Nobody's child: A study on Philippine laws on citizenship and the status of abandoned children declared as foundlings

• Main Authors: Bea, Ersha M., Sy, Kaira L.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2015
• Subjects: Abandoned children > Legal status, laws, etc. > Philippines; Foundlings—Legal status, laws, etc. > Philippines; Adoption > Law and legislation > Philippines; Citizenship > Philippines; Statelessness > Philippines; Civil Rights and Discrimination; Family Law
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/5665
• Institution: De La Salle University

At present, there are a total of 5,461 abandoned and/or abused who are placed under the foster care of the DSWD. While the numbers are astounding, these reflect only those children that are in the custody of the DSWD. There are still countless of unidentified children who are left alone to protect a...