Adoption is being eyed for the babies of 13 surrogate mothers who recently returned to the Philippines after being pardoned in Cambodia if they have no capability to rear them, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Monday, Dec. 30. Three of the Filipinas who were repatrated have with them their...
The return to the Philippines of 13 surrogate mothers who were convicted in Cambodia "is the best way to end the year by delivering real justice for all in real time," Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla said on Sunday, Dec. 29. "First, we have been able to negotiate and spare Mary Jane...
The Philippine government ​has said it will continue to work with Cambodian authorities to address human trafficking across the region following the conviction of 13 Filipinos for their involvement in a surrogacy scheme. ​While the Philippine Embassy in Phnom Penh said it will...
A woman, who was arrested last October, has been charged in court for her alleged involvement in a scheme that recruits Filipinas to become surrogate mothers abroad, the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) said on Friday, Nov. 1. The IACAT identified the woman as Freezle Mae R. Balondo...
The Philippines has appealed to Cambodia not to file charges against 13 pregnant women who are among the 20 rescued Filipinas reportedly hired as surrogate mothers, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Monday, Oct. 14. “Ang embahada natin sa Cambodia ay nakikiusap sa pamahalaan ng Cambodia na...
OFW Party-list Rep. Marissa "Del Mar" Magsino (Facebook) OFW Party-list Rep. Marissa “Del Mar” Magsino has expressed alarm over the report that 20 Filipino women were reportedly brought by a Philippine agency to Cambodia to become...
(Unsplash) A Mindanao lawmaker wants to institutionalize a framework for the conduct and regulation of Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) and surrogacy procedures in the Philippines as a way to help couples with infertility problems. Zamboanga City 1st district Rep. Khymer Adan Olaso filed on...
Paris Hilton took to social media Tuesday to announce that she and husband Carter Reum have welcomed their first baby, a boy. Sharing the news on Instagram posting a photo of a baby's hand gripping her thumb, she wrote, "You are already loved beyond words ?."...
It's an exciting time for the couple Another couple officially started their parenting journey as Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra announced that they are now parents to a newborn baby via surrogacy. "We are overjoyed to confirm that we have welcomed a baby via surrogate. We respectfully ask for...
Did you know that prior to Jennylyn Mercado's pregnancy, she and longtime partner Dennis Trillo were already planning to get married and have a baby through surrogacy? This they shared through an interview with Mega....
