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Senate Bill No. 3039, 16th Congress of the Republic

Long Title

AN ACT DEFINING AND PENALIZING THE CRIME OF CRIMINAL NEGLECT OF A VULNERABLE ELDERLY PERSON OR A PERSON WITH DISABILITY

Short Title

CARE FOR THE ELDERLY AND THE DISABLED ACT

Author

Miriam Defensor Santiago

Date filed

December 16, 2015

Subjects

SENIOR CITIZEN/ELDERLY

PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (PWDS)

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Senate Bill No. 70, 17th Congress of the Republic

Long Title

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A NATIONAL PROGRAM TO SUPPORT AND CARE FOR ABANDONED, NEGLECTED AND VOLUNTARILY COMMITTED CHILDREN, CREATING A SPECIAL TRUST FUND THEREFORE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Short Title

TRUST FUND FOR THE ABANDONED, NEGLECTED OR VOLUNTARILY COMMITTED CHILD OF 2016

Author

CAYETANO, ALAN PETER S.

Date filed

June 30, 2016

Subjects

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CHILDREN/CHILD CARE

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)

trust fund

Senate Bill No. 374, 17th Congress of the Republic

Long Title

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NURSING HOME FOR HOMELESS AND ABANDONED SENIOR CITIZENS IN EVERY CITY OR MUNICIPALITY IN THE PHILIPPINES, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Short Title

HOMES FOR ABANDONED SENIOR ACT OF 2016

Author

GATCHALIAN, WIN

Date filed

April 7, 2016

Subjects

SENIOR CITIZEN/ELDERLY

homeless

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Senate Bill No. 56, 18th Congress of the Republic

Long Title

AN ACT AFFORDING STATUS TO A DESERTED OR ABANDONED CHILD WITH UNKNOWN PARENTS

Short Title

FOUNDLING RECOGNITION ACT

Author

LAPID, MANUEL "LITO" M.

Date filed

July 1, 2019

Subjects

FOUNDLING RECOGNITION

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CHILDREN/CHILD CARE

Senate Bill No. 737, 18th Congress of the Republic

Long Title

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NURSING HOME FOR HOMELESS AND ABANDONED SENIOR CITIZENS IN EVERY CITY OR MUNICIPALITY IN THE PHILIPPINES, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Short Title

HOMES FOR ABANDONED SENIORS ACT OF 2019

Author

GATCHALIAN, WIN

Date filed

July 24, 2019

Subjects

SENIOR CITIZEN/ELDERLY

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homeless

Senate Bill No. 1021, 18th Congress of the Republic

Long Title

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A NATIONAL PROGRAM TO SUPPORT AND CARE FOR ABANDONED, NEGLECTED AND VOLUNTARILY COMMITTED CHILDREN, CREATING A SPECIAL TRUST FUND THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Short Title

TRUST FUND FOR THE ABANDONED, NEGLECTED AND VOLUNTARILY COMMITTED CHILD OF 2019

Author

REVILLA JR., RAMON BONG

Date filed

September 9, 2019

Subjects

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trust fund

CHILDREN/CHILD CARE

Senate Bill No. 2112, 18th Congress of the Republic

Long Title

AN ACT PROMOTING THE RIGHTS OF AND PROVIDING GREATER PROTECTIONS TO DESERTED OR ABANDONED CHILDREN WITH UNKNOWN PARENTS, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE ARTICLES 276 AND 277 OF THE REVISED PENAL CODE AND SPECIAL LAWS, RECOGNIZING THEIR STATUS AS NATURAL-BORN CITIZENS OF THE PHILIPPINES, PROVIDING PENALTIES AGAINST ACTS INIMICAL TO THEIR WELFARE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Short Title

FOUNDLING RECOGNITION AND PROTECTION ACT

Author

HONTIVEROS, RISA

Date filed

March 24, 2021

Subjects

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CHILDREN AND YOUTH

REVISED PENAL CODE (R.A. NO. 3815)

Proposed Senate Resolution No. 32, 18th Congress

Long Title

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE GOVERNMENT’S POLICIES ON SCREENING AND SELECTION OF REGISTERED GUARDIANS OF DEPENDENT, NEGLECTED, ABANDONED, AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN, IN LIGHT OF THE SLAY OF A GRADE SEVEN STUDENT BY HIS REGISTERED GUARDIAN IN MASILI, CALAMBA CITY

Congress

18th Congress of the Republic

Legislative History

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Republic Act No. 3094

Full Title

AN ACT GRANTING THE FREEDOM BROADCASTING SYSTEM A PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE RADIO BROADCASTING STATIONS AND STATIONS FOR TELEVISION IN THE PHILIPPINES.

Congress

4th Congress of the Republic

Legislative History

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Date of Approval

June 17, 1961

Major Topic

Child Welfare

Republic Act No. 8043

Full Title

AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE RULES TO GOVERN INTER-COUNTRY ADOPTION OF FILIPINO CHILDREN, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

Congress

9th Congress of the Republic

Legislative History

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Date of Approval

June 6, 1995

Major Topic

Child Welfare

Republic Act No. 9523

Full Title

AN ACT REQUIRING THE CERTIFICATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT (DSWD) TO DECLARE A "CHILD LEGALLY AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION" AS A PREREQUISITE FOR ADOPTION PROCEEDINGS, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8552, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE DOMESTIC ADOPTION ACT OF 1998, REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8043, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE INTERCOUNTRY ADOPTION ACT OF 1995, PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 603, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE CHILD AND YOUTH WELFARE CODE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

Congress

14th Congress of the Republic

Legislative History

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Date of Approval

March 12, 2009

Senate Bill

S. No. 2391

House Bill

H. No. 10

Major Topic

Child Welfare

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