Republic Act 7610, also known as the Special Protection of Children Against Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act, defines and protects children under 18 from various forms of abuse. It defines child abuse as any habitual maltreatment or neglect that endangers a child's life, safety, or development. The law outlines different types of abuse including physical, psychological, sexual abuse and exploitation, neglect, child labor, and child trafficking. It also establishes the duty of government workers to report suspected cases of abuse and who is authorized to file complaints regarding violations of the law.

2. Republic Act 7610
- also known as the “ Special Protection of
Children Against Abuse, Exploitation and
Discrimination Act”.
- It’s rationale is to give protection to persons to
children or not but can’t able to protect
themselves.
- In Article 1 Section 3 it defines child abuse as
maltreatment whether habitual or not.

3. Who are considered Children?
Children - persons below 18 years of age or those over
but are unable to fully take care of themselves or
protect themselves from abuse, neglect, cruelty,
exploitation or discrimination because of a physical or
mental disability or condition.

4. Kinds of Abuse
PHYSICAL ABUSE
-This may include, burning, hitting,
punching, shaking, kicking, beating, or
otherwise
harming a child.
2. CHILDREN TRAFFICKING
- selling children for money or barter.

5. Psychological/Emotional Abuse
• also known as: verbal abuse, mental abuse, and
psychological maltreatment.
• Includes acts or the failures to act by parents or
caretakers that have caused or could cause, serious
behavioral, cognitive, emotional, or mental disorders.

6. NEGLECT
-is characterized by failure to provide for the child’s
basic needs. It can be physical, educational or
emotional.
CHILD LABOR
- Employment of children below 15 years of age
who force, suffer to work for money or any other
considerations. The condition of employment
endangers the life, safety, health and normal
development of the child.

7. SEXUAL EXPLIOTATION
- children whether male or female, who for
money or profit due to coercion of any
individual indulge in prostitution.
SEXUAL ABUSE
- fonding of a child’s genital, intercourse,
rape,and commercial exploitation through the
production of pornographic materials.

8. ARTICLE VIII- SECTION 13
• Non-formal Education for Working Children
- The Department of Education, Culture and sports must
promulgate a course design under its non-formal education
program to help working children.

9. ARTICLE IX- SECTION 18
• System of and Access to Education
- The DepEd, Culture and sports shall support nonformal
but functional educational program in the communities.

10. Who may file a complaint?
Offended Party
Parents or Guardians
Ascendant or collateral relative within 3rd degree of
consanguinity
Officer, social worker or representative of a licensed child-
caring institution
Officer or social worker of the DSWD
Barangay Chairman, or
Three (3) concerned, responsible citizens where the
offense was committed

11. Duty of Government Workers to Report
- It shall be the duty of all teachers and administrators in
public schools, probation officers, government lawyers,
law enforcement officers, barangay officials, corrections
officers and other government officials and employees
whose work involves dealing with children to report all
incidents of possible child abuse to the Department.

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