Child's Rights and Responsibilities

Every child possesses inherent rights that must be recognized and upheld.
Filipino children are entitled to rights and responsibilities under the framework of child welfare.

Right to Survival: Essential for a child's existence, including the right to life, nutrition, shelter, adequate living standards, and access to medical services.
Right to Protection: Safeguards children from harmful situations, ensuring they are protected from abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
Right to Development: Provides opportunities for children to realize their potential, including access to education, play, leisure, cultural activities, and freedom of thought.
Right to Participation: Ensures children have a voice in meaningful decisions that affect their lives, including the freedom to express opinions, associate with others, and assemble peacefully.

Educational Responsibility: Children should strive for good education, attend classes punctually, and complete assignments diligently.

Governed by the Family Code of the Philippines (Executive Order No. 209), outlining duties and rights focused on child welfare.
Parental Authority and Responsibility: Parents hold authority over their unemancipated children, which includes the duty to support, educate, and discipline.
Right to Support: Article 195 mandates parents to provide sustenance, shelter, clothing, medical care, education, and transport, which lasts until the child turns 18 or becomes emancipated.
Right and Duty to Educate: Parents are required to provide both formal education and moral, ethical, and social training, ensuring children have the resources and guidance needed for success.

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