Requirements and Processes when Adopting a Child in the Philippines

How does one adopt a child in the Philippines?  Whether you are adopting a child from any of the local orphanages and DSWD offices in the country, or the child of a relative, or maybe even your own child, you need to be aware of the requirements and processes you have to go through.  Be

Who Is A Foundling?

Here is one word we don’t get to read every day: Foundling. Sino-sino ang itinuturing na Foundling?  May NSO Birth Certificate ba ang foundling?  Sino ang dapat na magpa-rehistro ng isang foundling sa LCR? Many are the questions surrounding the characterization of a Foundling.  My curiosity led me to the following facts that I would

NSO – Adoption Procedures

Bonjour. Mabuhay. For those who want to change the surname of their children to a new one, adoption may be the option for you. read below: What is adoption? Adoption may be considered a process “to take into one’s family through legal means and raise as one own’s child”. (the Groiler International Dictionary, Vol. 1,