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L AW S A N D E X EC U T I V E I S S UA N C E S
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WOMEN’S RIGHTS AND WELFARE
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Republic of the Philippines
House of Representatives
Quezon City, Metro Manila
Foreword
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PUBLIC LAWS
ACT NO. 51 5
AN ACT APPROPRIATING SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY
DOLLARS IN MONEY OF THE UNITED STATES, TO BE PAID TO
THE WIDOW OF EDUARDO KINTERO, CHIEF OF POLICE OF
TACLOBAN, LEYTE, OR TO THE COMMANDING OFFICER OF
THE DISTRICT FOR HER BENEFIT.
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PART I
Legislative Measures
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STAATE POLICIES
ARTICLE VI
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HEAL
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SEC. 3. This Act shall take effect on the first day of the
fiscal year nineteen hundred and thirteen.
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below the age of sixteen years for the sale of medicines and
drugs in a pharmacy or for any work that may affect the health
of the public.
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TITLE EIGHT
CRIMES AGAINST PERSONS
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DESTRUCTION OF LIFE
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TITLE ELEVEN
CRIME AGAINST CHASTITY
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ADULTERY AND CONCUBINAGE
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RAPE AND ACTS OF LASCIVIOUSNESS
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SEDUCTION, CORRUPTION OF MINORS AND
WHITE SLAVE TRADE
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CHAPTER FOUR
ABDUCTION
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ILLEGAL MARRIAGES
TITLE FIFTEEN
FINAL PROVISIONS
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Nos. 277, 292, 480, 518, 519, 899, 1121, 1438, 1523, 1559, 1692,
1754, 1755, 2030, 2036, 2071, 2142, 2212, 2293, 2298, 2300, 2364,
2549, 2557, 2595, 2609, 2712, 2718, 3104, 3195, 3244, 3298, 3309,
3313, 3397, 3559, and 3586, are hereby repealed.
And all laws and parts of laws which are contrary to the
provisions of this Code are hereby repealed.
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“(c) Those who are able to read and write either Spanish,
or English, or a native language.”
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SEC. 12. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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SEC. 23. Date when this Act shall take effect. – This Act
shall take effect on its approval.
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TITLE OF ACT
NONIMMIGRANTS
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IMMIGRANTS
SEC. 13. Under the conditions set forth in this Act, there
may be admitted into the Philippines immigrants, termed “quota
immigrants” not in excess of fifty (50) of any one nationality or
without nationality for any one calendar year, except that the
following immigrants, termed “non-quota immigrants,” may be
admitted without regard to such numerical limitations.
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DOCUMENTATION OF IMMIGRANTS
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REENTRY PERMITS
EXCLUDED CLASSES
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GENERAL DEFINITIONS
(c) Except for the period covered by Section 55, the term
“consular officer” means any official acting for the Government
of the Philippines, designated by the President for the purpose
of issuing visas to aliens as required of aliens by this Act.
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(k) The term “immigration laws” shall mean this Act and
any other law hereafter enacted relating to the entry of aliens
into the Philippines, and their exclusion, deportation, and
repatriation therefrom.
SEC. 51. When this Act shall have been approved by the
President of the United States, such fact shall be made known
by proclamation of the President of the Philippines and this
Act shall take effect on the one hundred and twentieth day after
the date of such proclamation: Provided, however, That the
provisions of this Act creating the Bureau of Immigration and
appropriating funds for its support and maintenance shall take
effect on the date of the proclamation above-referred to,
announcing the approval of this Act by the President of the
United States.
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GENERAL RESERVATIONS
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shall be paid out to the National fund and forty percent centum
by the local entity concerned. Said amount shall be deposited
with, and certified to, by the treasurer of the city or municipality
or municipal district concerned, who shall act as treasurer ex-
officio of the puericulture center or maternity house therein.
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PERSONS
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the marriage and of two witnesses of legal age, that they take
each other as husband and wife. This declaration shall be set
forth in an instrument in triplicate, signed by signature or mark
by the contracting parties and said two witnesses and attested
by the person solemnizing the marriage.
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ART. 109. The husband and wife are obliged to live together,
observe mutual respect and fidelity, and render mutual help
and support. (56a)
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material injury upon the other, the injured party may apply to
the court for relief.
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PARAPHERNAL PROPERTY
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CHAPTER 4
CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP OF GAINS
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by the wife, also for the same purpose, in the cases where she
may legally bind the partnership;
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be charged for what has been paid for the purpose above-
mentioned. (1410)
ART. 166. Unless the wife has been declared a non compos
mentis or a spendthrift, or is under civil interdiction or is
confined in a leprosarium, the husband cannot alienate or
encumber any real property of the conjugal partnership without
the wife’s consent. If she refuses unreasonably to give her
consent, the court may compel her to grant the same.
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ART. 173. The wife may, during the marriage, and within
ten years from the transaction questioned, ask the courts for
the annulment of any contract of the husband entered into
without her consent, when such consent is required, or any act
or contract of the husband which tends to defraud her or impair
her interest in the conjugal partnership property. Should the
wife fail to exercise this right, she or her heirs, after the
dissolution of the marriage, may demand the value of property
fraudulently alienated by the husband. (n)
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SEPARATION OF PROPERTY OF THE SPOUSES
AND ADMINISTRATION OF PROPERTY
BY THE WIFE DURING THE MARRIAGE
ART. 191. The husband or the wife may ask for the
separation of property, and it shall be decreed when the spouse
of the petitioner has been sentenced to a penalty which carries
with it civil interdiction, or has been declared absent, or when
legal separation has been granted.
The husband and the wife may agree upon the dissolution
of the conjugal partnership during the marriage, subject to
judicial approval. All the creditors of the husband and of the
wife, as well as of the conjugal partnership shall be notified of
any petition for judicial approval or the voluntary dissolution
of the conjugal partnership, so that any such creditors may
appear at the hearing to safeguard his interests. Upon approval
of the petition for dissolution of the conjugal partnership, the
court shall take such measures as may protect the creditors
and other third persons.
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all or some may be the same which existed before the liquidation
effected by reason of the separation.(1439a)
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(2) By the fact that the husband and wife were living
separately, in such a way that access was not possible;
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(1) A child born before one hundred eighty days after the
solemnization of the subsequent marriage is disputably
presumed to have been conceived during the former marriage,
provided it be born within three hundred days after the death
of the former husband:
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(3) If the child was born after the death of the husband.
(112)
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(2) When the birth and the identity of the child are clearly
proved.(136a)
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EFFECT OF PARENTAL AUTHORITY
ON THE PROPERTY OF THE CHILDREN
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CHAPTER 4
EXTINGUISHMENT OF PARENTAL AUTHORITY
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(1) Her maiden first name and surname and add her
husband’s surname, or
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AGE OF MAJORITY
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distributed and sold, and for the cold storage furnished which
schedule of rates, prices and charges shall at all times be subject
to regulation by the Public Service Commission.
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Approved,
** Lapsed into law without the signature of the President pursuant to Article VI,
Section 27 of the Constitution.
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Approved,
** Lapsed into law without the signature of the President pursuant to Article VI,
Section 27 of the Constitution.
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Approved,
** Lapsed into without the signature of the President pursuant to Article VI,
Section 27 of the Constitution.
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Approved,
** Lapsed into law without the signature of the President pursuant to Article VI,
Section 27 of the Constitution.
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Approved,
** Lapsed into law on June 21, 1969, without the signature of the President
pursuant to Article VI, Section 27 of the Constitution.
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SEC. 10. The grantee shall not lease, transfer, grant the
usufruct of, sell or assign this franchise, or the rights and
privileges acquired thereunder, to any person, firm, company,
corporation or other commercial or legal entity, nor merge with
any other company or corporation organized for the same
purpose, without the prior approval of the Congress of the
Philippines. Any corporation to which this franchise may be
sold, transferred or assigned shall be subject to the corporation
laws of the Philippines now existing or hereafter enacted, and
any person, firm, company, corporation or other commercial or
legal entity to which this franchise is sold, transferred or
assigned shall be subject to all conditions, terms, restrictions
and limitations of this franchise as fully and completely and to
the same extent as if the franchise had been originally granted
to the said person, firm, company or other commercial or legal
entity.
SEC. 11. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
** Lapsed into law without the signature of the President pursuant to Article VI,
Section 27 of the Constitution.
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Approved,
** Lapsed into law without the signature of the President pursuant to Article VI,
Section 27 of the Constitution.
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SEC. 10. The grantee shall not lease, transfer, grant the
usufruct, of sell or assign this temporary permit, or the rights
or privileges acquired there under to any person, natural or
juridical, nor merge with any other person, without the approval
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SEC. 12. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved,
** Lapsed into law on without the signature of the President pursuant to Article
VI, Section 27 of the Constitution.
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SEC. 10. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved,
** Lapsed into law on without the signature of the President pursuant to Article
VI, Section 27 of the Constitution.
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SEC. 2. Sections one and two of the same Act are also
amended to read as follows:
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Approved,
** Lapsed into law without the signature of the President pursuant to Article VI,
Section 27 of the Constitution.
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Approved,
** Lapsed into law on without the signature of the President pursuant to Article
VI, Section 27 of the Constitution.
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Approved,
** Lapsed into law on August 4, 1969, without the signature of the President
pursuant to Article VI, Section 27 of the Constitution.
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6130, the sum of Two hundred fifty thousand pesos for necessary
operating expenses to carry out the provisions of this Act during
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, and under the next General
Appropriations Act, the sum of one million pesos for the same
purpose during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973: Provided,
that not more than one hundred thousand pesos shall be spent
for personal services for a full year.
SEC. 11. This Act takes effect upon its approval and
shall continue in force up to June 30, 1973: Provided, however,
that convictions rendered under this Act or under the duly
promulgated orders, rules and regulations issued pursuant
thereto shall remain valid and enforceable, and prosecutions of
offenses committed during the effectivity thereof shall
commence and shall not be barred until terminated by
convictions or acquittal of the accused.
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SEC. 11. The grantee shall not lease, transfer, grant the
usufruct of sell or assign this franchise, or the rights or privileges
acquired thereunder to any person, firm company, corporation
or other commercial or legal entity, nor merge with any other
person, company or corporation organized for the same purpose
without the approval of the Congress of the Philippines first
had. Any corporation to which this franchise may be sold,
transferred, or assigned shall be subject to the corporation laws
of the Philippines now existing or hereafter enacted, and any
person, firm, company, corporation or other commercial or legal
entity to which this franchise is sold, transferred, or assigned
shall be subject to all conditions, terms, restrictions and
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SEC. 14. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved,
** Lapsed into law on October 4, 1971, without the signature of the President
pursuant to Article VI, Section 27 of the Constitution.
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CHAPTER I
PRELIMINARY CHAPTER
CHAPTER X
SPECIAL AREAS OF CONCERN
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Approved,
** Lapsed into law on without the signature of the President pursuant to Article
VI, Section 27 of the Constitution.
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SEC. 3. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days from
the date of its publication in at least two (2) national newspapers
of general circulation.
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Approved,
** Lapsed into law without the signature of the President pursuant to Article VI,
Section 27 of the Constitution.
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Approved,
** Lapsed into law without the signature of the President pursuant to Article VI,
Section 27 of the Constitution.
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SEC. 3. This Act shall take effect two (2) days following
its publication in at least two (2) national newspapers of general
circulation.
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SEC. 7. This Act shall take effect upon its publication for
two (2) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation.
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the child or which has exposed the child to cruelty and abuse:
provided, that the day care center, with the help and support of
the barangay chairman and their barangay-level support
systems, may call upon law enforcement agencies when the child
needs to be rescued from an unbearable home situation;
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SEC. 6. Funds for the Center, the Program and Day Care
Workers. – (a) The funds for the establishment, maintenance
and operation of barangay day care centers shall be appropriated
from the national budget and shall be included in the annual
General Appropriations Act as part of the budget of the
Department of Social Welfare and Development.
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ARTICLE I
TITLE
ARTICLE X
UTILIZATION OF THE RESERVE FORCE
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TRANSITORY PROVISIONS
ARTICLE XIII
PENALTIES
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SEC. 71. Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect upon its
approval.
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To this end:
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The GSIS or the SSS, as the case may be, shall issue rules
and regulations necessary to effectively implement the
provisions of this section.
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event that the benefits chosen are less than that provided under
this Act, the worker shall be paid only the difference.
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the same compensable period of sixty (60) days for the same
childbirth, abortion, or miscarriage;
SEC. 4. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after
its publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2)
national newspapers of general circulation, whichever comes
earlier.
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CHAPTER II
HUMAN MILK BANK
CHAPTER III
INFORMATION, EDUCATION AND RE-EDUCATION
DRIVE
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MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
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Approved,
** Lapsed into law without the signature of the President pursuant to Article VI,
Section 27 of the Constitution.
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GUIDING PRINCIPLES
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DEFINITION OF TERMS
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and obtained by virtue of this Act while the loan has not yet
been fully paid.
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Approved,
** Lapsed into Law on September 4, 1995 without the signature of the President
in accordance with Art. VI, Section 27 of the Constitution.
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SEC. 4. This Act shall take effect thirty (30) days after
its publication in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,
** Lapsed into law on October 23, 1995 without the signature of the president in
accordance with Article VI, Section 27 of the Constitution.
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V. CLOSING STATEMENT
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Approved,
** Lapsed into law without the signature of the president in accordance with
Article VI, Section 27 of the Constitution.
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Approved,
** Lapsed into law on June 14, 1997 without the signature of the president, in
accordance with Article VI, Section 27 of the Constitution.
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CHAPTER THREE
RAPE
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CHAPTER I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER V
SOCIAL JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS
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the State shall likewise ensure that the employment of any form
of force or coercion against ICCs/IPs shall be dealt with by law.
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SEC. 81. Saving Clause. – This Act will not in any manner
adversely affect the rights and benefits of the ICCs/IPs under
other conventions, recommendations, international treaties,
national laws, awards, customs and agreements.
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Approved,
sed into law on November 22, 1997 without the signature of the President
pursuant to Article VI, Section 27 of the Constitution.
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(g) Women;
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TITLE I
TITLE AND DECLARATION OF POLICY
D. PROMOTION SYSTEM
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TITLE VII
CREATION OF WOMEN’S DESKS IN ALL POLICE
STATIONS AND THE FORMULATION OF A GENDER
SENSITIVITY PROGRAM
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TITLE X
TRANSITORY PROVISIONS
TITLE XI
FINAL PROVISIONS
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(f) Acts falling under Section 5(h) and Section 5(i) shall
be punished by prision mayor.
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SEC. 23. Bond to Keep the Peace. – The Court may order
any person against whom a protection order is issued to give a
bond to keep the peace, to present two sufficient sureties who
shall undertake that such person will not commit the violence
sought to be prevented.
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CHAPTER I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
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CHAPTER II
DEFINITION OF TERMS
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CHAPTER III
DUTIES RELATED TO THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF WOMEN
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RIGHTS AND EMPOWERMENT
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CHAPTER V
RIGHTS AND EMPOWERMENT OF MARGINALIZED
SECTORS
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(d) Counseling;
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INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISMS
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“Chapter V
“Employment of Night Workers
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PART II
Executive Issuances
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MALACAÑANG
Manila
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to their employees which shall include, but not limited to, the
application or use of contraceptive and/or intra-uterine devices.
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By the President:
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PRELIMINARY TITLE
Chapter 1
General Provisions
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BOOK I
PRE-EMPLOYMENT
BOOK II
HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
BOOK III
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
Title I
WORKING CONDITIONS AND REST PERIODS
Title II
WAGES
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Title III
WORKING CONDITIONS FOR SPECIAL GROUPS OF
EMPLOYEES
Chapter I
Employment of Women
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BY THE PRESIDENT:
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TITLE VII.
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FINAL PROVISIONS
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BY THE PRESIDENT:
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Members:
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BY THE PRESIDENT:
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By the President:
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By the President:
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(a) The alien wife shall, in all cases, not suffer from any
of the disqualifications for naturalization under Letter of
Instructions No. 270;
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By the President:
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FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President of the
Republic of the Philippines
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By the President:
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BOOK ONE
GENERAL PROVISIONS
TITLE I
TITLE AND PURPOSES OF CODE
BOOK TWO
PERSONS AND FAMILY RELATIONS
TITLE II
MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE
Chapter One
APPLICABILITY CLAUSE
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Chapter Two
MARRIAGE (NIKAH)
(1) Any Muslim male at least fifteen years of age and any
Muslim female of the age of puberty or upwards and not
suffering from any impediment under the provisions of
this Code may contract marriage. A female is presumed
to have attained puberty upon reaching the age of fifteen.
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(1) The husband and the wife are obliged to live together,
observe mutual respect and fidelity, and render mutual
help and support in accordance with this Code.
(3) The husband and the wife shall inherit from each
other in accordance with this Code.
(4) The husband and the wife shall have the right to
divorce in accordance with this Code.
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exempt the wife from living with her husband on any of the
following grounds:
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(d) The dower (mahr) of the wife and nuptial gifts to each
spouse;
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(2) A husband who repudiates his wife, either for the first
or second time, shall have the right to take her back (ruju)
within the prescribed ‘idda by resumption of
cohabitation without need of a new contract of marriage.
Should he fail to do so, the repudiation shall become
irrevocable (Talaq bain sugra).
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(g) Any other cause recognized under Muslim law for the
dissolution of marriage by faskh either at the instance
of the wife or the proper wali.
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Section 2. ‘Idda
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PATERNITY AND FILIATION
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after the expiration of her ‘IDDA, the child born within six
months from the dissolution of the prior marriage shall be
presumed to have been conceived during the former marriage,
and if born thereafter, during the later.
TITLE IV
SUPPORT (NAFAQA)
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(c) When the recipient commits any act which would give
rise to disqualification to inherit or denial of support
under Muslim law.
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TITLE V
PARENTAL AUTHORITY
Chapter One
NATURE AND EFFECTS
(1) The father and the mother shall jointly exercise just
and reasonable parental authority and fulfill their
responsibility over their legitimate and acknowledged
children. In case of disagreement, the father’s decision
shall prevail unless there is a judicial order to the
contrary.
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CUSTODY AND GUARDIANSHIP
(a) Father
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(a) Father;
BOOK THREE
SUCCESSION
TITLE III
LEGAL SUCCESSION
Chapter One
SHARES
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DISTANT KINDRED (DHAW-UL-ARHAM)
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BOOK FIVE
MISCELLANEOUS AND TRANSITORY PROVISIONS
TITLE VI
TRANSITORY AND FINAL PROVISIONS
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FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President of the Philippines
By the President:
JUAN C. TUVERA
Presidential Assistant
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would otherwise have been entitled to, and the SSS shall in
turn pay such amount to the employee concerned.
By the President:
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By the President:
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By the President:
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LEONARD WOOD
Governor-General
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CHARLES E. YEATER,
Acting Governor-General
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Mrs. Adolph Wislizenus will sit with the board of all cases
of juvenile offenders under sixteen years of age.
LEONARD WOOD
Governor-General
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LEONARD WOOD
Governor-General
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LEONARD WOOD
Governor-General
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LEONARD WOOD
Governor-General
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LEONARD WOOD
Governor-General
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LEONARD WOOD
Governor-General
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MANUEL ROXAS
President of the Philippines
By the President:
EMILIO ABELLO
Chief of the Executive Office
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LEONARD WOOD
Governor-General
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within the scope of this Code shall not, as part of their job
responsibilities, perform educational functions in relation to
pregnant women or mothers of infants.
(c) Neither the container nor the label shall have pictures
or texts which may idealize the use of infant formula. They may,
however, have graphics for easy identification of the product
and for illustrating methods of preparation.
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LEONARD WOOD
Governor-General
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By the President:
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TITLE I
Marriage
CHAPTER 1
Requisites of Marriage
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CHAPTER 2
Marriages Exempt from the License Requirement
CHAPTER 3
Void and Voidable Marriages
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TITLE VI
Paternity and Filiation
CHAPTER 1
Legitimate Children
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(3) If the child was born after the death of the husband.
(262a)
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CHAPTER 3
Illegitimate Children
TITLE XII
Final Provisions
ARTICLE 254. Titles III, IV, V, VI, VIII, IX, XI, and XV
of Book 1 of Republic Act No. 386, otherwise known as the Civil
Code of the Philippines, as amended, and Articles 17, 18, 19,
27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 39, 40, 41, and 42 of Presidential Decree No.
603, otherwise known as the Child and Youth Welfare Code, as
amended, and all laws, decrees, executive orders,
proclamations, rules and regulations, or parts thereof,
inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.
ARTICLE 257. This Code shall take effect one year after
the completion of its publication in a newspaper of general
circulation, as certified by the Executive Secretary, Office of
the President.
By the President:
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For this purpose, the TCC shall coordinate with the civil
society particularly non-government organizations (NGOs),
private business sector, academe and other interest groups in
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By the President:
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Malacanang Palace
Manila
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
1. PROCUREMENT:
(c) The Chief of Staff shall obtain from the Red Cross
and local duly registered and recognized nursing associations
the names and addresses of qualiûed nurses available for
mobilization assignment in each Military District, and shall
make the necessary arrangements with said associations for
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5. MOBILIZATION:
MANUEL L. QUEZON
President of the Philippines
By the President:
JORGE B. VARGAS
Secretary to the President
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Labor, (b) Business and Industry, (c) Science and Health, (d)
Education or Academe, (e) Urban Poor, (f) Indigenous Peoples,
(g) Peasants and Fisherfolks (h) Elderly and Disabled, (i) Media
and Arts, (j) culture, (k) youth, and one (l) representative of the
National Council of Women in the Philippines.
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By the President:
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By the President:
LEONARDO A. QUISUMBING
Senior Deputy Executive Secretary
Officer-In-Charge, OES
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DWIGHT F. DAVIS
Governor-General
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DWIGHT F. DAVIS
Governor-General
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By the President:
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CORAZON C. AQUINO
President of the Philippines
By the President:
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By the President:
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G. Civil Society
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By the President:
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Secretary of Justice;
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By the President:
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Breast milk RA 7600, pp. 230-236 Child Welfare Center EO 57, s. 1921,
Breast milk substitute SEE Infant p. 508)
formulas Citizen Armed Force or Armed Forces of
Businesswomen RA 7882, pp. 254-256 the Philippines Reservist Act
RA 7077, pp. 206-210
C Citizenship CA 473, pp. 67-69; CA 625,
p. 78; PD 725, pp. 417-418; PD 836,
pp. 423-427; PD 1379, pp. 466-470;
Calderon, Concepcion RA 8171, pp. 268-269
Appointments EO 30, s. 1917, p. 491 Claims RA 21, p. 85
Catalina Vda. De Jalon Memorial School Laws and regulations EO 33, s. 1946,
Schools, Elementary RA 6695, p. 189 pp. 492-494
Certificates of recognition Code of Muslim Personal Laws of the
Armed Forces of the Philippines Philippines PD 1083, pp. 435-461
RA 1070, pp. 125-126 Committees
Child abuse RA 9262, pp. 317-342 Creation EO 275, s. 1930, pp. 541-542
Child and Youth Welfare Code PD 603, Compensation SEE Pensions
pp. 408-413 Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law of
Child care services ACT 1438, pp. 14-16, 1988
RA 6972, pp. 201-205 Amendments RA 9700, § 3, pp. 343-345
Government-Owned and Controlled Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program
Corporations EO 340, s. 1997, pp. 548- (CARP) RA 9700, § 3, pp. 343-345
550) Congressional Commission on Health
National Government Agencies EO (HEALTHCOM) RA 7305, pp. 217-
340, s. 1997, pp. 548-550 219)
Child health services CA 701, pp. 81-82; Consuelo De Borja
EO 663, s. 2007, pp. 557-563 Licenses RA 8148, pp. 266-267
Child labor ACT 3071, pp. 34-37; Council for the Welfare of Children
PD 148, pp. 393-397; RA 679, pp. 116- EO 663, s. 2007, pp. 557-563
120; RA 856, pp. 121-123; RA 1131, Crispina Marcos
pp. 127-129; RA 6237, § 4, pp. 170-172 Barrios RA 6223, p. 169
Children Crispina Marcos-Valdez National High
Employment SEE Child labor School
Hospitals Creation RA 8390, p. 289
Marcos Maternity and Children’s Schools, Secondary RA 8390, p. 289
Hospital RA 5238, p. 136 Cristina B. Gonzales Memorial High School
Institutional care ACT 1438, pp. 14-16 Schools, Secondary RA 7702, p. 240
Children of immigrants CA 625, p. 78 Cruz, Gemma
Children’s rights RA 679, pp. 116-120 Miss International Pageant RA 4909,
Child trafficking EO 220, s. 2000, pp. p. 134
524-529) Custody of Children ACT 4091, pp. 59-
Government policy RA 9208, pp. 312- 60)
314)
Child Welfare ACT 1438, pp. 14-16;
ACT 3200, pp. 41-42; PD 603, pp. 408-
413
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Health, Department of
J
Functions EO 663, s. 2007, pp. 557-
563) Job security RA 856, pp. 121-123;
Health services RA 7875, pp. 249-253 RA 1131, pp. 127-129
Holidays Josefina B. Ramos
Doña Aurora Aragon Quezon Day Licenses RA 6109, pp. 166-167
RA 7285, p. 216 Josefina H. Cerilles National High School
National Women’s Day RA 6949, Schools, Secondary RA 7895, pp. 259-
p. 197 260
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