▁should ▁decide ▁on ▁whether ▁to ▁pass ▁new ▁legisl ation ▁on ▁separate ▁sp ous al ▁names . ▁ ▁Korea ▁Trad itionally , ▁Korean ▁women ▁keep ▁their ▁family ▁names ▁after ▁their ▁marriage , ▁but ▁their ▁children ▁take ▁the ▁father ' s ▁surname . ▁In ▁the ▁pre mod ern , ▁people ▁were ▁extremely ▁conscious ▁of ▁famil ial ▁values ▁and ▁their ▁own ▁family ▁ident ities . ▁Korean ▁women ▁keep ▁their ▁s urn ames ▁after ▁marriage ▁based ▁on ▁traditional ▁reasoning ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁what ▁they ▁inherited ▁from ▁their ▁parents ▁and ▁ancest ors . ▁ ▁Philippines ▁ ▁The ▁Civil ▁Code ▁provides ▁several ▁options ▁for ▁married ▁women ▁on ▁what ▁surname ▁to ▁take ▁upon ▁marriage : ▁ ▁keep ▁her ▁middle ▁name ▁( mat ernal ▁surname ) ▁and ▁add ▁her ▁husband ' s ▁surname ▁to ▁the ▁ma iden ▁name ▁( e . g . ▁Maria ▁Isabel la ▁Fl ores ▁Gar cia - Dim ac ul ang an / Ma . ▁Isabel la ▁F . ▁Gar cia - Dim ac ul ang an ); ▁ ▁take ▁the ▁husband ' s ▁surname ▁and ▁make ▁her ▁ma iden ▁name ▁the ▁middle ▁name ▁( M aria ▁Isabel la ▁Gar cia ▁Dim ac ul ang an / Ma . ▁Isabel la ▁G . ▁Dim ac ul ang an ); ▁ ▁take ▁the ▁husband ' s ▁full ▁name , ▁with ▁a ▁prefix ▁to ▁indicate ▁that ▁she ▁is ▁his ▁wife ▁( e . g . ▁Mrs ./ M s . ▁Dim ac ul ang an ) ▁ ▁A ▁woman ▁may ▁also ▁keep ▁her ▁ma iden ▁name , ▁as ▁Philipp