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Republic Act 7610

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR STRONGER DETERRENCE AND SPECIAL
PROTECTION AGAINST CHILD ABUSE, EXPLOITATION AND
DISCRIMINATION, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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Republic Act No. 9231
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 REPUBLICT
ACT NO. 7610 AS AMENDED,
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE
"SPECIAL PROTECTION OF
CHILDREN AGAINST CHILD’
ABUSE, EXPLOITATION AND
DISCRIMINATION ACT“.

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State Policy and Principles
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 It is hereby declared to be the policy of the State to provide special protection to
children from all forms of abuse, neglect, cruelty, exploitation and discrimination, and other
conditions prejudicial to their development including child labor and its worst forms; provide
sanctions for their commission and carry out a program for prevention and deterrence of and
crisis intervention in situations of child abuse, exploitation and discrimination. The State shall
intervene on behalf of the child when the parent, guardian, teacher or person having care or
custody of the child fails or is unable to protect the child against abuse, exploitation and
discrimination or when such acts against the child are committed by the said parent, guardian,
teacher or person having care and custody of the same.

It shall be the policy of the State to protect and rehabilitate children gravely threatened
or endangered by circumstances which affect or will affect their survival and normal
development and over which they have no control.

The best interests of children shall be the paramount consideration in all actions
concerning them, whether undertaken by public or private social welfare institutions, courts of
law, administrative authorities, and legislative bodies, consistent with the principle of First Call for
Children as enunciated in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Every effort
shall be exerted to promote the welfare of children and enhance their opportunities for a useful
and happy life.
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 OFFENSES, AGE, LAW/S,PENALTY
OFFENSES/ PERSONS DETERMINATION OF GOVERNING PENALTY
INVOLVED AGE LAW/PROVISION/S

Child prostitution Under 18 years RA 7610, Art. 3, section 5 Reclusion temporal in its
medium period

RAPE or Lascivious Under 12 years Art. 335, p 3 and Art. 33 Reclusion temporal in its
Conduct of Act No. 3815 (RPc) medium period

Manager derive profit Under 18 years RA 7610, Art. 3, section Reclusion temporal in its
5, p. c medium period

Not being the relative of Under 18 years RA 7610, section 5, p. 4 Penalty lower by 2
a child degrees

Attempt to commit Under 18 years RA 7610, section 6 Penalty lower by 2

prostitution degrees
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 OFFENSES, AGE, LAW/S,PENALTY
OFFENSES/ PERSONS DETERMINATION OF GOVERNING PENALTY
INVOLVED AGE LAW/PROVISION/S

Child trafficking Under 18 years RA 7610, Art. 4, section 7 Reclusion temporal to

reclusion perpetua

Under 12 years Reclusion temporal to

reclusion perpetua in its
maximum period

Attempt to commit child Under 18 years RA 7610, section 8 Penalty lower by 2

trafficking degrees

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 OFFENSES, AGE, LAW/S,PENALTY
OFFENSES/ PERSONS DETERMINATION OF GOVERNING PENALTY
INVOLVED AGE LAW/PROVISION/S

Obscene Publication or Under 18 years RA 7610, Art. 5, section 9 Prision mayor in its
Indecent Show medium period

Under 12 years Prision mayor in its

maximum period

Ascendant, guardian, Under 18 years RA 7610, Art. 5, section 9 Prision mayor in its
person entrusted medium period

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 OFFENSES, AGE, LAW/S,PENALTY

OFFENSES/ PERSONS DETERMINATION OF GOVERNING PENALTY

INVOLVED AGE LAW/PROVISION/S

other acts of child Under 18 years RA 7610, Art. 6, section prision mayor in its
abuse, cruelty or 10, p. a. minimum period.
exploitation or to be
responsible for other
conditions prejudicial
to the child's
development
including those
covered by Article 59
of Presidential Decree
No. 603, as amended,
but not covered by the
Revised Penal Code
Any person who shall 12 years and under RA 7610, Art. 6, section prision mayor in its 15
keep or have in his 10, p. b. maximum period and
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OFFENSES/ PERSONS DETERMINATION OF GOVERNING PENALTY
INVOLVED AGE LAW/PROVISION/S

Any person, owner, Under 18 years RA 7610, Art. 6, section prision mayor in its
manager or one 10, p. a. minimum period.
entrusted with the
operation of any
public or private place
of accommodation
Any person who shall 12 years and under RA 7610, Art. 6, section prision mayor in its
keep or have in his 10, p. b. maximum period and
company a minor a fine of not less than
Fifty thousand pesos
(P50,000)
Any person who shall Under 18 years RA 7610, Art. 6, section prision mayor in its
induce, deliver or offer 10, p. c. medium period and a
a minor to any one fine of not less than
prohibited by this Act Forty thousand pesos
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(P40,000);
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OFFENSES/ PERSONS
INVOLVEDtt``
~ny person, owner, manager or one
entrusted with the operation of any
public or private place of
accommodation,
Any person who shall use, coerce,
force or intimidate a street child or any
other child to
` Under 18 yeaytrs`
DETERMINATION OF GOVERNING
AGE LAW/PROVISION/S
Under 18 years RA 7610, Art. 6, section 10, p. d.
RA 7610, Art. 6, section 10, p. e.
For purposes of this Act, the penalty
for the commission of acts punishable
under Articles 248, 249, 262,
paragraph 2, and 263, paragraph 1 of
Act No. 3815, as amended, the
Revised Penal Code, for the crimes of
murder, homicide, other intentional
mutilation, and serious physical injuries
Under 18 years
PENALTY
prision mayor in its medium period
and a fine of not less than Fifty
thousand pesos (P50,000), and the loss
of the license to operate such a place
or establishment.
espectively, shall be reclusion
perpetua when the victim is under
twelve (12) years of age. The penalty
for the commission of acts punishable
under Article 337, 339, 340 and 341 of
Act No. 3815, as amended, the
Revised Penal Code, for the crimes of
qualified seduction, acts of
lasciviousness with the consent of the
offended party, corruption of minors,
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OFFENSES/ PERSONS DETERMINATION OF GOVERNING PENALTY
INVOLVED AGE LAW/PROVISION/S

Discrimination. Under 18 years RA 7610, Art. 9, section arresto mayor in its

Children of indigenous 20. maximum period and
cultural communities a fine of not less than
Five thousand pesos
(P5,000) more than Ten
thousand pesos
(P10,000).

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Section 25. Rights of Children Arrested for
Reasons Related to Armed Conflict.
Any child who has been arrested for reasons related to armed conflict, either as combatant, courier, guide or
spy is entitled to the following rights;
(a) Separate detention from adults except where families are accommodated as family units;
(b) Immediate free legal assistance;
(c) Immediate notice of such arrest to the parents or guardians of the child; and
(d) Release of the child on recognizance within twenty-four (24) hours to the custody of the Department of
Social Welfare and Development or any responsible member of the community as determined by the court.

If after hearing the evidence in the proper proceedings the court should find that the aforesaid child
committed the acts charged against him, the court shall determine the imposable penalty, including any civil
liability chargeable against him. However, instead of pronouncing judgment of conviction, the court shall
suspend all further proceedings and shall commit such child to the custody or care of the Department
of Social Welfare and Development or to any training institution operated by the Government, or duly-
licensed agencies or any other responsible person, until he has had reached eighteen (18) years of
age or, for a shorter period as the court may deem proper, after considering the reports and recommendations
of the Department of Social Welfare and Development or the agency or responsible individual under whose
care he has been committed.
The aforesaid child shall subject to visitation and supervision by a representative of the
Department of Social Welfare and Development or any duly-licensed agency or such other officer as the court
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may designate subject to such conditions as it may prescribe.
 Amendments

Section 2 Section 3

“SEC. 12-A. Hours of Work of a

“SEC. 12. Working Child.”
Employment of Children.”
“SEC. 12-B. Ownership, Usage and
administration the Working Child’s
Income.”
“SEC. 12-C. Trust fund to Preserve Part
of the Working Child’s Income.”
“SEC. 12-D. Prohibition Against Worst
Forms of Child Labor.”
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Section 4: Section 5:
“SEC. 13. “SEC. 14.
Access to Education and Prohibition on the
Training for Working Employment of Children in
Children.” Certain Advertisements.”

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Section 6: Section 7:
“SEC. 16. “SEC. 16-A.
– Trust Fund from Fines and
Penal Provisions.” Penalties.”

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Section 9:
Section 8: “SEC. 16-A. Jurisdiction”
“SEC. 27. “SEC. 16-B. Exemptions from
Filing Fees.”
Who May File a “SEC. 16-C. Access to
Complaint.” Immediate Legal, Medical
and Psycho-Social
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ISIDRO OLIVAREZ VS. G.R. No. 163866.

COURT OF APPEALS July 29, 2005

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 Malto v
People of
the
Philippines

GR No. 164733
September 21, 2007

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 People vs
Garingarao

G.R. No. 192760

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PEOPLE v.
PATRICIO
RAYON

GR No. 194236, Jan 30,

2013

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PEOPLE vs
ARANETA,

G.R. No.
125894. December 11,
1998

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I went to law school. And I became a prosecutor. I took on a specialty

that very few choose to pursue. I prosecuted child abuse and child
homicide cases. Cases that were truly gut-wrenching. But standing up
for those kids, being their voice for justice was the honor of a lifetime.

---Susana Martinez
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THANK YOU Insert Image
 Group III
1. Domingo, Ryan Jay R

2. Eclipse, Jomar Z.

3. Estrera, Nice I.

4. Fermin, John Michael P.

5. Garcia, Maria Evangeline P.

6. Gamino, Maria Luisa

7. Gonzales, Julifer Ann A.

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