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CRUELTY discipline administered by a parent or EXPLOITATION hiring, employment, persuasion,
legal guardian to a child does not constitute cruelty inducement or coercion of a child to perform in
provided it is reasonable in manner and moderate
in degree and does not constitute physical or obscene exhibition and indecent shows, whether
psychological injury as defined herein; live or in video or film, or to pose or act as a model
in obscene publication or pornographic materials,
PHYSICAL INJURY includes but is not limited to or to sell or distribute said materials.
lacerations, fractured bones, burns, internal
injuries OTHER ACTS OF ABUSE
PSYCHOLOGICAL INJURY means harm to a May be committed by:
child’s psychological or intellectual/functioning any parent who commits any other
acts of child abuse, such as:
which may be exhibited by severe anxiety,
depression, withdrawal or outward aggressive a. Conceals or abandons the child with
CHILD ABUSE refers to maltreatment, behavior or a combination of said behavior,May be intent to make such child lose his civil
whether habitual or not of the child which demonstrated by a change in behavior, emotional status.
includes any of the following; response or cognition;
b. Abandons the child under such
NEGLECT means failure to provide, for reasons circumstances as to deprive him of the
1. Psychological and physical abuse, neglect, love, care and protection he needs.
cruelty, sexual abuse and emotional other than poverty, adequate food, clothing,
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shelter, basic education or medical care (to
maltreatment;
seriously endanger the physical, mental, social and Who May File A Complaint?
2. Any act by deeds or words which debases,
degrades or demeans the intrinsic worth and emotional growth and development of the child);
dignity of a child as a human being; unreasonable Parents or Guardians
SEXUAL ABUSE includes the employment, use, Ascendant or collateral relative within
deprivation of his basic needs for survival, such as
persuasion, inducement, enticement or coercion of
food and shelter.
a child to engage in, or assist another person to
3rd degree of consanguinity
engage in, sexual intercourse or lascivious conduct Officer, social worker or
or the molestation, prostitution or incest with representative of a licensed child-
children; caring institution
Officer or social worker of the DSWD
LASCIVIOUS CONDUCT intentional touching with
Offended Party
malice or lust, either directly or through clothing, of
the genitalia, anus, groin, breast, inner thigh, or Barangay Chairman, or
buttocks or any part of the body . Three (3) concerned, responsible
citizens where the offense was
committed