I am a Filipina. I am married for more than two years now. Once married, most women in my country change their respective surnames to that of their husbands.
For
example, my full maiden name is Rizza
Carina Augusto Malingin. My husband’s name is Edgardo Bojos Luardo Jr. Thus, if I were to follow this common
practice, when we got married, I would have already used the name “Rizza Carina Malingin Luardo”.
But I wanted to
retain the surname of my late beloved father (“Malingin”) and at the same time
carry my husband’s surname (“Luardo”). Thus, instead of using “Rizza Carina
Malingin Luardo,” I opted to use Rizza
Carina Augusto Malingin-Luardo.
