Law

  • Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (1980)

    An official international treaty adopted on 25 October 1980 to protect children from wrongful international removal or retention across borders. Entry into force: 1-XII-1983 📄 OUTLINE – HCCH 1980 Child Abduction Convention📄 TEXT – HCCH 1980 Child Abduction Convenction CONVENTION ON THE CIVIL ASPECTS OF INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION (Concluded 25 October 1980) The States signatory…

  • Philippine Family Code, Executive Order No. 209, s. 1987

    📜 Source Notice: This is a clean, searchable version of the Family Code of the Philippines for public educational and advocacy use. The original full text is officially published by the Republic of the Philippines at the Official Gazette . Jump to: Art. 63, Artc. 210, Art. 211, Art. 213 MALACAÑANG MANILA BY THE PRESIDENT…

  • Philippine Presidential Decree No. 1829, s. 1981

    MALACAÑANGM a n i l a PRESIDENTIAL DECREE No. 1829: PENALIZING OBSTRUCTION OF APPREHENSION AND PROSECUTION OF CRIMINAL OFFENDERS WHEREAS, crime and violence continue to proliferate despite the sustained vigorous efforts of the government to effectively contain them; WHEREAS, to discourage public indifference or apathy towards the apprehension and prosecution of criminal offenders, it is…

  • Philippine Presidential Decree No. 603 s. 1974

    MALACAÑANGM a n i l a PRESIDENTIAL DECREE No. 603 THE CHILD AND YOUTH WELFARE CODE I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby order and decree the following: TITLE I: GENERAL PRINCIPLES Article 1. Declaration of Policy. – The Child is one…

  • Philippine Revised Penal Code, RPC Act No. 3815, s. 1930

    ACT NO. 3815 AN ACT REVISING THE PENAL CODE AND OTHER PENAL LAWS PRELIMINARY ARTICLE This law shall be known as “The Revised Penal Code.” BOOK ONE: General Provisions Regarding the Date of Enforcement and Application of the Provisions of this Code, and Regarding the Offenses, the Persons Liable and the Penalties PRELIMINARY TITLE Date…

  • REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7610, June 17, 1992

    JUMP TO: [ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7610, June 17, 1992 ] AN ACT PROVIDING FOR STRONGER DETERRENCE AND SPECIAL PROTECTION AGAINST CHILD ABUSE, EXPLOITATION AND DISCRIMINATION, PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR ITS VIOLATION, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled: ARTICLE I TITLE, POLICY,…