Title IX — Parental Authority

Article 216

EO 209 · Family Code of the Philippines

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The court may grant special parental authority to schools, educators, and other institutions for the children in their care, for the duration of their stay. This is why teachers have the right and duty to discipline students during school hours — they stand in loco parentis (in the place of parents).

Official text — EO 209

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