http://senate.gov.ph/lisdata/90097553!.

pdf

This bill mandates the establishment of crisis centers for street children all over the country. The rights
and welfare of Filipino children are governed by several existing laws and policies on children such as:
1) RA 7610 also known as the Special Protection of Children Against Child Abuse, Exploitation and
Discrimination Act;
2) RA 9231 also known as the Act Prohibiting Employment of Children in Hazardous Areas;
3) PD 603 or the Child and Youth Welfare Code;
4) RA. 9262 or the act Defining Violence against Women and their Children;
5) RA 9231 or the Act Providing for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labor and Affording
Stronger Protection for the Working Child;
6) RA 9344 also known as the Act Establishing a Comprehensive Juvenile Justice and Welfare System;
and
7) RA 9208 or the Act to Institute Policies to Eliminate Trafficking in Persons Especially Women and
Children.
However, to date, there is no specific law that addresses the special conditions and needs of street
children.

10 Jul 13

RA 8972 Solo Parents Welfare Act

RA 8980 Early Childhood Care and Development Act

RA 9775 Anti Child Pornography Act

RA 9745 An Act Penalizing Torture etc.

https://www.unicef.org/child-rights-convention/what-is-the-convention

https://www.unicef.org/child-rights-convention/convention-text-childrens-version

https://www.philrights.org/they-must-be-heard-street-children-and-human-rights/

https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1011398 - Child neglect is punishable by law

https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/save%20the%20children%20CP%20in%20the
%20philippines%20030311_0.pdf – may be too extensive and you have to look for discussion on street
children
https://www.newmandala.org/saving-street-kids-dutertes-philippines/ - mentions Juvenile Justice Act of
2006

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/app5.167 rrl maltreatment and child protection in the

Philippines

KASAMA  Vol. 19 No. 3 / July-August-September 2005 / Solidarity Philippines Australia Network

http://cpcabrisbane.org/Kasama/2005/V19n3/LifeOfStreetChildren.htm

Unwanted, unloved, uncared is a much greater poverty.

The street is their home, their guardian and their reality.

Embrace them in their wounded situations.

Children of the streets and children in the streets.

The street is their home, it is their safe haven, because they are already used to the

freedom it gives.

Background of the Study

Analysis

Conclusion
The Life of Street Children in the Philippines and Initiatives to Help Them
September 13, 2005…..extracts from the testimony to the U.S. House Committee on International
Relations by Fr. Shay Cullen, mssc, founder and president, People's Recovery Empowerment
Development Assistance (PREDA) Foundation, Inc., Philippines
http://cpcabrisbane.org/Kasama/2005/V19n3/LifeOfStreetChildren.htm

The effect of family influence on indicators associated with street life among Filipino street children
Ray M. Merrill ,Levi Njord,Rebecca Njord,Curtis Read &Jeanette D.R. Pachano
Pages 142-150 | Received 14 May 2009, Accepted 12 Jan 2010, Published online: 16 Jun 2010
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17450121003615369?scroll=top&needAccess=true

Child Protection in the Philippines: A Situational Analysis

© Save the Children 2011, Author: Jay A. Yacat
https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/save%20the%20children%20CP%20in%20the
%20philippines%20030311_0.pdf

Saving street kids in Duterte’s Philippines

Clara Siagian - 07 Jul, 2016
https://www.newmandala.org/saving-street-kids-dutertes-philippines/

They Must Be Heard: Street Children and Human Rights

By Ameila S. Joubert…April 12th, 2018
https://www.philrights.org/they-must-be-heard-street-children-and-human-rights/

Child neglect is punishable by law-DSWD

By Lucia F. Broño…published on August 9, 2018
https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1011398