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adopted. However, the foundling must undergo the proper procedure before
the foundling certificate is issued. Afterwards, the child can undergo the
normal domestic or inter-country adoption.
For the issuance of foundling certificate, the following must be complied
with:
1. Registration of the foundling in the Office of the Civil Registrar of the
City/Municipality where the child was found shall be made by the
finder/charitable institution within thirty (30) days from the date of
finding/commitment of the child.
Any report made after the 30-day period shall be considered late, and
the concerned party shall require to state in a sworn statement the
circumstances that caused the late reporting to the civil registrar.
2. The finder shall report the case to the barangay captain of the place
where the founding was found, or the police headquarter, whichever is
nearer or convenient to the finder. When the report is duly noted, the
finder shall commit the child to the care of the Department of Social
Welfare and Development or to duly licensed orphanage or charitable
or similar institution.
If the finder awarded the custody of the foundling, he shall name the
child and shall report the same to the civil registrar of the city/
municipality where the child was found. Otherwise, the giving of name
of the child and its registrations foundling shall be responsibility of the
institution where the child was committed.
ADOPTION PROPER
A. Administrative Phase
B. Judicial Phase