC Act) against a mother who committed violence against their child? Listen to the latest episode of the Supreme Court Podcast. In the conclusion of this two-part episode, Supreme Court Chief Communications Officer Atty. Mike Navallo and Judge Maria Josefina G. San Juan-Torres, Professorial Lecturer and Member of the Philippine Judicial Academy Departmen