“Binago talaga ng DSWD ang pananaw ko sa adoption na dapat itrato ito ng maayos at seryoso. Ngayon, napakataas ng tingin ko sa adoption dahil nakita ko na mabusisi talaga ang proseso nito para na rin sa kapakanan ng bata (The DSWD adoption process has completely changed my perspective on adoption that it should be taken conscientiously and seriously. Now, I view adoption with high regard continue reading : Adoptive father says rigid legal adoption process OK, for child’s best interest

Amending Republic Act 8552 otherwise known as Domestic Adoption Act in order to hasten the adoption process was the common view of the participants who attended the consultation dialogue on adoption organized by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Tuesday in Pasay City. Under the law, the process of legally adopting a continue reading : DSWD gathers child advocates to review adoption process

“She was gorgeous.” This was Janet Villa’s first reaction when she saw Anna, their adopted daughter. From the first moment they laid eyes on the beautiful baby, they knew she was the child God had intended for them. Looking back, the Villa couple shared that  “God is in the details” of their journey into adoption, continue reading : A couple’s journey into adoption: ‘God is in the details’

On their fifth year of marriage, Michael Dennis and Cecil Sucgang of Paranaque City were faced by their inability to conceive a child. Dennis was diagnosed with “azoospermia”, a medical condition of a man not having any measurable level of sperm. The diagnosis came as quite a shock to everyone, especially to Dennis, who expected continue reading : Adoptive couple becomes advocates of legal adoption