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. 2815

Full Title
AN ACT TO REORGANIZE THE GOVERNMENT ORPHANAGE ESTABLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACT NUMBERED TWENTY-SIX HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-ONE WHICH SHALL HEREAFTER BE KNOWN AS THE BUREAU OF DEPENDENT CHILDREN, TO DEFINE ITS FUNCTIONS AND AUTHORITY, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
ACT
Congress
4th Philippine Legislature
Date of Approval
March 3, 1919
Subjects
operations
Dependent Children, Bureau of -- Reorganization
Dependent Children, Bureau of -- Powers and duties
Dependent Children, Bureau of -- Mergers and acquisitions
Dependent Children, Bureau of -- Functions
Dependent Children, Bureau of -- Creation
Major Topic
Child Welfare
Government Reorganization

Act No. 2988

Full Title
AN ACT TO ABOLISH THE PUBLIC WELFARE BOARD AND TRANSFER ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS TO THE OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC WELFARE COMMISSIONER; MAKE THE BUREAU OF DEPENDENT CHILDREN A DIVISION OF THE OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC WELFARE COMMISSIONER; CHARGE SAID OFFICE WITH THE ACTIVITIES AND FUNCTIONS RELATIVE TO THE PROTECTION OF INFANCY, AS PROVIDED FOR IN ACTS NUMBERED TWENTY-SIX HUNDRED AND THIRTY-THREE AND TWENTY-NINE HUNDRED AND FIVE, AND WITH ALL WORK IN GENERAL, RELATED WITH MATERNITY, HYGIENE, AND CHILD WELFARE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
ACT
Congress
5th Philippine Legislature
Date of Approval
February 23, 1921
Subjects
acts
Public Welfare Commissioner, Office of the -- Merged to
Public Welfare Board -- Transferred to
Public Welfare Board -- Powers and duties
Public Welfare Board -- Objectives
Public Welfare Board -- Creation
Dependent Children, Bureau of -- Transferred
Major Topic
Child Welfare
Government Reorganization
Women's rights

Act No. 3071

Full Title
AN ACT TO REGULATE THE EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN SHOPS, FACTORIES, INDUSTRIAL, AGRICULTURAL, AND MERCANTILE ESTABLISHMENTS, AND OTHER PLACES OF LABOR IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS; TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS HEREOF, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
ACT
Congress
6th Philippine Legislature
Date of Approval
March 15, 1923
Subjects
court
Women -- Employment
Nightwork prohibition
Institutional care
Hours of labor -- Laws and regulations
Employment -- Women
Children -- Employment
Child labor
Age of employment
work hours
violation
Municipal Disaster Coordinating Councils
minors
mercantile establishments
Major Topic
Child Welfare
Women's rights

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. 3203

Full Title
AN ACT RELATING TO THE CARE AND CUSTODY OF NEGLECTED AND DELINQUENT CHILDREN; PROVIDING PROBATION OFFICERS THEREFOR; IMPOSING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF ITS PROVISIONS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
ACT
Congress
6th Philippine Legislature
Date of Approval
December 2, 1924
Subjects
acts
violation
supervision
society
sentence
rules and regulations
public institutions
provisions
probation officers
probation
private institutions
officers
life imprisonment
legal custody
laws
instruction
institutions
Industrial schools
Implementing Rules
Major Topic
Child Welfare

Act No. 3559

Full Title
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION SEVEN OF ACT NUMBERED THIRTY-TWO HUNDRED AND THREE ENTITLED "AN ACT RELATING TO THE CARE AND CUSTODY OF NEGLECTED AND DELINQUENT CHILDREN; PROVIDING PROBATION OFFICERS THEREFOR; IMPOSING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF ITS PROVISIONS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
ACT
Congress
8th Philippine Legislature
Date of Approval
November 25, 1929
Subjects
delinquent children
violation
termination
sentence
provisions
probation officers
probation
officers
institutions
House of Representatives
Major Topic
Child Welfare

Act No. 3725

Full Title
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR APPEAL IN CASES OF ORDERS OF COMMITMENT OF DELINQUENT MINORS BY AMENDING SECTION THREE OF ACT NUMBERED THIRTY-TWO HUNDRED AND THREE, ENTITLED "AN ACT RELATING TO THE CARE AND CUSTODY OF NEGLECTED AND DELINQUENT CHIDLREN; PROVIDING PROBATION OFFICERS THEREFOR; IMPOSING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF ITS PROVISIONS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES."
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
ACT
Congress
8th Philippine Legislature
Date of Approval
November 20, 1930
Subjects
age
violation
supervision
sentence
provisions
probation officers
probation
private institutions
parents
officers
offense
life imprisonment
institutions
Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRRs) imprisonment
House of Representatives
delinquent children
cus
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

Act No. 4139

Full Title
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE RENTING OF TEXTBOOKS TO INTERMEDIATE AND SECONDARY PUPILS IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
ACT
Congress
10th Philippine Legislature
Date of Approval
November 22, 1934
Subjects
instruction
Textbooks -- Junior high school students
Textbooks -- High school students
Public schools -- Textbooks
TEXTBOOKS
provisions
personnel
income
facilities
rules and regulations
operations
Major Topic
Child Welfare
Education

Batas Pambansa 232

Full Title
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM OF EDUCATION.
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Batas Pambansa
Congress
Interim Batasang Pambansa
Date of Approval
September 11, 1982
Subjects
confidentiality
Technical and Vocational Education -- Functions
Secondary Education, Bureau of -- Functions
National Board of Education -- Abolition
Higher Education, Bureau of -- Functions
Elementary Education, Bureau of -- Functions
Educational community
Major Topic
Child Welfare
Education

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 381

Full Title
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE SUPPORT OF PRIMARY AND INTERMEDIATE EDUCATION AND OTHER PURPOSES.
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Commonwealth Act
Congress
1st National Assembly
Date of Approval
August 22, 1938
Subjects
national government
Primary Education
EDUCATION, SECONDARY
Education, Primary
Secretary of Finance
Primary Education
PRESIDENT
Municipalities
municipal districts
media education
Intermediate schools
intermediate education
instruction
Commonwealth Act
city
Major Topic
Child Welfare
Education

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

Commonwealth Act 542

Full Title
AN ACT TO CREATE A CORPORATION TO BE KNOWN AS THE GIRL SCOUTS OF THE PHILIPPINES, AND TO DEFINE ITS POWERS AND PURPOSES.
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Commonwealth Act
Congress
2nd National Assembly
Date of Approval
May 25, 1940
Subjects
contributions
Girl Scouts of the Philippines -- Powers and duties
Girl Scouts of the Philippines -- Objectives
Girl Scouts of the Philippines -- Creation
Girl Scout Corporation -- Powers and duties
Girl Scout Corporation -- Creation
Girl Scout Corporation
Major Topic
Child Welfare
Government Reorganization

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

Commonwealth Act 704

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. 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. 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. 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. 3458

Full Title
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL COORDINATING CENTER FOR THE STUDY AND DEVELOPMENT OF FILIPINO CHILDREN AND YOUTH, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR.
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
5th Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
June 16, 1962
Subjects
civil service laws
National Coordinating Center for the Study and Development of Filipino Children and Youth -- Creation
youth development
YOUTH
universities
trustees
study and development of Filipino children and youth
Secretary of Education
Republic Act
Major Topic
Child Welfare
Government Reorganization

Republic Act No. 4085

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. 5250

Full Title
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TEN-YEAR TRAINING PROGRAM FOR TEACHERS OF SPECIAL AND EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN IN THE PHILIPPINES AND AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS THEREFOR.
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
6th Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
June 14, 1968
Subjects
TEACHERS
Teachers of the deaf -- Training of
Teachers of mentally handicapped children -- Training of
Teachers of handicapped children -- Training of
Teachers of gifted children -- Training of
Teachers -- Training of
Special education teachers -- Training
Major Topic
Child Welfare
Education

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
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