PHILIPPINES LAWS & ISSUANCES ON CHILDREN

• R.A. 6655 (Free Public Secondary Education Act of 1988)
• R.A. 6972 (Barangay Day Care Law)
• R.A. 7277 (Magna Carta for Disabled Persons)
• R.A. 7323 (Summer and/or Christmas Employment for Poor Students) [click to download]
• R.A. 7610 (Special Protection of Children Against Child Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act) [click to download]
• R.A. 7624 (An Act Integrating Drug Prevention and Control in School Curricula)
• R.A. 8044 (The Youth in Nation-Building Act of 1995)
• R.A. 8504 (AIDS Prevention and Control Act of 1988)
• R.A. 8353 (The Anti-Rape Law of 1997) [click to download]
• R.A. 8980 (Early Childhood Care and Development Law)
• Republic Act 9208 ( Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003)
• R.A. 9262 (Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act of 2004)
• R.A. 9344 (Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006) [click to download]
• Executive Order No. 56 (Authorizing the Ministry of Social Services and Development to Take Protective Custody of Child Prostitutes and Sexually Exploited Children and for Other Purposes)
• Proclamation No. 731 (Declaring the 2nd Week of February of Every Year as "National Awareness Week for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation)
• Proclamation No. 267 (Declaring October as National Children's Month)