Public urged to reject illegal child adoption

The Manila Times

Public urged to reject illegal child adoption  National Authority for Child Care (NACC) Executive Director Janella Ejercito Estrada, in a press conference, held at the NACC  in Quezon City, on June 17, 2025, decries 'online baby selling' as she  urges the public to reject illegal child adoption.  VIDEO BY ARLIE O. CALALO  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe  Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net     Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion    Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital    Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Stitcher: https://tmt.ph/stitcher Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein   #TheManilaTimes #TMTNews #IllegalSelling #Philippines

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00:00...of Philippine National Police, Women and Children Protection Center,

00:05Assistant Director, Sagani Betizanan.

00:10Thank you, sir.

00:12And of course, General Portia Manalad,

00:14paraming maraming salamat po sa inyong dedikasyon

00:17para masog po ang online babysitting

00:19at pasigurong lintas at protektal ang ating mga kabataan.

00:24And pagbatingin po sa ating mga kasamahan

00:26dito sa National Authority for Child Care,

00:28ang magbabirtay po bukas,

00:30Assistant Secretary for Operations and Services,

00:34ASIC Luena Pakalintan,

00:37ASIC for Administration and Finance,

00:40Attorney Erickson Luz,

00:43Director Melda Ronda,

00:45Director Christine Padilla-Adolin,

00:47at sa ating mga division heads na dyan po sa likod na yon,

00:51Ms. Gina Escalante,

00:53Alternative Child Care Division,

00:55Ms. Rosalie Preclaro, Domestic Adoption,

00:58and Ms. Irene Cagayan for Inter-Country Adoption.

01:03And regarding naman po sa ika-apat na Philippine Adoption

01:06and Alternative Child Care Week ngayong Junyo,

01:10we are encouraging the public to go out and participate

01:13in the different events which already started last June 14.

01:17So, sa iba't-ibang region po yan ang bansa.

01:21The NACC, along its 16 Regional Alternative Child Care Offices,

01:25o yung RACOS po na tinatawag namin,

01:28has conducted the nationwide bisikleta

01:30and fun run for a host,

01:33and will be conducting adoption and foster care forum and health tests

01:37and other public events to gather families,

01:40support groups, adoption and foster care champions,

01:43and child welfare experts.

01:45So, nung Sunday po,

01:47June 15,

01:49umabot po ng 1,100

01:51ang nag-pre-register,

01:52pero ang dumalo po sa atin dito sa NCR

01:55ay 700.

01:56So, it's still a good thing

01:58kasi more and more people are becoming interested

02:00in advocating our program.

02:02So, marami-rami na rin po ang nari-reach ng NACC,

02:06kaya masaya po namin dito.

02:08At nakasama rin po namin sa event na yon

02:10si Police Brigadier General Porto Manalat

02:14at the BNPWCPC,

02:16si Arta Secretary Ernesto Perez,

02:19at yung aming mga NACC Ambassadors

02:21at si Ms. Julia Clarete

02:22at Ms. Claudine Pareto,

02:24na isa rin pong adoptive parent.

02:27So, nationwide,

02:28all you know,

02:287,000 po ang nag-participate

02:30sa aming bisikleta and fun run

02:32for a cause.

02:33So, we are very happy

02:34because every year,

02:36parami po ng parang na yung sumasali

02:38at sumusuporta sa aming mga programa.

02:41So, ginagawa po natin ito

02:43upang may angat

02:44ang antas ng kaalaman ng publiko

02:46patungkol sa kahalagahan

02:48ng legal adoption

02:49at iba pang uri

02:50ng alternative child care

02:52kagaya ng foster care,

02:53kidship care,

02:54family life care,

02:55residential care.

02:57So, mandated po ang NACC

02:58kasama ang media,

02:59di ba pang sektor,

03:01na ipagdiba ang AACCW

03:03yung ikalang lunes

03:04ng hunyo,

03:05kata taon,

03:06per Republic Act No. 11642

03:09or the Domestic Administrative Adoption

03:11and Alternative Child Care Act.

03:13So, ngayong taon po,

03:14ang tema po natin ay

03:15Hope and Hope for Every Child.

03:17Ito po ay isang paalala

03:18sa ating lahat

03:20na gawang bata ay may karapatan

03:22sa isang ligtas

03:23at kapagmahal na pamilya

03:25at kailangan natin

03:26kipagtulungan

03:27at patuloy silang

03:28pagkaroon ng pag-asa

03:29para sa katuparan

03:31ng kanilang mga pangalap.

03:33So, let us give hope

03:34and hope for every

03:35for every abandoned,

03:37neglected,

03:38depended,

03:39surrendered,

03:39found licks,

03:40orphan,

03:41abused,

03:41and exploited children.

03:43So, patungkol naman po

03:44sa issue

03:45ng online baby-selling,

03:46patuloy po na,

03:47patuloy po ang ating

03:48pakikipagob na yan

03:49sa Philippine National Police

03:51Women and Children

03:52Protection Center

03:53upang sagipin po

03:55ang mga batang

03:56ay binibenta sa Facebook,

03:57pati na ang pagtakip

03:58sa mga walang pusong

03:59individual

04:00na naatig magbenta

04:01ng bata

04:02na parang ordinaryo

04:04kung ang gamit lang

04:04at kulang na lang

04:05ilivesale na

04:06nalila itong mga batang ito.

04:08So, mula 2023

04:09nang una namin

04:11itong may report,

04:12meron po 23

04:13Facebook groups

04:14kung saan lang

04:14kala ng pagbibenta

04:15ng bata.

04:17So, sa ngayon,

04:17meron pa rin 12

04:18Facebook groups

04:20na patuloy pa rin

04:21na nagbibigay

04:23plataporma

04:24sa mga pagbibenta

04:25at may bilhin

04:26ng bata.

04:27Actually,

04:28nabawasan na po

04:29nung mga nakaraang buwan

04:30na sa apad na lang

04:32puto,

04:33pero maging 12

04:34na naman po ngayon

04:35dahil kada

04:36delete po sa kanila

04:37ito nagkagawa

04:38ulit ng panibagong

04:39on Facebook

04:40groups.

04:41Outro

04:42Outro

04:44I'll see you next time.

05:14I'll see you next time.

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