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THE CHILD AND YOUTH
WELFARE CODE PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 603 Article 3. Rights of the Child
All children shall be entitled to the
rights herein set forth without distinction as to legitimacy or illegitimacy, sex, social status, religion, political antecedents, and other factors. 1 Every child is endowed with the dignity and worth of a human being from the moment of his conception, as generally accepted in medical parlance, and has, therefore, the right to be born well. 2 Every child has the right to a wholesome family life that provide him with love, care and understanding, guidance and counselling, and moral and material security. The dependent or abandoned child shall be provided with the nearest substitute for a home. 3 Every child has the right to a well- rounded development of his personality to the end that he may become happy, useful and active member of society.