Republic Act No. 7610

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Republic Act No. 7610 is a Philippine law that provides special protection to children against abuse, exploitation, and discrimination, prescribing stronger sanctions for offenses committed against them.

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Republic Act No. 7610 canonical 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Philippine law ⓘ
child protection law ⓘ
category Philippine statutes ⓘ
child welfare law ⓘ
human rights law in the Philippines ⓘ
chamber House of Representatives of the Philippines ⓘ
Philippine Senate ⓘ
country Philippines ⓘ
defines child abuse ⓘ
child exploitation ⓘ
child labor ⓘ
circumstances which gravely threaten or endanger the survival and normal development of children ⓘ
jurisdiction Republic of the Philippines ⓘ
linked to: Philippines
language English ⓘ
Filipino ⓘ
legalStatus in force ⓘ
legislativeBody Congress of the Philippines ⓘ
obliges government agencies to provide programs and services for child protection ⓘ
law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child abuse cases ⓘ
local government units to adopt measures for the protection of children ⓘ
penaltyType additional sanctions for repeat offenders ⓘ
fine ⓘ
higher penalties when the victim is a child ⓘ
imprisonment ⓘ
protects children in conflict areas ⓘ
children in schools ⓘ
children in the streets ⓘ
children in workplaces ⓘ
provides special protection measures for children in situations of armed conflict ⓘ
special protection measures for children in situations of child pornography ⓘ
special protection measures for children in situations of child prostitution ⓘ
special protection measures for children in situations of forced labor ⓘ
special protection measures for children in situations of illegal recruitment ⓘ
special protection measures for children in situations of other forms of abuse ⓘ
special protection measures for children in situations of trafficking ⓘ
purpose to provide special protection to children from all forms of abuse, neglect, cruelty, exploitation and discrimination ⓘ
to provide stronger deterrence and special penalties for acts committed against children ⓘ
recognizes the right of the child to special protection from all forms of neglect, abuse, cruelty, exploitation and discrimination ⓘ
regionApplied national ⓘ
relatedTo Philippine Constitution ⓘ
United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child ⓘ
scope children below eighteen years of age ⓘ
children over eighteen who are unable to fully take care of themselves due to physical or mental disability ⓘ
shortTitle Special Protection of Children Against Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act ⓘ
subjectMatter child abuse ⓘ
child discrimination ⓘ
child exploitation ⓘ

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Republic Acts of the Philippines → includes → Republic Act No. 7610 ⓘ