Act No. 1670

Full Title
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TRUSTEES OR DIRECTORS OF ASYLUMS AND INSTITUTIONS WHERE POOR CHILDREN ARE MAINTAINED AT PUBLIC EXPENSES TO PLACE SUCH CHILDREN IN CHARGE OF SUITABLE PERSONS AND PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF SUCH CHILDREN.
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
ACT
Congress
Philippine Commission
Date of Approval
July 7, 1907
Subjects
city
United States
trustees
public expenses
poor children
parents
legal custody
institutions
guardianship
custody
consent
children
CARE
ASYLUM
ADOPTION
proper court
court
Major Topic
Child Welfare

Act No. 2490

Full Title
AN TO CREATE A BOARD OF DENTAL HYGIENE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING FREE DENTAL CLINICS FOR CHILDREN MATRICULATED IN PUBLIC IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS OF PRIMARY INSTRUCTION IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
ACT
Congress
3rd Philippine Legislature
Date of Approval
February 4, 1915
Subjects
children
United States
successors
Private Schools
money
instruction
information
dental hygiene
compensation
children matriculated
chairman
Board of Dental Hygiene
poor children
medicines
EMPLOYEES
Major Topic
Child Welfare

Act No. 2782

Full Title
AN ACT APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF THIRTY MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIVE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FOUR PESOS FOR THE EXTENSION OF FREE ELEMENTAL INSTRUCTION TO ALL CHILDREN OF SCHOOL AGE.
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
ACT
Congress
4th Philippine Legislature
Date of Approval
December 5, 1918
Subjects
children
Free elementary instruction
Education, Elementary
school age
instruction
House of Representatives
facilities
elemental instruction
Major Topic
Child Welfare
Education

Act No. 3094

Full Title
AN ACT TO CONFER CERTAIN POWERS UPON INSTITUTIONS FOR THE CARE OF ORPHAN, HOMELESS, NEGLECTED, OR ABUSED CHILDREN.
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
ACT
Congress
6th Philippine Legislature
Date of Approval
March 15, 1923
Subjects
absence
surrender
society
public institutions
parents
natural parents
legal incapacity
legal custody
laws
institutions
incapacity
House of Representatives
homeless
guardian
father
death of parents
custody
custodian
consent
children
CARE
ADOPTION
abused children
Major Topic
Child Welfare

Act No. 3799

Full Title
AN ACT GRANTING CERTAIN COMPENSATION TO THE WIFE OR LEGITIMATE CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF TWENTY-ONE YEARS OF ANY SENATOR OR REPRESENTATIVE WHO DIES DURING HIS TERM OF OFFICE AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR.
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
ACT
Congress
8th Philippine Legislature
Date of Approval
December 3, 1930
Subjects
age
Widows pensions
Survivors’ benefits
Mother’s pension
legitimate children
House of Representatives
deceased persons
compensation
children
appropriating funds
Major Topic
Child Welfare
Women's rights

Act No. 3854

Full Title
AN ACT CONCERNING THE GUARDIANSHIP OF INCOMPETENT VETERANS AND OF MINOR CHILDREN OF DISABLED OR DECEASED VETERANS OF FORMER MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY AND NAVAL ESTABLISHMENTS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
ACT
Congress
9th Philippine Legislature
Date of Approval
November 11, 1931
Subjects
clerk of court
United States
relief
naval establishments
minor children
laws
guardianship
Court of First Instance
court
children
veterans administration in Manila
services
provisions
hearing
expenses
compensation
Major Topic
Child Welfare

Commonwealth Act 99

Full Title
AN ACT TO AMEND ARTICLE EIGHTY OF ACT NUMBERED THIRTY-EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN, ENTITLED "AN ACT REVISING THE PENAL CODE AND OTHER PENAL LAWS," AS AMENDED BY ACT NUMBERED FORTY-ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTEEN.
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Commonwealth Act
Congress
1st National Assembly
Date of Approval
October 26, 1936
Subjects
chartered cities
suspension
supervision
sentence
private institutions
penal laws
parents
minor delinquents
homeless
hearing
EDUCATION
delinquent children
custody
court
Commonwealth Act
children
CARE
age
relatives
provisions
MAINTENANCE
institutions
expenses
Major Topic
Child Welfare

Commonwealth Act 473

Full Title
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE ACQUISITION OF PHILIPPINE CITIZENSHIP BY NATURALIZATION, AND TO REPEAL ACTS NUMBERED TWENTY-NINE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVEN AND THIRTY-FOUR HUNDRED AND FORTY-EIGHT.
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Commonwealth Act
Congress
2nd National Assembly
Date of Approval
June 16, 1939
Subjects
age
Revised Naturalization Law
Naturalization
Citizenship
provisions
Philippine citizenship
minor children
minor child
married persons
foreign-born minor child
Commonwealth Act
citizens
children of alien
children
alien
prosecution
Major Topic
Child Welfare
Women's rights

Executive Order No. 51, s. 1986

Full Title
ADOPTING A NATIONAL CODE OF MARKETING OF BREASTMILK SUBSTITUTES, BREASTMILK SUPPLEMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS, PENALIZING VIOLATIONS THEREOF, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Issuance Category
Executive Issuance
Executive Issuance Type
Executive Order
Date of Approval
October 20, 1986
Subjects
BREASTFEEDING
National Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes, Breastmilk Supplements and Other Related Products
Mothers’ nutrition
Maternal nutrition
Infants -- Nutrition
Infant formulas
BREASTFEEDING
Breast milk substitute
Bottle feeding
violation
protection
promotion
nutrition
marketing
information
INFANTS
breastmilk substitutes
executive orders
Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRRs) imprisonment
juridical persons
license
offense
penalty
prosecution
provisions
sanctions
violators
chairman
commitment, national
implementation
monitoring
social services
BFAD (Bureau of Food and Drugs)
children
food products
instruction
HEALTH
labels
rules and regulations
statement
facilities
health professionals
responsibilities
risks
health institutions
Ministry of Health
policies
bottlefeeding
hazards
infant feeding
infant nutrition
MAINTENANCE
mother of infants
CONTRACTS
families
health workers
home
manufacturers
personnel
services
Standards
age
breastmilk
CHILD CARE
feeding
food
health care
infant formula
mothers
private institutions
private sector
Major Topic
Child Welfare

Executive Order No. 56, s. 1986

Full Title
AUTHORIZING THE MINISTRY OF SOCIAL SERVICES AND DEVELOPMENT TO TAKE PROTECTIVE CUSTODY OF CHILD PROSTITUTES AND SEXUALLY EXPLOITED CHILDREN, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Issuance Category
Executive Issuance
Executive Issuance Type
Executive Order
Date of Approval
November 6, 1986
Subjects
child prostitute
social services
sexual exploitation
services
protective custody of child prostitutes
protective custody
protection
PROSTITUTION
officers
MINISTRY OF SOCIAL SERVICES AND DEVELOPMENT
exploitation
custody
court
children
child prostitution
age
coordination
diseases
implementation
minors
Municipalities
pregnancy
REHABILITATION
rules and regulations
RULES OF COURT
treatment
Major Topic
Child Welfare

Executive Order No. 91, s. 1986

Full Title
AMENDING ARTICLES 27, 28, 29, 31, 33 AND 35 OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 603, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "CHILD AND YOUTH WELFARE CODE"
Issuance Category
Executive Issuance
Executive Issuance Type
Executive Order
Date of Approval
December 17, 1986
Subjects
adopted persons
youth welfare
welfare of children
trial custody period
trial
residence
Illegitimate children
executive orders
discretion
custody
court
children
Child and Youth Welfare Code
CARE
alien
adopter
adopting parents
case study
hearing
legal custody
motion
rules and regulations
social services
supervised trial custody period
trial custody
age
child placement agency
consent
crime
guardian
husband
licensed child placement agencies
licensed child placement agency
married persons
MINISTRY OF SOCIAL SERVICES AND DEVELOPMENT
natural parents
parental authority
parents
placement agencies
services
spouse
Major Topic
Child Welfare

Executive Order No. 275, s. 1995

Full Title
CREATING A COMMITTEE FOR THE SPECIAL PROTECTION OF CHILDREN FROM ALL FORMS OF NEGLECT, ABUSE, CRUELTY, EXPLOITATION, DISCRIMINATION AND OTHER CONDITIONS PREJUDICIAL TO THEIR DEVELOPMENT
Issuance Category
Executive Issuance
Executive Issuance Type
Executive Order
Date of Approval
September 14, 1995
Subjects
BI (Bureau of Immigration)
special protection of children
Social Welfare and Development
Secretary of Social Welfare and Development
Secretary of Justice
protection
parents
nutrition
neglect
monitoring
implementation
HUMAN RIGHTS
exploitation
duties of parents
discrimination
cruelty
commitment, national
commissioner
Commission on Human Rights (CHR)
CHR (Commission on Human Rights)
children
chairman
CARE
Bureau of Immigration (BI)
agencies
child abuse
child rights
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA)
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT (DOLE)
Department of Tourism (DOT)
DFA (Department of Foreign Affairs)
DOLE (Department of Labor and Employment)
DOT (Department of Tourism)
LABOR
PRESIDENT
welfare of children
Major Topic
Child Welfare

Executive Order No. 633, s. 2007

Full Title
PROVIDING FOR THE IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF DETAINED CHILDREN IN CONFLICT WITH THE LAW (CICL) AS DECLARED UNDER R.A. 9344, ENTITLED "JUVENILE JUSTICE AND WELFARE ACT OF 2006"
Issuance Category
Executive Issuance
Executive Issuance Type
Executive Order
President
Arroyo, Gloria M.
Date of Approval
July 16, 2007
Subjects
age
welfare system
Republic Act (RA)
provisions
PRESIDENT
policies
Juvenile Justice and Welfare Council
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court justice and welfare
juvenile
JJWC (Juvenile Justice and Welfare Council)
facilities
executive orders
crime
CICL (Children in Conflict with the Law)
Children in Conflict with the Law (CICL)
BUREAU OF JAIL MANAGEMENT AND PENOLOGY (BJMP)
BJMP (Bureau of Jail Management and Penology)
after care services
children
counsel, child’s
court
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ)
DOJ (Department of Justice)
jail/release hours
Local Social Welfare Development Office (LSWDO)
LSWDO (Local Social Welfare Development Office)
monitoring
PAO (Public Attorney’s Office)
parents
Public Attorney’s Office (PAO)
rules and regulations
trial
violation
welfare council
Major Topic
Child Welfare

Executive Order No. 806, s. 2009

Full Title
AFFIRMING THE ROLES OF EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL AND THE COUNCIL FOR THE WELFARE OF CHILDREN
Issuance Category
Executive Issuance
Executive Issuance Type
Executive Order
President
Arroyo, Gloria M.
Date of Approval
June 8, 2009
Subjects
age
young children
welfare of children
social services programs
social services
services
roles of early childhood care
Republic Act (RA)
promotion
nutrition
needs of young children
NECCDCC (National Early Childhood Care and Development Coordinating Council)
National Early Childhood Care and Development Coordinating Council (NECCDC)
early education
Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) curriculum
Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) Council
Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD)
early childhood care
CWC (Council for the Welfare of Children)
Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC)
children
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)
executive orders
implementation
laws
Macapagal-Arroyo, Gloria
national government
policies
PRESIDENT
protection
protection of children
provisions
rules and regulations
Secretary of Social Welfare and Development
Social Welfare and Development
treaty obligations
Major Topic
Child Welfare

Memorandum Circular No. 46, s. 1966

Full Title
Authorizing attendance in the Third National Convention of Government Cartographic, Photogrammetric and Geodetic Engineers.
Issuance Category
Executive Issuance
Executive Issuance Type
Memorandum Circular
President
Marcos, Ferdinand E.
Date of Approval
May 31, 1966
Subjects
PSYCHOLOGY -- CHILDREN
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES -- EMPLOYEES, TRAINING OF -- PSYCHOLOGY -- CHILDREN
children
CORPORATIONS, GOVERNMENT -- EMPLOYEES, TRAINING OF -- PSYCHOLOGY -- CHILDREN

Republic Act No. 10398

Republic Act No. 10821

Full Title
An act mandating the provision of emergency relief and protection for children before, during, and after disasters and other emergency situations.
Short Title
Children's Emergency Relief and Protection Act
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
16th Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
May 18, 2016
Subjects
Child Welfare
PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE (PNP)
NATIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY (NHA)
NATIONAL DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT COUNCIL (NDRRMC)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT -- DISASTER RELIEF -- CHILDREN
FAMILY TRACING REUNIFICATION SYSTEM
DISASTER RELIEF -- CHILDREN
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)
DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT (DILG)
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND CHILDREN (VAWC) DESK
children
CHILDREN -- DISASTER RELIEF -- HOUSING
CHILDREN'S EMERGENCY RELIEF AND PROTECTION ACT
COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (DEPED)
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (DOH)
DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMEN

Republic Act No. 1131

Full Title
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS THREE, SEVEN AND TWELVE OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED SIX HUNDRED SEVENTY-NINE, ENTITLED "AN ACT TO REGULATE THE EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN, TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS HEREOF, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES."
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
3rd Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
June 16, 1954
Subjects
court
Women -- Employment
Job security
Employment -- Women
Children -- Employment
Child labor
Age of employment
violation
Republic Act (RA)
employment of women
employment of persons
compensation
children
age
subsection
Secretary of Labor
LABOR
employer
Major Topic
Child Welfare
Women's rights

Republic Act No. 124

Full Title
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE MEDICAL INSPECTION OF CHILDREN ENROLLED IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN THE PHILIPPINES.
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
1st Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
June 14, 1947
Subjects
CHILDREN -- HEALTH AND HYGIENE
universities
supervision
Republic Act (RA)
Private Schools
medical inspection of children
colleges
children
Bureau of Health
provisions
SCHOOLS -- MEDICAL CARE
UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES -- MEDICAL CARE
Major Topic
Child Welfare

Republic Act No. 1340

Full Title
AN ACT AMENDING SECTIONS ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR AND FIVE OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED SEVEN HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIONAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THE PURPOSE.
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
3rd Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
June 16, 1955
Subjects
Hospital administration
supervision
Secretary of Health
Republic Act (RA)
National Children’s Hospital
compensation
children
appropriating funds
rules and regulations
PHYSICIANS
personnel
laws
HOSPITALS
government hospitals
Major Topic
Child Welfare

Republic Act No. 19

Full Title
AN ACT APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE MATERNITY AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN THE CITY OF MANILA.
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
1st Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
September 25, 1946
Subjects
MATERNITY AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
Secretary of Health and Public Welfare
Secretary of Health
Republic Act (RA)
maternity
city
children
Bureau of Health
Major Topic
Child Welfare

Republic Act No. 294

Full Title
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION SIXTY-SIX OF ACT NUMBERED FOUR THOUSAND THREE, ENTITLED "AN ACT TO AMEND AND COMPILE THE LAW RELATING TO FISH AND OTHER AQUATIC RESOURCES OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES" AS AMENDED BY COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED FOUR HUNDRED SEVENTY-ONE
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
1st Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
August 26, 2000
Subjects
FISHERY LAW AND LEGISLATION -- BUDGET
children
PRESIDENTIAL ADVISER FOR CHILDREN'S AFFAIRS

Republic Act No. 30

Full Title
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT, UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, OF A GRATUITY TO THE WIDOW AND/OR CHILDREN, AND IN THEIR ABSENCE TO THE OTHER HEIRS, OF A DECEASED OFFICER OR MEMBER OF ANY POLICE FORCE OR SIMILAR GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION ENGAGED IN THE MAINTENANCE OF PEACE AND ORDER, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
1st Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
September 25, 1946
Subjects
POLICE -- DEATH -- GRATUITIES
Republic Act (RA)
operations
MAINTENANCE
heirs
GRATUITY
deceased persons
deceased officers
city
children
appropriating funds
succession
rules and regulations
provisions
PRESIDENT
Civil Code
Major Topic
Child Welfare
Child Welfare

Republic Act No. 4881

Full Title
AN ACT CREATING COUNCIL FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN IN EVERY CITY AND MUNICIPALITY OF THE PHILIPPINES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
6th Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
June 17, 1967
Subjects
children
Council for the Protection of Children -- Creation
supervision
Republic Act (RA)
protection
guardianship
city
children
chairman
Public Welfare Board
provisions
municipal mayors
minors
guardian
Civil Code
Marcos, Ferdinand E.
Major Topic
Child Welfare
Government Reorganization

Republic Act No. 5546

Full Title
AN ACT TO FURTHER AMEND REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED FOUR THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED SIX ENTITLED "AN ACT PROHIBITING THE COLLECTION OF CONTRIBUTIONS FROM SCHOOL CHILDREN OF PUBLIC PRIMARY, INTERMEDIATE AND HIGH SCHOOLS."
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
6th Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
June 21, 1969
Subjects
Marcos, Ferdinand E.
School children -- Contributions
Public schools -- Contributions
TEACHERS
school children
Republic Act (RA)
HIGH SCHOOLS
contributions
children
violation
universities
Secretary of Education
provisions
prohibition
Private Schools
Major Topic
Child Welfare
Education

Republic Act No. 6067

Full Title
AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED FIFTY-TWO HUNDRED FIFTY, ENTITLED "AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TRAINING PROGRAM FOR TEACHERS OF SPECIAL AND EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN IN THE PHILIPPINES AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR."
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
6th Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
August 4, 1969
Subjects
expenses
University of the Philippines (U.P.)
Teachers -- Training of
School for the Deaf and the Blind
PHILIPPINE NORMAL COLLEGE
TEACHERS
teacher of special and exceptional children
supervision
Republic Act (RA)
exceptional children
cooperation
children
Major Topic
Child Welfare
Education

Republic Act No. 679

Republic Act No. 731

Full Title
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NATIONAL INDIGENT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THE PURPOSE.
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
2nd Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
June 18, 1952
Subjects
Hospital administration
supervision
Secretary of Health
Republic Act (RA)
National Indigent Children’s Hospital
government hospitals
DOH (Department of Health)
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (DOH)
compensation
city
children
rules and regulations
PHYSICIANS
personnel
Major Topic
Child Welfare

Republic Act No. 7610

Full Title
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR STRONGER DETERRENCE AND SPECIAL PROTECTION AGAINST CHILD ABUSE, EXPLOITATION AND DISCRIMINATION, PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR ITS VIOLATION, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
8th Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
June 16, 1992
Subjects
abuse
special protection of children
Republic Act (RA)
protection
exploitation
Congress
children
child abuse
welfare of children
United Nations (UN)
threat
survival
sexual abuse
sanctions
normal development
neglect
morals
institutions
guardian
First Call
Major Topic
Child Welfare

Republic Act No. 7658

Full Title
AN ACT PROHIBITING THE EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN BELOW 15 YEARS OF AGE IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE UNDERTAKINGS, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE SECTION 12, ARTICLE VIII OF R.A. 7610.
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
9th Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
November 8, 1993
Subjects
abuse
special protection of children
Republic Act (RA)
protection
parents
guardian
exploitation
employment of persons
employment of children
EMPLOYMENT
Congress
children
child abuse
television
supervision
Secondary Education
safety
rules and regulations
Major Topic
Child Welfare

Republic Act No. 7846

Full Title
AN ACT REQUIRING COMPULSORY IMMUNIZATION AGAINST HEPATITIS-B FOR INFANTS AND CHILDREN BELOW EIGHT (8) YEARS OLD, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 996, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR.
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
9th Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
December 29, 1994
Subjects
immunization
services
Secretary of Health
Republic Act (RA)
protection
INFANTS
immunization
Congress
children
appropriating funds
age
provisions
newborn
hygiene
hours
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 0996 -- AMENDMENTS AND REPEALS
Major Topic
Child Welfare

Republic Act No. 8043

Full Title
AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE RULES TO GOVERN INTER-COUNTRY ADOPTION OF FILIPINO CHILDREN, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
9th Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
June 6, 1995
Subjects
Abandonment
Republic Act (RA)
provisions
inter-country adoption of Filipino children
inter-country adoption
Congress
children
ADOPTION
abandoned child
youth welfare
trial custody period
trial
supervised trial custody period
Social Welfare and Development
Major Topic
Child Welfare
Child Welfare

Republic Act No. 8172

Republic Act No. 8296

Republic Act No. 8370

Republic Act No. 8552

Republic Act No. 9231

Full Title
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ELIMINATION OF THE WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR AND AFFORDING STRONGER PROTECTION FOR THE WORKING CHILD, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7610, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "SPECIAL PROTECTION OF CHILDREN AGAINST CHILD ABUSE, EXPLOITATION AND DISCRIMINATION ACT".
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
12th Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
December 19, 2003
Subjects
absence
Children -- Employment
worst forms of child labor
special protection of children
Republic Act (RA)
protection
exploitation
children
Child labor
child abuse
welfare of children
United Nations (UN)
threat
survival
Secondary Education
sanctions
safety
private social welfare institutions
Major Topic
Child Welfare

Republic Act No. 9255

Full Title
AN ACT ALLOWING ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN TO USE THE SURNAME OF THEIR FATHER, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE ARTICLE 176 OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 209, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "FAMILY CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES"
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
12th Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
February 24, 2004
Subjects
Family Code of the Philippines
ILLEGITIMACY
Illegitimate children
Family Code of the Philippines -- Amendments
Republic Act (RA)
parental authority
Illegitimate children
illegitimate child
father
Family Code of the Philippines
executive orders
children
surname
Major Topic
Child Welfare
Women's rights

Republic Act No. 9288

Republic Act No. 9858

Full Title
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE LEGITIMATION OF CHILDREN BORN TO PARENTS BELOW MARRYING AGE, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE THE FAMILY CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES, AS AMENDED.
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
14th Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
December 20, 2009
Subjects
CHILDREN -- ILLEGITIMACY
Family Code of the Philippines
ILLEGITIMACY
Republic Act (RA)
parents
legitimation of children
Family Code of the Philippines
executive orders
children
age
welfare of children
Supreme Court
provisions
Philippine Association of Civil Registrars (PACR)
PACR (Philippine Association of Civil Registrars)
Major Topic
Child Welfare
Subscribe to children