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The Special Protection of Children Against

Child Abuse, Exploitation and Physical Neglect


Discrimination Act or Republic Act 7610 Includes refusal of or delay in seeking
(Art.1 Sec. 3) defines child abuse as health care, abandonment, inadequate
maltreatment, whether habitual or not. supervision and expulsion from home or
 A person who is below 18 years refusing to allow a runaway to return
old or those over but are unable to home.
fully take care of themselves from
abuse, neglect, cruelty, Educational Neglect
exploitation or discrimination Failure to enroll a child of mandatory
because of physical or mental school age and inattention to a special
disability or condition. educational need.

 By a person who is responsible for Emotional Neglect


the child's welfare. Under Includes such action as chronic or extreme
circumstances which gravely spouse abuse in the child's presence,
threaten or endanger the survival permission of drug abuse or alcohol use
and normal development of by the child and refusal or failure to
children. provide needed psychological care.

Operational Definition Sexual Abuse


Includes wide range of behavior; fondling
Physical Abuse of a child's genitals, intercourse, rape,
Is characterized by physical injury (e.g. sodomy, exhibitionism and commercial
bruises and fractures) resulting from exploitation through prostitution or the
punching, beating, kicking, biting, or production of pornographic materials.
otherwise harming a child. The injury may
have resulted from over discipline or Sexual Exploitation
physical punishment that is inappropriate Children whether male or female, who for
to the child's age or condition. The injury money, profit or any other consideration
may be the results from over discipline or or due to the coercion or influence of any
physical punishment that is inappropriate adult, syndicate or group, indulge in
to the child's age or condition. sexual intercourse or lascivious conduct,
are deemed to be children exploited in
An injury resulting from physical prostitution and other sexual abuse.
punishment that requires medical
treatment is considered outside the realm Emotional abuse
of normal disciplinary measures. Includes acts or omissions by the parents
or other persons responsible for the child's
Neglect care and that have caused or could cause
Child neglect is characterized by failure to serious behavioral, cognitive, emotional or
provide for the child's basic needs. Neglect mental disorder. It is the most difficult
can be physical, educational or emotional. form of child maltreatment.
Child trafficking 7. Correction officers such as jail guards
The act of trading or dealing with 8. Other government officials and
children, including but not limited to, the employees whose work involves
buying and selling children for money, or dealing with children
for any other consideration, or barter.
Who can file a complaint for child abuse?
Child Labor 1. The child victim
The employment of children below 15 2. The parent or legal guardian of the
years of age who force, suffer to work for victim
money or any other consideration. 3. The grandparent, or relative of the
The condition of employment endangers child victim up to a first cousin
the life, safety, health and normal 4. The Barangay Chairman
development of the child. 5. One of a group of 3 or more persons
who have personal knowledge of the
Abandoned abuse.
The failure to provide for the care and
support of a child for at least six (6) PUNISHABLE ACTS
continuous months for no valid reason
shall be presumed as an intent to abandon CHILD PROSTITUTION AND
the child unless said failure is due to OTHER SEXUAL ABUSE
reasons beyond the control of the parent  reclusion temporal in its medium
or is due to financial reasons. period to reclusion perpetua
 if victim is under twelve (12) years
The failure to report to a law enforcement of age: reclusion temporal in its
agency or to the Department of Social medium period
Welfare and Development (DSWD) that
the child is missing within seventy-two ATTEMPT TO COMMIT
(72) hours after his disappearance is CHILD PROSTITUTION
discovered.  A penalty lower by two (2)
degrees than that prescribed for
Persons required by law to report child the consummated felony under
abuse cases Section 5
The following must report child abuse case:
1. The head of a public or private hospital, CHILD TRAFFICKING
medical clinic or similar institution, as  reclusion temporal to reclusion
well as the physician and nurse who perpetua. The penalty shall be
attended to the needs of the abused imposed in its maximum period
child. when the victim under twelve (12)
2. Teachers and administrators of public years of age.
schools
3. Parole and probation officers ATTEMPT TO COMMIT
4. Government lawyers CHILD TRAFFICKING
5. Law enforcement officers  A penalty lower two (2) degrees
6. Barangay officials than that prescribed for the
consummated felony under
Section 7 shall be imposed upon
the principals of the attempt

OBSCENE PUBLICATIONS
AND INDECENT SHOWS
 prision mayor in its medium
period.
 If the child used as a performer,
subject or seller/distributor is
below twelve (12) years of age, the
penalty shall be imposed in its
maximum period.
 Any ascendant, guardian, or
person entrusted in any capacity
with the care of a child who shall
cause and/or allow such child to
be employed or to participate:
prision mayor in its medium
period

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