14th Congress
Senate Bill No. 2391

PREREQUISITE FOR LEGAL ADOPTION: DSWD CERTIFICATION

Filed on June 10, 2008 by Pimentel Jr., Aquilino Q., Defensor Santiago, Miriam, Legarda, Loren B., Lapid, Manuel "Lito" M.
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AN ACT REQUIRING THE CERTIFICATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT (DSWD) TO DECLARE A 'CHILD LEGALLY AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION' AS A PREREQUISITE FOR ADOPTION PROCEEDINGS, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8552, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE DOMESTIC ADOPTION ACT OF 1998, REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8043, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE INTER-COUNTRY ADOPTION ACT OF 1995, PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 603, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE CHILD AND YOUTH WELFARE CODE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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National

Legislative status

Approved by the President of the Philippines (3/12/2009)
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