Text of the provision
Art. 357. Every child shall:
(1) Obey and honor his parents or guardian;
(2) Respect his grandparents, old relatives, and persons holding substitute parental authority;
(3) Exert his utmost for his education and training;
(4) Cooperate with the family in all matters that make for the good of the same.
Civil Code of the Philippines, Republic Act No. 386, approved June 18, 1949, effective August 30, 1950. Reproduced in full; verified verbatim against the LawPhil and ChanRobles official-text renderings.
What this article means
A child must obey and honor his parents or guardian, respect grandparents, old relatives and those holding substitute parental authority, exert his utmost in his education and training, and cooperate with the family in whatever is for its good.
Where Article 356 states what a child is owed, this article states what a child owes in return, and the two are meant to be read as counterparts within the same chapter. The duties are framed in general terms — obedience, respect, effort in one’s studies, cooperation with the family — rather than as specific enforceable obligations, reflecting that this provision expresses expected conduct within the family more than a set of legal duties a court would separately adjudicate.
Questions about this provision
Related provisions
- Article 356 — Rights of Every Child.
- Article 358 — Parents Must Uphold These.
Cases citing this article
- Heirs of Cerila Gamos, et al. vs. Heirs of Juliano Frando, et al, G.R. No. 149117, December 16, 2004 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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