FATHER SATURNINO URIOS UNIVERSITY

San Francisco St. Butuan City 8600, Region XIII

Caraga Philippines
Nursing Program

LAW DIGEST/SUMMARY

SUBMITTED BY:

MENIL, TERESA LOUELLA A.

MERCADO, MAY ANN G.

MONTAÑEZ, ANGELIQUE D.

MUAÑA, CRYSTAL ANN O.

MULATO, KIM LAWRENCE S.

N24 - GROUP 6

SUBMITTED TO:

MS. MARIA KATRINA CONSTINIANO

CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR
SAVE THE CHILDREN

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7610

“Special Protection of Children against Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act.”

All Filipino children in the Philippines are protected from all sorts of violence, abuse,

exploitation, and discrimination. This Act strengthens deterrence and provides further protection

against child abuse, exploitation, and discrimination. When a parent, guardian, teacher, or other

person with care or custody of the kid fails or is unable to protect the child from abuse,

exploitation, or discrimination, the state must intervene on behalf of the child. Furthermore, the

State's policy shall be to protect and rehabilitate children who are badly threatened or endangered

due to conditions that impact or will influence their survival and normal development.

Child abuse has been defined in this act. Accordingly, it refers to the maltreatment,

whether habitual or not, of the child which includes any of the following: (1) Psychological and

physical abuse, neglect, cruelty, sexual abuse and emotional maltreatment; (2) Any act by deeds

or words which debases, degrades or demeans the intrinsic worth and dignity of a child as a

human being; (3) Unreasonable deprivation of his basic needs for survival, such as food and

shelter; or (4) Failure to immediately give medical treatment to an injured child resulting in

serious impairment of his growth and development or in his permanent incapacity or death.

Specified in this act is a comprehensive program formulated by the Department of Justice

and the Department of Social Welfare and Development in coordination with other government

agencies and private sector concerned, to protect children against child prostitution and other

sexual abuse; child trafficking, obscene publications and indecent shows; other acts of abuse;

and circumstances which endanger child survival and normal development.

 Those who engage in sexual intercourse or lascivious conduct with a child exploited in

prostitution or subjected to other forms of sexual abuse while the victim is under the age of

twelve (12) years shall be prosecuted under Article 335, paragraph 3 of Act No. 3815, as

amended, the Revised Penal Code, for rape or lascivious conduct. While anyone who engages in

child trading and dealing, including, but not limited to, the act of purchasing and selling a child

for money, or for any other payment, or barter, may face the punishment of temporary to

permanent reclusion.
References:

Republic Act 7610: Special Protection of Children Against Abuse, Exploitation and

Discrimination Act