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PD 798 Section 3

PD 798 Section 3

Section 3

SEC. 3. Upon verified petition of either of a youth's parents, or, in their default, his guardian, or of any person in authority in the municipality or city where such youth resides, filed with the proper Court of First Instance of the province or city, as the case may be, or, where such youth is under 16 years of age, with the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court in provinces or cities where such a court has been established, such youth may, upon due finding by said court that he is out of school for no legitimate reason or a truant within the purview of section 1 or 2 hereof, respectively, be ordered confined at any rehabilitation center or reformatory as shall be determined by the same court.

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CitationPD 798 Section 3 (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).

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