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    This document establishes the Child and Youth Welfare Code through Presidential Decree No. 603 in the Philippines. It outlines 12 rights of children, including the right to life, family, education, health care, and protection from exploitation. It also covers responsibilities of children, their civil personality, abortion laws, confidentiality of birth records, and the paramount importance of children's welfare in legal matters. The code aims to ensure children's well-rounded development through various institutions that promote their physical, mental, emotional, moral, and social growth.

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    This document establishes the Child and Youth Welfare Code through Presidential Decree No. 603 in the Philippines. It outlines 12 rights of children, including the right to life, family, education, health care, and protection from exploitation. It also covers responsibilities of children, their civil personality, abortion laws, confidentiality of birth records, and the paramount importance of children's welfare in legal matters. The code aims to ensure children's well-rounded development through various institutions that promote their physical, mental, emotional, moral, and social growth.

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    PD 603

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    This document establishes the Child and Youth Welfare Code through Presidential Decree No. 603 in the Philippines. It outlines 12 rights of children, including the right to life, family, education, health care, and protection from exploitation. It also covers responsibilities of children, their civil personality, abortion laws, confidentiality of birth records, and the paramount importance of children's welfare in legal matters. The code aims to ensure children's well-rounded development through various institutions that promote their physical, mental, emotional, moral, and social growth.

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    Presidential Degree no.

    603
    “Child and Youth Welfare Code”
    PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 603

    • Established on December 10, 1974


    • Known as the “CHILD AND YOUTH WELFARE
    CODE“
    • It Applies to Persons Below Twenty-One Years of
    Age.
    ACT 3 - RIGHTS OF A CHILD

    All children shall be entitled to the rights herein set


    forth without distinction as to legitimacy or
    illegitimacy, sex, social status, religion, political
    antecedents, and other factors. 3
    12 RIGHTS OF A CHILD:

    1. Every Child is endowed with


    the dignity and worth of a
    human being from the moment
    of his conception, as generally
    accepted in medical parlance,
    and has therefore, the right to
    be born well

    4
    12 RIGHTS OF A CHILD:

    2. Every child has the right


    to a wholesome family life
    that will provide him/her with
    love, care and
    understanding, guidance
    and counseling, and moral
    and material security.

    5
    12 RIGHTS OF A CHILD:

    3. Every child has the


    right to a well-rounded
    development of his
    personality to the
    that he may become
    end a
    happy, useful and active
    member of society.

    6
    12 RIGHTS OF A CHILD:

    4. Every child has the right to a balanced diet,


    adequate clothing, sufficient shelter, proper
    medical attention, and all the basic physical
    requirements of a healthy and vigorous life.

    7
    12 RIGHTS OF A CHILD:
    5. Every child has the right to be brought up in an
    atmosphere of morality and rectitude for the enrichment
    and the strengthening of his character.

    8
    12 RIGHTS OF A CHILD:

    6. Every child has the


    right to an education
    commensurate with his
    abilities and to the
    development of his
    skills for the
    improvement of his
    capacity for service to
    himself and to
    fellowmen. his

    9
    12 RIGHTS OF A CHILD:

    7. Every Child has the right to full


    opportunities for safe and
    wholesome recreation and
    activities, individual as well social,
    as for wholesome the leisure hours.
    Use of his

    10
    12 RIGHTS OF A CHILD:

    8. Every child has the


    right to protection
    against exploitation,
    improper influences,
    hazards, and
    conditions ot
    circumstances h
    prejudicial to his
    er
    physical, mental,
    emotional, social and or
    moral development.
    11
    12 RIGHTS OF A CHILD:

    9. Every child has the


    right to live in a
    community and a
    society that can offer
    him an environment
    free from pernicious
    influences and
    conducive to the
    promotion of his health
    and the cultivation of his
    desirable traits and
    attributes.
    12
    12 RIGHTS OF A CHILD:

    10. Every child has the


    right to the care,
    assistance, and protection
    of the State, particularly
    when his parents or
    guardians fail or are
    unable to provide him
    with his
    fundamental needs for
    growth, development, and
    improvement.
    13
    12 RIGHTS OF A CHILD:

    11. Every child has the


    right to an efficient and
    honest government that
    will deepen his faith in
    democracy and inspire
    him with the morality of
    the constituted
    authorities both in their
    public and private lives.

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    12 RIGHTS OF A CHILD:
    12. Every child has the right to grow up as a free
    individual, in an atmosphere of peace,
    understanding, tolerance, and universal
    brotherhood, and with the determination to
    contribute his share in the building of a better
    world.

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    ARTICLE 4. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE
    CHILD
    Every Child, Regardless of the Circumstances of his Birth, Sex,Religion,Social
    Status, Political Antecedents and Other Factors.

    ARTICLE 5. COMMENCEMENT OF CIVIL


    PERSONALITY
    The Civil Personality of the child shall commence from the time of his
    conception, for all purposes favorable to him, subject to the requirements of
    article 41 of the civil code.

    ARTICLE 6. ABORTION
    The Abortion of a Conceived child whether such act be intentional or not, shall
    be governed by the pertinent provisions of the revised penal code
    ARTICLE 7. NON-DISCLOSURE OF BIRTH
    RECORDS
    The Records of a Person’s Birth shall be kept stricly confidential and no information
    relating Thereto Shall be issued except on the request of any of the following

    • The Person Himself, Or Any Person Authorizes By Him;


    • His Spouse, His Parent or Parents, His Direct Descendants, or the Guardian or
    Institution Legally In-Charge of Him if he is a minor;
    • The Court or Proper Public Official Whenever Absolutely Necessary in Administrative,
    Judicial or other official proceeding to determine the identity of the child‘s parents or
    other circumstances surrounding his birth; and
    • In Case of the Person’s Death, the nearest of kin.
    ARTICLE 8. CHILD’S WELFARE
    PARAMOUNT
    In All Questions Regarding the care, custody, education and property of the child, His
    welfare shall be the paramount consideration.

    ARTICLE 9. LEVELS OF GROWTH


    The Child shall given adequate care, assistance and guidance through his various
    levels of growth, from infancy to early and later childhood, to puberty and
    adolescence, and when necessary even after he shall have attained age 21

    ARTICLE 10. PHASES OF DEVELOPMENT


    The Child shall enjoy special protection and shall be given opportunities and facilities,
    by law and by other means, to ensure and enable his fullest development physically,
    mentally, emotionally, morally, spiritually and socially in a healthy and normanl
    manner and in conditions of freedom and dignity appopriate to the corresponding
    developmental stage
    ARTICLE 11. PROMOTION OF HEALTH
    • The Promotion of the Child’s health shall begin with adequate pre-natal and post-natal
    care both for him and his mother. All Appropriate measures shall be taken to insure his
    normal total development.

    • It Shall be the responsibility of the health, welfare and educational entities to assist the
    parents in looking after the health of the child.

    ARTICLE 12. EDUCATION


    The Schools and Other Entities Engaged in Non-Formal Education Shall Assist the
    Parents in providing the best education for the child.
    ARTICLE 13. SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL
    GROWTH
    • Steps Shall be taken to insure the child’s healthy social and emotional growth. These
    shall be undertaken by the home in collaboration with the schools and other agencies
    engaged in the promotion of child welfare

    ARTICLE 14. MORALITY


    High moral principles should be instilled in the child, particularly in the home, the
    school, and the church to which belongs

    ARTICLE 15. SPRITUAL VALUES


    The Promotion of the child’s Spiritual well-being according to the precepts of his
    religion should, as much as possible, be encouraged by the state.
    ARTICLE 16. CIVIC CONSCIENCE
    • The Civic conscience of the child shall not be overlooked. He Shall Be Brought up in
    an atmosphere of universal understanding, tolerance, friendship. And helpfulness and
    in full consciouness of his responsibilities as a member of society.
    THANK YOU!

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