The National Authority for Child Care (NACC) has raised concern over the continued simulation of birth records involving adopted children, saying the practice persists despite the availability of legal adoption and corrective mechanisms under existing law. NACC is an attached agency of the...
ILOILO CITY – Adoption and foster parenting is not only for traditional childless couples in Western Visayas but also open for individuals who are single or are LGBTQ. “Single petitioners and members of the LGBTQ can be part of our adoptive and foster families here in Western Visayas,” said...
Parents who believe they can no longer care for their child may legally surrender them through government-accredited channels instead of abandoning them or turning to unauthorized adoption arrangements, according to the National Authority for Child Care (NACC). NACC, an attached agency of the...
The National Authority for Child Care (NACC), an attached agency of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), is urging people who previously simulated the birth records of children under their care to avail themselves of the government’s rectification and amnesty program before it...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) rescued a one-month-old baby that was allegedly sold on Facebook by the infant’s guardian for P90,000, revealing what could be one of the darkest and most disturbing money-making modus operandi on the internet. The PNP Women and Children Protection Center...
Photo from Pixabay National Authority for Child Care (NACC) Undersecretary Janella Ejercito Estrada is urging Filipinos to report Facebook groups involved in online baby-selling to protect children and uphold their rights, as seven active groups remain. Sixteen out of 23 active Facebook groups...
(PIXABAY) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the National Authority for Child Care (NACC)—formerly known as the Inter-Country Adoption Board (ICAB), have issued guidelines to ensure the continuous processing of child placement and adoption processing services while the...
The proposed Domestic Administrative Adoption and Alternative Child Care Act is now a law after President Duterte signed Republic Act (RA) No.11642 last Jan. 6, 2022. (Charlein Gracia/ Unsplash) The full title of the new law reads, "An Act strengthening alternative child care by providing for an...
