RA 6963 Section 2

Section 2

SEC. 2. The term "family" as used in this Act shall refer to the surviving legal spouse and his legitimate children, or parents, or brothers and sisters, or aunts and uncles, in that respective order: Provided, That, if the police or military personnel or fireman is a muslim, the pertinent provisions of the Code of Muslim Personal Laws (Shari'a) shall apply.

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