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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1567
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1567 -
ESTABLISHING A DAY CARE CENTER IN EVERY BARANGAY AND APPROPRIATING
FUNDS THEREFOR
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WHEREAS,
there are three million Filipino children who are found to be suffering
from malnutrition and lack of opportunities for their social
development;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, pre-school children with ages ranging from 0-6 years are the
most vulnerable to the ill-effects of malnutrition and lack of social
and mental stimulation;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the government has exerted relentless effort to combat
malnutrition by organizing day care centers and supplemental feeding
units to promote the social and mental development of pre-schoolers in
support to the nationwide nutrition program;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the number of day care centers and feeding centers found
throughout the Philippines are inadequate;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, there is an urgent need to expand this program in order to
reach more needy children, protect their interests and prevent the loss
of these human potentials;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the expansion of this program can be achieved with the
collective efforts of the public and private sector through the active
involvement of non-governmental organizations;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, support for Day Care Centers may be drawn from the unexpended
balance of local government or donations from private sector, as well
as contribution from international organizations.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby
order and decree the following:cralaw:red
Section 1. Title and Scope of the Decree. — This
Decree shall be known as the Barangay Day Care Center Law of 1978.
Section 2. That in every barangay with at least one
hundred (100) family heads residing therein, there shall be established
a Day Care Center.
Section 3. That said Day Care Center shall look
after the nutritional needs and social and mental development of all
children from ages 2 to 5 when their parents are unable to do so. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 4. That said Day Care Center should be
staffed with at least one (1) female day care nursery worker of good
physical health who is competent to provide substitute parental care
and to provide services for their social and mental development.
Section 5. That said Barangay Day Care Centers shall
be accredited by the Bureau of Family and Child Welfare of the DSSD.
Section 6. That funds for the establishment and
maintenance of depressed Barangay Day Care Centers may be appropriated
from the unexpended balance of local and national government or from
public donations.
Section 7. This decree shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 11th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-eight.
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