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. 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. 685, s. 2008

Full Title
EXPANDING THE PRESCHOOL COVERAGE TO INCLUDE CHILDREN ENROLLED IN DAY CARE CENTERS
Issuance Category
Executive Issuance
Executive Issuance Type
Executive Order
President
Arroyo, Gloria M.
Date of Approval
January 10, 2008
Subjects
care centers
young children
Republic Act (RA)
pre-school experiences
old children
Macapagal-Arroyo, Gloria
executive orders
EFA (Education for All)
EDUCATION FOR ALL (EFA)
Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD)
early childhood care
early childhood
DBM (Department of Budget and Management)
Day Care Centers
Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) programs
implementation
member-agencies
pre-school programs
rules and regulations
Social Welfare and Development
child minding centers
children in day care
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (DOH)
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)
DepEd (Department of Education)
DOH (Department of Health)
DSWD (Department of Social Welfare and Development)
educational programs
facilities
feeding
health care
instruction
LGUs (local government units)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS (LGUs)
National Early Childhood Care and Development Coordinating Council (NECCDC)
National Nutrition Council (NNC)
NCC (Nutrition Council)
NECCDCC (National Early Childhood Care and Development Coordinating Council)
nutrition
preschool children
responsibilities
school children
service providers
supervision
TEACHERS
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

Republic Act No. 10028

Full Title
AN ACT EXPANDING THE PROMOTION OF BREASTFEEDING, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7600, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "AN ACT PROVIDING INCENTIVES TO ALL GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE HEALTH INSTITUTIONS WITH ROOMING-IN AND BREASTFEEDING PRACTICES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES".
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
14th Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
March 16, 2010
Subjects
BREASTFEEDING CHILD CARE REPUBLIC ACT 7600 -- AMENDMENTS AND REPEALS
Expanded Breastfeeding Promotion Act of 2009
CORPORATIONS, GOVERNMENT -- BREAST FEEDING
BREAST FEEDING
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES -- BREAST FEEDING
HOSPITALS -- BREAST FEEDING
Expanded Breastfeeding Promotion Act of 2009
Breastfeeding Awareness Month
Breastfeeding -- Laws and regulations
Republic Act (RA)
promotion
private health institutions
health institutions
Major Topic
Child Welfare
Women's rights

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. 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. 4206

Full Title
AN ACT PROHIBITING THE COLLECTION OF CONTRIBUTIONS FROM SCHOOL CHILDREN OF PUBLIC PRIMARY AND INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLS.
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
5th Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
June 19, 1965
Subjects
Marcos, Ferdinand E.
School children -- Contributions
Public schools -- Contributions
services
school children
Republic Act (RA)
provisions
prohibition
Parent-Teacher Associations
Medical and Dental Services
Intermediate schools
implementing rules and regulations
Major Topic
Child Welfare
Education

Republic Act No. 4725

Full Title
AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED FORTY-TWO HUNDRED SIX ENTITLED "AN ACT PROHIBITING THE COLLECTION OF CONTRIBUTIONS FROM SCHOOL CHILDREN OF PUBLIC PRIMARY AND INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLS."
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
6th Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
June 18, 1966
Subjects
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4206 -- AMENDMENTS AND REPEALS
School children -- Contributions
Public schools -- Contributions
services
school children
Republic Act (RA)
prohibition
Parent-Teacher Associations
Medical and Dental Services
HIGH SCHOOLS
FEES
contributions
Major Topic
Child Welfare
Education

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. 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. 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. 7323

Full Title
AN ACT TO HELP POOR BUT DESERVING STUDENTS PURSUE THEIR EDUCATION BY ENCOURAGING THEIR EMPLOYMENT DURING SUMMER AND/OR CHRISTMAS VACATIONS, THROUGH INCENTIVES GRANTED TO EMPLOYERS, ALLOWING THEM TO PAY ONLY SIXTY PER CENTUM OF THEIR SALARIES OR WAGES AND THE FORTY PER CENTUM THROUGH EDUCATION VOUCHERS TO BE PAID BY THE GOVERNMENT, PROHIBITING AND PENALIZING THE FILING OF FRAUDULENT OR FICTITIOUS CLAIMS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
8th Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
March 29, 1992
Subjects
EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
Students, Part-time
Educational vouchers
Republic Act (RA)
employment of persons
EMPLOYMENT
education voucher
EDUCATION
Congress
age
SPORTS
Secretary of Labor and Employment
Secretary of Labor
Secretary of Finance
Secretary of Education
Major Topic
Child Welfare
Education

Republic Act No. 7600

Full Title
AN ACT PROVIDING INCENTIVES TO ALL GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE HEALTH INSTITUTIONS WITH ROOMING-IN AND BREASTFEEDING PRACTICES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
8th Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
June 1, 1992
Subjects
BREASTFEEDING
Rooming-In and Breastfeeding Act of 1992
Breast milk
Republic Act (RA)
private health institutions
mothers
institutions
INFANTS
Congress
services
Puericulture Centers
newborn
infant formula
immunization
HOSPITALS
Major Topic
Child Welfare
Women's rights

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. 7624

Full Title
AN ACT INTEGRATING DRUG PREVENTION AND CONTROL IN THE INTERMEDIATE AND SECONDARY CURRICULA AS WELL AS IN THE NON-FORMAL, INFORMAL AND INDIGENOUS LEARNING SYSTEMS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
8th Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
July 10, 1992
Subjects
CURRICULUM
SPORTS
rules and regulations
Republic Act (RA)
Private Schools
implementation
DOH (Department of Health)
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (DOH)
DECS (Department of Education, Culture and Sports)
coordination
Congress
DRUG EDUCATION
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. 7797

Full Title
AN ACT TO LENGTHEN THE SCHOOL CALENDAR FROM TWO HUNDRED (200) DAYS TO NOT MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED TWENTY (220) CLASS DAYS.
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
9th Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
August 24, 1994
Subjects
SCHOOL CALENDAR
School year
School schedules
Schedules, School
Class schedules
TEACHERS
Republic Act (RA)
man-made calamities
Congress
SPORTS
Secretary of Education
rules and regulations
Private Schools
Philippine Congress
implementing rules and regulations
Major Topic
Child Welfare
Education

Republic Act No. 7798

Full Title
AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 25 OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 232, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "EDUCATION ACT OF 1982".
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
9th Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
August 24, 1994
Subjects
BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 0232 -- AMENDMENTS AND REPEALS
Schools -- Creation
Schools -- Conversion
Education Act of 1982 -- Amendments
secondary schools
Republic Act (RA)
provisions
Education Act
EDUCATION
Congress
TEACHERS
SPORTS
Secondary Education
operations
Major Topic
Child Welfare
Education

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. 7880

Full Title
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE FAIRAND EQUITABLE ALLOCATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, CULTURE AND SPORTS' BUDGET FOR CAPITAL OUTLAY.
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
9th Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
February 19, 1995
Subjects
Education, Department of
Fair and Equitable Access to Education Act
Education, Culture and Sports, Department of (DECS)
Classrooms
SPORTS
Republic Act (RA)
EDUCATION
DECS (Department of Education, Culture and Sports)
Congress
capital outlay
workshops
seco
Major Topic
Child Welfare
Education

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. 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. 8172

Republic Act No. 8296

Republic Act No. 8353

Full Title
AN ACT EXPANDING THE DEFINITION OF THE CRIME OF RAPE, RECLASSIFYING THE SAME AS A CRIME AGAINST PERSONS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE ACT NO. 3815, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE REVISED PENAL CODE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
10th Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
September 30, 1997
Subjects
ACT NO. 3815 -- AMENDMENTS AND REPEALS
Criminal law
Anti-Rape Law of 1997
SEX CRIMES
rape
Revised Penal Code
Republic Act (RA)
crime
Congress
threat
penalty
offended party
knowledge
intimidation
Death penalty
age
victim
spouse
relatives
offender
homicide
HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus)
Major Topic
Child Welfare
Women's rights

Republic Act No. 8370

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. 8972

Full Title
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR BENEFITS AND PRIVILEGES TO SOLO PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
11th Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
November 7, 2000
Subjects
PARENT AND CHILD
Solo Parents Welfare Act of 2000
Single women
Single parents
Single mothers
total development
solo parents
Social Welfare and Development
services
Republic Act (RA)
privileges
parents
LABOR
foundation
DSWD (Department of Social Welfare and Development)
Major Topic
Child Welfare
Women's rights

Republic Act No. 8976

Republic Act No. 8980

Full Title
AN ACT PROMULGATING A COMPREHENSIVE POLICY AND A NATIONAL SYSTEM FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT (ECCD), PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
11th Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
December 5, 2000
Subjects
accreditation
CHILD CARE
EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT
National ECCD Coordinating Council -- Creation
ECCD Coordinating Committee -- Creation
Early Childhood Care and Development Act (ECCD Act)
TEACHERS
system for early childhood care and development
survival
rights of children
Republic Act (RA)
Major Topic
Child Welfare
Women's rights

Republic Act No. 9211

Full Title
AN ACT REGULATING THE PACKAGING, USE, SALE, DISTRIBUTION AND ADVERTISEMENTS OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
12th Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
June 23, 2003
Subjects
ANTI-SMOKING
SMOKING
TOBACCO REGULATION ACT OF 2003
TOBACCO
Republic Act (RA)
TOBACCO PRODUCTS
tobacco advertisements
sponsorships
slavery
risks
publicity
provisions
minors
media, mass
implementation
images (advertisements)
IAC-Tobacco
hazards
environment, healthful
citizens
cigarette smoking
Major Topic
Child Welfare

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. 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

Republic Act No. 9745

Full Title
AN ACT PENALIZING TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL, INHUMAN AND DEGRADING TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT AND PRESCRIBING PENALTIES THEREFOR.
Short Title
Anti-Torture Act of 2009
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
14th Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
November 10, 2009
Subjects
acts
PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE (PNP)
NATIONAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (NBI)
HUMAN RIGHTS
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ)
Commission on Human Rights (CHR)
ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES (AFP)
ANTI-TORTURE ACT OF 2009
PUBLIC ATTORNEY'S OFFICE (PAO)
treatment
statement
Republic Act (RA)
punishment
degrading treatment
violence
torture
threat
Standards
secret detention places
sanctions
prohibition
PRISONERS
Philippine Constitution
Investigation
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
Major Topic
Child Welfare

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
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