Commonwealth Act 701

Full Title
AN ACT APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS FOR THE RESUMPTION OF THE ACTIVITIES AND FUNCTIONS RELATIVE TO THE PROTECTION OF EARLY INFANCY, MATERNITY, AND CHILD HEALTH.
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Commonwealth Act
Congress
1st Congress of Commonwealth
Date of Approval
October 31, 1945
Subjects
Bureau of Health
Puericulture Centers
Maternal health services
Infants -- Nutrition
Infants -- Care
Child health services
supervision
Secretary of Health and Public Welfare
Secretary of Health
Puericulture Centers
protection
promotion
national government
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. 159, s. 1968

Full Title
REQUIRING ALL DEPARTMENTS, BUREAUS, OFFICES, AGENCIES, INSTRUMENTALITIES AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT, INCLUDING CORPORATIONS OWNED OR CONTROLLED BY THE GOVERNMENT, THE ARMED FORCES, GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS, AND PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, TO ESTABLISH THEIR RESPECTIVE DISASTER CONTROL ORGANIZATION
Issuance Category
Executive Issuance
Executive Issuance Type
Executive Order
Date of Approval
November 26, 1968
Subjects
coordination
public education
protection
natural calamities
Marcos, Ferdinand E.
institutions
implementation
government hospitals
EARTHQUAKES
LABOR
National Civil Defense Administration
private education
responsibilities
Secretary of Education
Secretary of Health
Secretary of Labor
statement
survival
Major Topic
Disaster Management

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. 286, s. 2004

Full Title
DIRECTING NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND OTHER CONCERNED AGENCIES TO ACTIVELY SUPPORT AND IMPLEMENT PROGRAMS ON THE "BRIGHT CHILD"
Issuance Category
Executive Issuance
Executive Issuance Type
Executive Order
President
Arroyo, Gloria M.
Date of Approval
February 23, 2004
Subjects
age
young children
system for early childhood care and development
survival
Republic Act (RA)
protection
private sector
parents
NECCDCC (National Early Childhood Care and Development Coordinating Council)
national government agencies
national government
National Early Childhood Care and Development Coordinating Council (NECCDC)
Macapagal-Arroyo, Gloria
INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES
families
executive orders
educating parents
Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) system
Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD)
early childhood care
CWC (Council for the Welfare of Children)
Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC)
communities
collaboration
childhood
caregivers
BRIGHT CHILD PROGRAM
money
PRESIDENT
society
child education
Child labor
DA (Department of Agriculture)
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ)
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT (DOLE)
DOJ (Department of Justice)
DOLE (Department of Labor and Employment)
feeding
LABOR
laws
mothers
National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA)
National Nutrition Council (NNC)
NCC (Nutrition Council)
NEDA (National Economic and Development Authority)
parent education
agencies
BREASTFEEDING
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (DOH)
DOH (Department of Health)
early education
food
HEALTH
home
immunization
interventions
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
monitoring
Municipalities
nutrition
package
promotion
responsibilities
Social Welfare and Development
welfare of children
Major Topic
Child Welfare

Executive Order No. 335, s. 1941

Full Title
CREATING A CIVILIAN EMERGENCY ADMINISTRATION, DEFINING ITS POWERS AND DUTIES AND PROVIDING FOR THE COORDINATION AND CONTROL OF CIVILIAN ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE CIVIL POPULATION IN EXTRAORDINARY AND EMERGENCY CONDITIONS
Issuance Category
Executive Issuance
Executive Issuance Type
Executive Order
Date of Approval
April 1, 1941
Subjects
Civilian Emergency Administration
supervision
rules and regulations
protection
PRESIDENT
policies
National Emergency Commission
local units
coordination
city
CITY ENGINEER
commitment, national
cooperation
emergencies
Municipalities
publicity
services
TRANSPORTATION
volunteer guard
Major Topic
Disaster Management

Executive Order No. 663, s. 2007

Full Title
IMPLEMENTING THE NATIONAL COMMITMENT FOR "BAKUNA ANG UNA SA SANGGOL AT INA", ATTAINING WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION'S GOALS TO ELIMINATE MEASLES AND NEONATAL TETANUS, ERADICATE POLIO, CONTROL HEPATITIS B AND OTHER VACCINE-PREVENTABLE DISEASES
Issuance Category
Executive Issuance
Executive Issuance Type
Executive Order
President
Arroyo, Gloria M.
Date of Approval
September 21, 2007
Subjects
child health
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
Vaccination of children
Preventive health services for children
Health, Department of -- Functions
COUNCIL FOR THE WELFARE OF CHILDREN
Child health services
BAKUNA ANG UNA SA SANGGOL AT INA
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO)
vaccine-preventable diseases
survival
protection
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
MDGs (Millennium Development Goals)
immunization
HEALTH
Child Rights Center (CRC)
executive orders
chartered cities
child health package
information
package
services
care centers
children in day care
Day Care Centers
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)
DSWD (Department of Social Welfare and Development)
local government health units
local health units
Social Welfare and Development
Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC)
CWC (Council for the Welfare of Children)
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (DOH)
DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT (DILG)
DepEd (Department of Education)
DILG (Department of the Interior and Local Government)
DOH (Department of Health)
financial support
immunization program
Standards
welfare of children
childhood
health workers
INFANTS
LGUs (local government units)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS (LGUs)
Macapagal-Arroyo, Gloria
mothers
national government
newborn
society
threat
vaccine-preventable disease cases
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

Executive Order No. 948, s. 1984

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. 6972

Full Title
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A DAY CARE CENTER IN EVERY BARANGAY, INSTITUTING THEREIN A TOTAL DEVELOPMENT AND PROTECTION OF CHILDREN PROGRAM, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
8th Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
November 22, 1990
Subjects
absence
Prenatal Care
Pregnant women
Day Care Centers -- Barangays
Child care services
Barangay-Level Total Development and Protection of Children Act
total development and protection of children
total development
Republic Act (RA)
protection
nutrition
Major Topic
Child Welfare
Women's rights
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. 8044

Full Title
AN ACT CREATING THE NATIONAL YOUTH COMMISSION, ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE AND COORDINATED PROGRAM ON YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
9th Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
June 4, 1995
Subjects
NATIONAL YOUTH COMMISSION
youth development
YOUTH
Republic Act (RA)
NYC (National Youth Commission)
National Youth Commission (NYC)
coordinated program
Congress
appropriating funds
protection
promotion
Medium-Term Youth Development Program
implementation
Major Topic
Child Welfare

Republic Act No. 8504

Full Title
AN ACT PROMULGATING POLICIES AND PRESCRIBING MEASURES FOR THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF HIV/AIDS IN THE PHILIPPINES, INSTITUTING A NATIONWIDE HIV/AIDS INFORMATION AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM, ESTABLISHING A COMPREHENSIVE HIV/AIDS MONITORING SYSTEM, STRENGTHENING THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL AIDS COUNCIL, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
10th Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
February 13, 1998
Subjects
ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS)
AIDS (DISEASE) - PREVENTION
PHILIPPINE AIDS PREVENTION AND CONTROL ACT OF 1998
Republic Act (RA)
policies
Philippine National AIDS Council (PNAC)
monitoring
information
HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus)
educational programs
diseases
threat
testing
services
safety
protection
PROSTITUTION
HUMAN RIGHTS
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) -- Testing
Major Topic
Child Welfare

Republic Act No. 8505

Full Title
AN ACT PROVIDING ASSISTANCE AND PROTECTION FOR RAPE VICTIMS, ESTABLISHING FOR THE PURPOSE A RAPE CRISIS CENTER IN EVERY PROVINCE AND CITY, AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
10th Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
February 13, 1998
Subjects
rape
Rape Victim Assistance and Protection Act of 1998
RAPE - PHILIPPINES
RAPE VICTIMS
victim
Republic Act (RA)
rape crisis centers
protection
city
social work
Social Welfare and Development
sexual abuse
services
safety
responsibilities
operations
officers
offender
NGOs (non-government organization)
Major Topic
Child Welfare
Women's rights

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. 9523

Full Title
AN ACT REQUIRING THE CERTIFICATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT (DSWD) TO DECLARE A "CHILD LEGALLY AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION" AS A PREREQUISITE FOR ADOPTION PROCEEDINGS, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8552, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE DOMESTIC ADOPTION ACT OF 1998, REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8043, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE INTERCOUNTRY ADOPTION ACT OF 1995, PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 603, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE CHILD AND YOUTH WELFARE CODE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
14th Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
March 12, 2009
Subjects
Abandonment
DOMESTIC ADOPTION ACT OF 1998
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT (DSWD)
Child and Youth Welfare Code
ADOPTION -- CHILDREN
INTER-COUNTRY ADOPTION ACT OF 1995
youth welfare
Social Welfare and Development
Republic Act (RA)
provisions
intercountry adoption
DSWD (Department of Social Welfare and Development)
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)
certification
ADOPTION
protection
parental
Major Topic
Child Welfare
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