PROPOSED LOCAL LEGISLATION

Summary of Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0859

Title: The Naga City Ordinance on Parental Responsibility
Sponsor: City Councilor Gilda Gayle R. Abonal-Gomez
Co-Sponsors: Councilors Baldemoro, Felix, Morata, Adan, Constantino

Purpose

To establish a comprehensive framework for parental responsibility in Naga City, promoting positive parenting, child protection, and community education aligned with national laws and local policies.

Key Provisions

• Parental Authority Defined: Based on the Family Code, it includes care, education, discipline, and protection of children.
• Scope of Responsibility: Applies to parents, guardians, schools, and childcare institutions.
• Non-Renunciation Clause: Parental authority cannot be transferred except by law.
• Suspension/Termination: Authority ends upon death, emancipation, adoption, or court rulings.
• Parental Duties: This includes providing love, guidance, education, healthcare, civic engagement, and protection from harmful behaviors.
• Prohibited Acts: Covers neglect (e.g., failure to enroll in school, allowing harmful habits) and abuse (e.g., corporal punishment, exploitation).
• Positive Discipline Mandate: Explicit ban on corporal punishment and humiliating discipline.
• Support Services: Institutionalizes the Parent Effectiveness Program; strengthens BCPCs and Child Protection Committees.
• Monitoring: Led by CSWDO with quarterly reports from barangays.
• Penalties:

• • Neglect: Fines and community service (₱1,000–₱5,000)
  • Abuse: Fines or imprisonment (₱1,000–₱5,000 or 3 months to 1 year)

Legal Basis

• 1987 Constitution
• Family Code of the Philippines
• RA 4881 (Parent Effectiveness Service Program Act)
• RA 11861 (Expanded Solo Parents Welfare Act)
• Ordinance No. 2022-036 (Children’s Welfare Code)
• Ordinance No. 2013-026 (Positive Discipline Ordinance)