R.A. 11222: Faster and Simpler Adoption Process in the Philippines

Right after college, two of my friends adopted children from the orphanage that we used to visit when we were finishing our thesis for social work.  Although we were in our 20s, both of them still did not have jobs at the time they applied for the children’s adoption. This became a deterrent to theContinue reading “R.A. 11222: Faster and Simpler Adoption Process in the Philippines”

Adopting a Foundling vs. Birth Simulation: What are the Pros and Cons?

After last Tuesday’s post on the characterization of a Foundling, I received numerous inquiries on adopting a foundling.  There were a handful who asked if it would be possible for the persons who found the foundling to simply facilitate the registration of the baby/child as if it were their own – meaning, have an NSO BirthContinue reading “Adopting a Foundling vs. Birth Simulation: What are the Pros and Cons?”