SECTION 1. Section one of the Republic Act Numbered Six
Hundred and seventy-nine, as amended, is further amended to read as
follows:
"SECTION 1. Minimum Employable Age. — No child
below 14 years of are shall be employed by any employer, except where
the child works directly under the sole responsibility of his parent or
guardian, involving activities which are not hazardous in nature and
which do not in any way interfere with his schooling."
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CitationPD 148 Section 1 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)
Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).
