![]() ![]() 603, otherwise known as the “Child and Youth Welfare Code” the “United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC)” the “United Nations Guidelines on Alternative Care of Children” the “United Nations Declaration on Social and Legal Principles Relating to the Protection and Welfare of Children with Special Internationally’ and the “Hague Convention on the Protection of Children and Cooperation in Respect of Inter-Country Adoption”. It shall be in accordance with the tenets set forth in all the rights of the child enumerated under Article 3 of Presidential Decree No. The best interest of the child shall be the paramount consideration in the enactment of alternative care, custody, and adoption policies. Only when such efforts prove insufficient and no appropriate placement or adoption by an unrelated person be considered. – It is hereby declared the policy of the State to ensure that every child remains under the care and custody of the parents and be provided with love, care, understanding, and security towards the full and harmonious development of the child’ personality. – This Act shall be known as the “Domestic Administrative Adoption and Alternative Child Care Act”. 9523, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORīe it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled: Through the consultation, the Department hopes that the discussions will foster strong partnerships and create effective recommendations towards stronger child protection policies for inter-country adoption.Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-sixth day of July, two thousand twenty one.ĪN ACT STRENGTHENING ALTERNATIVE CHILD CARE BY PROVIDING FOR AN ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS OF DOMESTIC ADOPTION, REORGANIZING FOR THE PURPOSE THE INTER-COUNTRY ADOPTION BOARD (ICAB) INTO THE NATIONAL AUTHORITY FOR CHILD CARE (NACC), AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. ![]() The Global Consultation will be held twice a week and it will be participated in by central authorities, various experts and professionals from foreign and local adoption agencies, legal adoption advocates and specialists, adoptive parents, adopted children, and other partners. ![]() ![]() With the theme, “International Adoption in the Time of Pandemic: Good Practices, Issues, and Challenges,” the Global Consultation this year will focus on improving the processes and systems to guarantee that inter-country adoption in a virtual setting will be efficiently and effectively conducted even amid the pandemic.Īmong the topics that will be discussed during the consultation include: Adoption in a Virtual World Good Practices in Preparing Children for Adoption Enhancing Continuity in Pre-adoption Child Care to Post-adoption Family Integration Therapeutic Parenting Models for Special Situations Reconciling Adoption Race, and Cultural Identity: Raising Awareness and Sharing of Adult Adoptees. Happening every two years, the Global Consultation will serve as a venue to discuss issues and share information to improve the placement and adoption of Filipino children, as well as to strengthen the coordination between the Philippines and the receiving country to ensure the best interest of adopted children during the new normal setting. QUEZON CITY - The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), in partnership with the Inter-Country Adoption Board (ICAB) and the Association of Child Caring Agencies of the Philippines (ACCAP), will conduct the 16th Philippine Global Consultation of Child Welfare Services on September 3 to 28, 2021 via online video conferencing. ![]()
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