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Tuesday, January 21, 2025



PARAΓ‘AQUE CITY – The National Authority for Child Care (NACC), the country’s central authority on administrative adoption and alternative child care renewed its commitment to its mission and advocacy during its third anniversary celebration at ParaΓ±aque City, Monday, January 20. 

In 2022, the 18th Congress enacted R.A. 11642 or the Domestic Administrative Adoption and Alternative Child Care Act creating the NACC as a one-stop quasi-judicial agency under the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to formulate policies and implement programs and services on administrative adoption and alternative child care. 

R.A. 11642 further streamlined all government programs and services on the declaration of a Child Legally Available for Adoption, Domestic Adoption, Inter-Country Adoption, and other forms of alternative child care such as foster care, kinship care, and residential care. 

“As we celebrate the NACC’s third year anniversary, it is my hope and prayer that we renew our commitment to our shared mission of placing every child and individuals in need of adoption and alternative care with suitable, secure, nurturing and their forever families,” said NACC Undersecretary Janella Ejercito Estrada in a statement. 

“True to our mantra that every child matters, let this be our reminder to reach every child and every family, wherever they are, as hard as it can be, or as impossible it may seem. No child should be left behind,” emphasized Usec. Estrada. 

“Since the NACC’s establishment of NACC in 2022, we continue to build our institutional capacity – evident in the 16 Regional Alternative Child Care Offices (RACCOs) now accessible to all of our kababayans responding to their concerns,” said Usec. Estrada. 
Since 2022, the NACC reported that it was able to place a total of 968 children for domestic administrative adoption and inter-country adoption – with issued Decrees of Adoption of 629 and 154, respectively. From 2023 to 2024, 1,069 children were declared legally available for adoption. 

Through the Foster Care Program, 1,108 children are provided care by 927 licensed foster care parents. A subsidy is provided to 871 foster care children from Php8,000 to Php10,0000 monthly – depending on their medical condition. Forty-three children are survivors of Online Sexual Abuse/ Exploitation of Children (OSAEC) while 154 are children with special needs, and 75 are foundlings. 

“We take pride in the linkages and partnerships we were able to forge across the country with 503 LGUs and 130 local chief executives and almost 1,000 child welfare professionals through our “LeaGUe of Heroes Campaign” launched during the First National Congress on Administrative Adoption and Alternative Child Care. We shall continue to do so, with the dedication and hard work of our 636 child welfare and public administration experts at the NACC – all committed to the fulfillment of our mandate, explained Estrada. 

The LeaGUe of Heroes” further paved the way for 89 LGUs entering into partnership with the NACC in the implementation of administrative adoption and foster care. 

During the anniversary celebration, the NACC also honored 60 NACC employees holding both plantilla and non-plantilla positions for their exemplary service, suggestions, inventions, accomplishments, behavior and loyalty that contribute to efficiency, economy and improvement in government operations.
 
Officers of the NACC Employees Association also took their oath before NACC Usec. Estrada.

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