Section 126
Rights, Responsibilities And Duties Of Person Exercising Maternal And Parental Authority
ority: The rights, responsibilities and duties of
the father or mother who is entitled to exercise the parental
authority pursuant to this Chapter shall be as follows:
(a) To keep the minor with him or her, provide
company to the minor and watch the minor's works,
actions and behaviors,
(b) To provide food and clothes and to teach him or her
to eat, wear and labor,
(c) To provide affection, fondness and love,
(d) To inculcate in him or her social dignity, decency,
morals, rites, culture, customs and to educate him or
her to behave accordingly;
(e) To provide moral education based on social values
such as honesty, self-confidence, self-reliance,
integrity, labor and discipline,
(f) To vigil physical and mental health, to provide and
cause to be provided medical treatment,
(g) To provide opportunity, according to necessity, for
sports and entertainment,
(h) To make available read-worthy and messageoriented
educational materials,
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(i) To guide to remain loyal to the family, society,
community, nation and state,
(j) To prevent from bad habits, bad association and
obscene matter,
(k) To teach to obey order, honor and revere,
(l) To do, or cause to be done, such other act
whatsoever as may be required for the development
of physical, mental and intellectual personality.