Text of the provision

Art. 224. The measures referred to in the preceding article may include the commitment of the child for not more than thirty days in entities or institutions engaged in child care or in children's homes duly accredited by the proper government agency. The parent exercising parental authority shall not interfere with the care of the child whenever committed but shall provide for his support. Upon proper petition or at its own instance, the court may terminate the commitment of the child whenever just and proper.

(391a)

Family Code of the Philippines, Executive Order No. 209, approved July 6, 1987. The Code took effect on August 3, 1988 (Republic v. Orbecido III, G.R. No. 154380, October 5, 2005). Reproduced in full.

What this article means

The disciplinary order under Article 223 may go as far as committing the child for up to thirty days in an accredited child-care entity or children's home. It is a bounded, supervised measure — not open-ended, and only in vetted institutions.

Two safeguards follow. The parent must not interfere with the child's care during commitment but must still provide support. And the court may end the commitment at any time — on petition or on its own — whenever that is just and proper.

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Cases interpreting this article

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