📘 Philippine Family Code: Executive Order, EO No. 209, s. 1987
This foundational legal code governs marriage, parental authority, child custody, property relations, and family structure in the Philippines.
- Art. 063: (3) In decree of legal separation… custody of minor children goes to innocent spouse
- Art. 211: In custody disputes, father’s decision prevails …
📘 Philippine Presidential Decree, PD No. 603 – The Child and Youth Welfare Code
A comprehensive law promoting the rights and welfare of Filipino children, outlining parental duties, state obligations, and principles of child development, protection, and participation.
- Undermining roles of lawful parents
📘 Philippine REPUBLIC ACT, RA NO. 7610, June 17, 1992
A landmark child protection law criminalizing all forms of abuse, neglect, cruelty, exploitation, and discrimination against children, with heightened penalties for offenders in positions of trust or authority.
- Art. 1, Sec. 3, B, A: Psychological abuse
📘 Philippines Revised Penal Code, RPC Act No. 3815
The foundational criminal law of the Philippines, defining crimes, penalties, and legal responsibilities—from offenses against persons and property to authority, family, and public order.
- Art. 019: Accessories .. knowledge of a crime … concealing
- Art. 267: Kidnapping and serious illegal detention …
- Art. 270: Kidnapping and failure to return a minor …
- Art. 276: Abandoning a minor … a child under 7 years of age …