PD 603

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Tisay Lilac

Cards (8)

  • Article 9. Level of Growth 


    The child shall be given adequate care, assistance and guidance through his various levels of growth, from infancy to early and later childhood, to puberty and adolescence, and when necessary even after he shall have attained age 21.
  • Article 10. Phases of Development 

    The child shall enjoy special protection and shall be given opportunities and facilities, by law and by other means, to ensure and enable his fullest development physically, mentally, emotionally, morally , spiritually and socially in a healthy and normal manner and in conditions of freedom and dignity appropriate to the corresponding developmental stage.
  • Article 11. Promotion of Health 

    -The promotion of the Child's health shall begin with adequate pre-natal and post natal care both for him and his mother.
    -All appropriate measures shall be taken to insure his normal total development. It shall be the responsibility of the health, welfare, and educational entities to assist the parents in looking after the health of the child.
  • Article 12. Education 

    The schools and other entities engaged in non-formal education shall assist the parents in providing the best education for the child.
  • Article 13. Social and Emotional Growth 

    Steps shall be taken to insure the child's healthy social and emotional growth. These shall be undertaken by the home in collaboration with the schools and other agencies engaged in the promotion of child welfare.
  • Article 14. Morality 

    The promotion of the child's spiritual well-being according to the precepts of his religion should, as much as possible, be encouraged by the State.
  • Article 15. Spiritual Values

    The promotion of the child's spiritual well-being according to the precepts of his religion should, as much as possible, be encouraged by the State.
  • Article 16. Civic Conscience 

    The civic conscience of the child shall not be overlooked. He shall be brought up in an atmosphere of universal understanding, tolerance, friendship, and helpfulness and in full consciousness of his responsibilities as a member of society.