An abandoned newborn girl was rescued in Tuguegarao City, Cagayan on Wednesday morning. The Cagayan Provincial Information Office said the baby was discovered by an elderly woman in a vacant lot on Bagay Road. Authorities took the baby to a hospital in Tuguegarao City. Tests were conducted on her...
SARIAYA, Quezon – An abandoned newborn baby boy was found on Monday, September 2, in Purok 7, Barangay Santo Cristo, this town. Police said that Susan Vegas Angeles, 44, a resident, found the infant whose umbilical cord was still attached. He was taken to the Sariaya lying-in clinic in...
BACOLOD CITY – A one-day old baby boy abandoned by his mother was found in Purok Guanzon, Barangay Mansilingan here on Wednesday, August 21. Police Capt. Greeky Cayao, head of Police Station 7, said the baby wrapped in a cloth was discovered by children looking for spiders in the area around 6:30...
CANDELARIA, Quezon – A newborn baby boy was found on a riverside in Sitio Biten, Barangay Kinatihan 1, this town, on Thursday afternoon, July 25. The infant was discovered by barangay tanod Ronald Diwa. The baby’s umbilical cord and placenta were still attached when he was found. He was...
SANTO TOMAS CITY, Batangas – A newborn baby girl was found outside an abandoned house in Barangay Santa Anastacia here on Monday afternoon, June 24. Resident Marilyn Martinez, 50, discovered the baby. She reported her find to the city police. The Women and Children’s desk led by Police...
AP Party-list nominee and former 18th Congress lawmaker Ronnie Ong has expressed elation over the nearing enactment of the proposed Foundling Welfare Act, which now only needs President Duterte's signature. (Zelle Duda/ Unsplash) “The Foundling Law is a signature away from becoming law. There’s...
The Senate has approved on third and final reading the bill that seeks to increase the protection and the rights and welfare of deserted and abadoned children. Senate Bill No. 2233, or the proposed Foundling Recognition and Protection Act, was approved unanimously by the members of the Upper...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has formally adopted the recommendations of Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) in its guidelines for securing a Certificate of Foundling and Certification of Registration of Authority to Solemnize Marriage (CRASM) . Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) and...
