Child labor in the Philippines
Laws and Regulations Related to Child Labor
Despite government efforts on amendments and ratification of laws and policies regarding child labor, the present policies and legislation responsible for the protection and rights of child workers in the Philippines still remain scattered among the different laws of the country.

Child labor in the Philippines

Section Title: Laws and Regulations Related to Child Labor
Table Section Text: Despite government efforts on amendments and ratification of laws and policies regarding child labor, the present policies and legislation responsible for the protection and rights of child workers in the Philippines still remain scattered among the different laws of the country.

Standard	Yes/No	Age	Related Legislation

Minimum Age of Work	Yes	15	Labor Code; An Act Instituting Policies for the Protection and Welfare of Domestic Workers

Minimum Age for Hazardous Work	Yes	18	Labor Code

List of Hazardous Occupations Prohibited for Children	Yes	Republic Act No. 679, as further amended by Presidential Decree No. 148, Woman and Child Labor Law, Department Order 4

Prohibition of Forced Labor	Yes	Expanded Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2012, Republic Act No. 10364

Prohibition of Child Trafficking	Yes	Act Providing for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labor and Affording Stronger Protection for the Working Child, Republic Act No.

Prohibition of Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children	Yes	Act Providing for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labor and Affording Stronger Protection for the Working Child; Special Protection of Children Against Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act; Anti-Child Pornography Act of 2009, Republic Act No.

Prohibition of Using Children in Illicit Activities	Yes	Act Providing for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labor and Affording Stronger Protection for the Working Child, Republic Act No.

Minimum Age for Compulsory Military Recruitment	Yes	18	Memorandum Circular No. 13 on Selective Enlistment/ Reenlistment of the Department of National Defense and the Armed Forces of the Philippines; Special Protection of Children Against Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act

Minimum Age for Voluntary Military Service	18/17	Memorandum Circular No. 13 on Selective Enlistment/ Reenlistment of the Department of National Defense and the Armed Forces of the Philippines; 2003 Declaration on Ratifying the Optional Protocol

Compulsory Education Age	Yes	18	Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013

Free Public Education	Yes	Philippine Constitution

Sentence(s)

Philippines passed “Special Protection of Children Against Child Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act”.

final_sentence: Philippines passed “Special Protection of Children Against Child Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act”.