Presidential Decrees1 min read
Section 2Sec./Art. 2
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Title and Scope of Code. - The Code shall be known as the Child and Youth Welfare Code. It shall apply to persons below twenty-one years of age except those emancipated in accordance with law. "Child" or "minor" or "youth" as used in this Code, shall refer to such persons.
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