Text of the provision
Art. 359. The government promotes the full growth of the faculties of every child. For this purpose, the government will establish, whenever possible:
(1) Schools in every barrio, municipality and city where optional religious instruction shall be taught as part of the curriculum at the option of the parent or guardian;
(2) Puericulture and similar centers;
(3) Councils for the Protection of Children; and
(4) Juvenile courts.
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
The government promotes the full growth of the faculties of every child and, whenever possible, is to establish schools in every barrio, municipality and city — where religious instruction is optional, at the parent’s or guardian’s choice — along with puericulture and similar centers, Councils for the Protection of Children, and juvenile courts.
Related provisions
- Article 358 — Parents Must Uphold These.
- Article 361 — Juvenile Courts to Be Established.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.