SWPPS FINALS

• R.A. 7610 and Republic Act No. 11908


  according to these RA's , a child is defined as a person below eighteen (18) years of age. This definition also includes those over eighteen but are unable to fully take care of themselves or protect themselves from abuse, neglect, cruelty, exploitation, or discrimination due to a physical or mental disability or condition.
• United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child 


  defines a child as "every human being below the age of eighteen years unless under the law applicable to the child, majority is attained earlier."
• Republic Act No. 8044


  according to or also known as the Youth in Nation-Building Act, "Filipino Youth" is officially defined as those who are from 15 to 30 years old.
• Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)


  is an international human rights treaty that sets out the civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights of children.
• Republic Act No. 8044


  Which Philippine law established the National Youth Commission (NYC)?
• Presidential Decree No. 603


  Which Philippine law is also known as "The Child and Youth Welfare Code"?
• Best interest of the child 


  What is the primary consideration in all actions and decisions concerning children according to the Convention on the Rights of the Child?
• 15-30


  What is the age range of the Filipino youth according to Republic Act No. 8044?
• Below 18


  What is the age range of a child according to R.A. 7610 and Republic Act No. 11908?
• Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)


  Which international human rights treaty sets out the rights of children?
• Right to express their views


  Which right allows children to express their opinions and have them taken into account in matters that affect them?
• United Nations General Assembly


  CRC was adopted by this in 1989 and has been ratified by almost all countries in the world, including the Philippines.
• Presidential Decree No. 603


  It was established on December 10, 1974, by President Ferdinand E. Marcos of the Philippines. This decree is a comprehensive code that applies to persons below twenty-one years of age.
• The dependent and abandoned child


  shall be provided with the nearest substitute for a home.
• Gifted child 


  shall be given opportunity and encouragement to develop his special talents.
• Emotionally disturbed or socially maladjusted child


  shall be treated with sympathy and understanding, and shall be entitled to treatment and competent care.
• Physically or mentally handicapped child


  be given the treatment, education and care required by his particular condition.
• Republic Act No. 8044


  which act is also known as the "Youth in Nation Building Act"
• National Youth Commission (NYC)


  include formulating and implementing policies, programs, and projects for the development of the youth. It also appropriates funds for the implementation of these programs and establishes a comprehensive and coordinated youth development program.
• Republic Act No. 8044


  this act was enacted on June 7, 1995, by the Congress of the Philippines. and established a national comprehensive and coordinated program on youth development.
• Youth 


  shall refer to those persons whose ages range from fifteen (15) to thirty (30) years old.
• Youth Organizations


  shall refer to those organizations whose membership/composition are youth
• Republic Act No. 8044


  The main purpose of this act is to recognize the critical period of youth in a person's growth and development, from adolescence to responsible adulthood.
• Republic Act No. 8044


  Which act emphasizes the importance of youth participation in nation- building and the promotion of their rights and welfare.
• Youth-Serving Organizations


  shall refer to those registered organizations or institutions whose principal programs, projects and activities are youth-oriented and youth-related.
• Commission


  shall refer to the National Youth Commission.
• Republic Act No. 7610


  this act is also known as the "Special Protection of Children Against Abuse, Exploitation, and Discrimination Act"
• Republic Act No. 7610


  was enacted on June 17, 1992, by the Congress of the Philippines. This act provides stronger deterrence and special protection against child abuse, exploitation, and discrimination.
• Children 


  refers to person below eighteen (18) years of age or those over but are unable to fully take care of themselves or protect themselves from abuse, neglect, cruelty, exploitation or discrimination because of a physical or mental disability or condition.
• Child Prostitution and Other Sexual Abuse


  Children, whether male or female, who for money, profit, or any other consideration or due to the coercion or influence of any adult, syndicate or group, indulge in sexual intercourse or lascivious conduct.
• Republic Act No. 7610


  The main objective of this act is to safeguard the welfare and rights of children by preventing and addressing various forms of abuse, exploitation, and discrimination.
• Republic Act No. 7610


  The act covers a wide range of offenses and provisions related to child protection, including child abuse, child prostitution, child trafficking, child labor, and other forms of exploitation. It also establishes the responsibilities of individuals, institutions, and government agencies in ensuring the protection and well-being of children.
• Republic Act No. 9208


  this act is also known as the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003.
• Trafficking in Persons


  refers to the recruitment, transportation, transfer or harboring, or receipt of persons with or without the victim’s consent or knowledge, within or across national borders by means of threat or use of force, or other forms of coercion, abduction, fraud, deception, abuse of power or of position, taking advantage of the vulnerability of the person, or, the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person for the purpose of exploitation.
• Prostitution


  refers to any act, transaction, scheme or design involving the use of a person by another, for sexual intercourse or lascivious conduct in exchange for money, profit or any other consideration.
• Forced Labor and Slavery


  refer to the extraction of work or services from any person by means of enticement, violence, intimidation or threat, use of force or coercion, including deprivation of freedom, abuse of authority or moral ascendancy, debt-bondage or deception.
• Sex Tourism


  refers to a program organized by travel and tourism-related establishments and individuals which consists of tourism packages or activities, utilizing and offering escort and sexual services as enticement for tourists. This includes sexual services and practices offered during rest and recreation periods for members of the military.
• Sexual Exploitation


  refers to participation by a person in prostitution or the production of pornographic materials as a result of being subjected to a threat, deception, coercion, abduction, force, abuse of authority, debt bondage, fraud or through abuse of a victim’s vulnerability.
• Debt Bondage


  refers to the pledging by the debtor of his/her personal services or labor or those of a person under his/her control as security or payment for a debt, when the length and nature of services is not clearly defined or when the value of the services as reasonably assessed is not applied toward the liquidation of the debt.
• Pornography


  refers to any representation, through publication, exhibition, cinematography, indecent shows, information technology, or by whatever means, of a person engaged in real or simulated explicit sexual activities or any representation of the sexual parts of a person for primarily sexual purposes.