DECREE No. 603

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DECREE No. 603

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THE CHILD AND YOUTH WELFARE CODE

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THE CHILD AND YOUTH WELFARE CODE shall apply to persons below

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twenty-one years of age

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authority and responsibility over their legitimate or adopted children

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Joint Parental Authority.

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The following persons may not adopt:

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1. A married person without the written consent of the spouse;
2. The guardian with respect to the ward prior to final approval of his accounts;
3. Any person who has been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude;
4. An alien who is disqualified to adopt according to the laws of his own country or one with whose government the Republic of the Philippines has broken diplomatic relations.

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The written consent of the following to the adoption shall be necessary:

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1. The person to be adopted, if fourteen years of age or over;
2. The natural parents of the child or his legal guardian of the Department of Social Welfare or any duly licensed child placement agency under whose care the child may be;
3. The natural children, fourteen years and above, of the adopting parents.

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Assignment of the child to a foster home shall be preferred to

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Institutional Care

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have the authority to enact ordinances and resolutions not inconsistent with law or municipal ordinances

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Barangay Councils

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refer to any club below twenty-one years of age involved in carrying out child welfare programs and activities.

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Youth Associations

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shall refer to the aggregate of persons working in commercial, industrial, and agricultural establishments or enterprises, whether belonging to labor or management

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samahan

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ne who has no proper parental care or guardianship, or whose parents or guardians have deserted him f

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abandoned child

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who is without a parent, guardian or custodian

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dependent child

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needs have been deliberately unattended or inadequately attended

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neglected

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Mental Retardation is divided into four classifications:

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Custodial
Trainable
Educable
Borderline

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

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Youthful Offenders

Article 189.

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Done in the City of and when approved

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City of Manila, this 10th day of December,