"Records" within the meaning of this article shall include those which may be in the files of the National
Bureau of Investigation and with any police department, or any other government agency which may
have been involved in the case.
Article 201. Civil Liability of Youthful Offenders. - The civil liability for acts committed by a youthful
offender shall devolve upon the offender's father and, in case of his death or incapacity, upon the
mother, or in case of her death or incapacity, upon the guardian. Civil liability may also be voluntarily
assumed by a relative or family friend of the youthful offender.
Article 202. Rehabilitation Centers. - The Department of Social Welfare shall establish regional
rehabilitation centers for youthful offenders. The local government and other non-governmental entities
shall collaborate and contribute their support for the establishment and maintenance of these facilities.
Article 203. Detention Homes. - The Department of Local Government and Community Development
shall establish detention homes in cities and provinces distinct and separate from jails pending the
disposition of cases of juvenile offenders.
Article 204. Liability of Parents or Guardian or Any Person in the Commission of Delinquent Acts by
Their Children or Wards. - A person whether the parent or guardian of the child or not, who knowingly
or wilfully,
1. Aids, causes, abets or connives with the commission by a child of a delinquency, or
2. Does any act producing, promoting, or contributing to a child's being or becoming a
juvenile delinquent, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred pesos or to
imprisonment for a period not exceeding two years, or both such fine and imprisonment,
at the discretion of the court.
TITLE IX.
COUNCIL FOR THE WELFARE OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH
CHAPTER I
Creation and Composition
Article 205. Creation of the Council for the Welfare of Children. - A Council for the Welfare of Children
is hereby established under the Office of the President. The Council shall be composed of the
Secretary of Social Welfare as Chairman, and seven members, namely: The Secretary of Justice, the
Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Education and Culture, the Secretary of Health, the Presiding
Judge of the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court, City of Manila, and two representatives of
voluntary welfare associations to be appointed by the President of the Philippines, each of whom shall
hold office for a term two years.
There shall be a permanent Secretariat for the Council headed by an Executive Director, to be
appointed by the Chairman and approved by a majority of the members of the Council.
For actual attendance at regular meetings, the Chairman and each member of the Council shall receive
a per diem of one hundred pesos for every meeting actually attended, but the total amount of per diem
that the Chairman and a member may receive in a month shall in no case exceed five hundred pesos.
Article 206. Appropriation. - The sum of five million pesos is hereby appropriated, out of any funds in
the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the operation and maintenance of the Council for
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