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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 340 - DIRECTING
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND GOVERNMENT-OWNED AND -CONTROLLED
CORPORATIONS TO PROVIDE DAY CARE SERVICES FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES’ CHILDREN
UNDER FIVE YEARS OF AGE
WHEREAS, Section 12, Article II of
the Constitution provides that the State recognizes the sanctity of the
family as a basic autonomous social institution and shall support the
natural and primary right and duty of parents in the rearing of the
youth for civic efficiency and development of moral character;
WHEREAS, in July 1990, the Philippines ratified the Convention on the
Rights of the Child, Article 18(2) and (3) of which provides that State
Parties shall render appropriate assistance to parents and legal
guardians in the performance of their child-rearing responsibilities,
ensure the development of institutions, facilities and services for the
care of children and take appropriate measures to ensure that children
of working parents have the right to benefit from the child care
services and facilities for which they are eligible;
WHEREAS, Sec. 31, Chapter 5, Subtitle A, Title 1, Book V of
Executive Order 292, otherwise known as the Administrative Code of
1987, requires that provisions for employees welfare be established in
each government entity to be integrated into the agency’s career and
personnel development plan;
WHEREAS, the provision of child care services will not only be
beneficial to the children and their mothers but also to government
with the eventual improved performance and minimal absenteeism of
employees due to problems related to child care.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Philippines, by
virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order and direct
the following:
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DONE in the City of Manila,
this 5th day of February in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and
Ninety-Seven.
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