Eden Macalino, officer-in-charge of DSWD-XI’s Regional Alternative Child Care (RACC-XI) Office, said that the adoption process in the country has been improved through the passage of Republic Act No. 11642 or the Domestic Administrative Adoption Act.
DSWD-XI has catered to seven adoptive applicants as of November 2022, Macalino bared during Monday’s (January 30) Kapehan sa Dabaw at SM City Davao.
“This time, we have a lot of adoptive applicants who visit our office to apply for adoption. Our applicants are coming from across the region. They visit at least once a month for the orientation,” she stated.
Macalino also explained the process of domestic adoption such as the series of assessments, recommendations, matching and administrative adoption, and birth certificate issuance.
DSWD-XI’s social welfare officer Shayne Sampiano also reported that since 2010, there have been a total of 648 children in Davao Region who were issued with Certification Declaring a Child Legally Available for Adoption (CDCLAA).
Sampiano added that DSWD-XI’s RACC office is open to facilitate adoption process with other cities and regions, as well as inter-country adoption. (PIA-XI/Franchette Delfin)
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