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D Questionnaire
PD603

1. What are the rights of the child?

The Child has the rights to born well, has rights to an education and basic needs
such as shelter and clothing, and the rights to be loved and cared by their parents or
guardian.

2. Who are considered parents?

The mother and father of the child are considered parents, even the parents are
separated they still the parent of the child, in case of the death of both parent the
Grandparents will become his/her parent or guardian

3. What are the duties of parents toward the child?

The duties of parent to the child are giving them affection, to supervise their
development as individual and setting as a good example.

4. When do parents have criminal liability?

Parents do have criminal liabilities if they sell or abandoned the child, neglect the
child by not giving them proper education and by exploiting the child to beg for money.

5. What is the role of the home, school, church, and the state in child and youth
welfare?
The home will be their start for their development as a person, the school will build
them to become better person and educate them what is wrong, the church will make
them a God-fearing individual.

6. What community bodies are responsible for child welfare?

The Civic Associations of Adults are responsible for the child welfare.

7. Who is a youthful offender?

A youthful offender is one who is over nine years but under twenty-one years of
age at the time of the commission of the offense.

IDENTIFICATION

Abandoned child - A child who has no proper parental care ог guardianship, one
deserted by his parents for at least six continuous months

Dependent child - A child without a parent, guardian or custodian or one whose parents
or guardian desires to be relieved of his care and custody

Mentally Ill Children - A child with a behavioral disorder, whether functional or organic,
and unable to maintain normal social relations with others

Educable Group - This group's success depends largely on the type of education they
receive.
Custodial Group - They are the least capable group, severely or profoundly retarded.

Low Normal Group - Members of this group are only slightly retarded and can get by in
regular classes where they receive extra help and consideration.

Emotional neglect - A type of neglect in which children are maltreated, raped, exploited,
or overworked

Mentally retarded children - A child who is socially incompetent, mentally subnormal,

retarded intellectually from birth or early age, and mentally deficient

Trainable Group - Members of this group are unable to acquire higher academic skills
but can acquire basic skills for living

Physical neglect - A type of neglect in which a child is unattended, hence, malnourished,

ill clad and without proper shelter.

A&B

Maternity Home - Gives shelter and care to pregnant women and their infants.

Receiving Home - Provides temporary shelter from ten to twenty days for children under
observation

Detention Home - Provides short-term resident care for children awaiting court
disposition.

Child-caring institution - Provides care service for mentally gifted, dependent,

abandoned, neglected, or youthful offenders.

Shelter - Provides temporary protection to children requiring emergency reception.

Nursery - Provides care for six or more children below six years of age to offer primary
educational services.

Rehabilitation center - Receives and rehabilitates youthful offenders or disturbed

children.

Child-placement agency - Provides protection of children for purposes of adoption or

foster care.

Reception and study center - Receives for study, diagnosis and temporary treatment of
children who have behavioral problems.

Educational institution - One whose primary purpose is education.

R.A. 7610
1. Define the following terms:
a. children
Refers to persons below eighteen (18) years of age or those over but are unable
to fully take care of themselves or protect themselves from abuse.

b. child abuse
Refers to the maltreatment, whether habitual or not, of the child.

c. child trafficking
Illegal Trading or selling of children

d. child prostitution and other sexual abuse

Children whether male or female engaging in sexual activity because of an adult
to profit

e. other acts of abuse

Other abuse refers to the acts that endangered the life of the children.

f. comprehensive program against child abuse, exploitation and discrimination

Coordinated program of services and facilities to protected children against abuse
of children

2. Who can be charged with child prostitution and sexual abuse? What is the
penalty?
Those who engaged or promote child prostitution, Reclusion temporal or Reclusion
Perpetua

3. When is there an attempt to commit child prostitution? child trafficking?

When and child and adult that are not related found in a place like motel, and
receiving service from a child in massage clinic

4. What are the sanctions of establishments which promote or facilitate child

prostitution and other sexual abuse?
Reclusion temporal to Reclusion Perpetua

5. What is the current law on employment of children?

R.A 7610

6. What are the rights of children arrested for reasons related to armed conflict?
Will get separate detention with adults

7. How should authorities deal with children in situations of armed conflict?

Submit the name of the children to the municipal social welfare.
R.A. 9344
1. Define the following:
a. child - refers to a person under the age of eighteen (18) years.

b. child at risk - refers to a child who is vulnerable to and at the risk of committing criminal
offenses

c. best interest of the child - refers to the totality of the circumstances and conditions
which are most congenial to the survival

d. child in conflict with the law - refers to a child who is alleged as, accused of, or
adjudged as, having committed an offense under Philippine laws

e. community-based programs f. court - refers to the programs provided in a

community setting developed for purposes of rehabilitation of the child.

g. diversion - process of determining the responsibility and treatment of a child

h. intervention - refers to a series of activities which are designed to address issues that
caused the child to commit an offense

i. offense - refers to any act or omission whether punishable under special laws or the
Revised Penal Code, as amended.

j. recognizance - refers to an undertaking in lieu of a bond assumed by a parent or

custodian

k. restorative justice – where the offender rehabilitates and then send back to
community

l. juvenile justice and welfare system - refers to a system dealing with children at risk
and children in conflict with the law

2. Give examples of the following:

a. status offenses - Curfew violation
b. child at risk – a child who is victim of abuse
c. victimless crimes - Drug possession

3. What is the criminal responsibility of a child 15 years old and below?

exempt from criminal liability. However, the child shall be subjected to an
intervention program

4. Identify the different agencies that compose the JJWC (Juvenile Justice and
Welfare Council).
DepEd, BUCOR, TESDA, DILG, PAO
5. Discuss the procedure for taking the child into custody.
Explain the situation to the child, inform the child for the reason, avoid violence

6. How is diversion done at the level of the punong barangay? at the level of the
law enforcement officer and the prosecutor? at the level of the court?
The punong barangay will refer the child to the local welfare.

7. Who will conduct the inquest and preliminary investigation?

The prosecutor

8. What are the instances that call for the conduct of preliminary investigation?
Where determining the child if still under custody.

9. What office will represent the child in conflict with the law in the family court?
The Local Social Welfare and Development Office

10. When is automatic suspension of sentence applied?

When the child does not do anything bad in the rehabilitation center.