Can LGBTQ Filipinos adopt despite same-sex marriage ban in PH?

Pia Piquero 11/23/2024

CEBU, Philippines —Members of the LGBTQ community in the Philippines can adopt children as individuals, but legal adoption does not extend to same-sex couples due to the country’s laws prohibiting same-sex marriage. The Regional Alternative Child Care…

Adoption process: DSWS cites why right steps should be followed

Shannah Rose Pardo 07/11/2024

CEBU CITY,  Philippines — Officials from the Department of Social Work and Services (DSWS) emphasizes the importance of whyn one should follow the adoption process in adopting a child. Leah Patricio, DSWS Adoption Program head, said  that…

Council OKs legal adoption process to curb illegal baby trade

Ferlyn Batiancila 06/28/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebuano parents who plan to adopt babies here can now engage in the adoption process legally. A resolution regarding the proper process of child adoption has been approved and will be distributed to…

Tattooed Mexican cat seeks new home after life behind bars

Reuters 02/23/2023

The Sphynx cat, which doesn’t yet have a name, is about 1 year old and has spent weeks in the Mexican city of Juarez under the care of animal rescue workers after police found him in a…

Letter na nagpaiyak sa mga netizens viral na: ‘Hindi ko man kagustuhan, sorry Panda…’

Pauline del Rosario 10/05/2022

VIRAL sa social media ang isang liham na isinulat para sa nais kumupkop sa inabandonang aso na si Panda. Sa Twitter, ibinahagi ng isang netizen ang litrato ng iniwang aso malapit sa City Hall ng Mandaluyong City.…

Worth the wait: Adoptive parents on the process of giving a child a home

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 07/17/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — For some, the adoption process can be tedious as it can take an incredibly long time. But for couple Patrick and Julie Seloterio, who wanted to become parents either biological or adoptive, the…

Five puppies placed inside sack in Oslob now looking for forever homes

Immae Lachica 11/21/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines— As people seek help for the dogs left behind during the horrifying flood in Luzon, five puppies in Oslob, Cebu were placed inside a sack and left in the streets to die. Animal Kingdom…

Cebu City Animal Care and Control looking for adopters of its rescued cats and dogs

Immae Lachica 05/12/2020

  CEBU CITY, Philippines— The Cebu City Animal Care and Control is looking for new homes for its 20 cats and 117 dogs. Doctor Jessica Maribojoc, head of the Animal Health Division of Cebu City, told CDN…

44 rescued Taal horses await adoption

Christine Ang Buban - Philippine Daily Inquirer 02/23/2020

MANILA, Philippines — At the grassy compound of the Department of Agriculture (DA) in Lipa, Batangas, 55 horses rescued from Taal Volcano Island were frolicking, grazing, chilling in the shade, or being groomed or checked by veterinarians.…

4 ‘retired’ PDEA narcotics detection dogs up for adoption

Doris C. Bongac 02/05/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Four narcotics detection dogs (NDDs) of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) have already retired from service. Now, the PDEA is looking for new homes and a new family who can take care…

Photo Gallery: Aspins get special treatment on their special day

Immae Lachica and Gerard Vincent Francisco 06/23/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Rita, an Aspin (Asong Pinoy), found a new home after she was adopted by the Caballero family of Consolation town in northern Cebu. Several other Aspins like Rita are also up for adoption…

9 already ‘retirable’ PDEA dogs up for adoption

Immae Lachica 04/27/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) is organizing a campaign for the adoption of at least nine of their already “retirable” narcotic detection dogs to provide these with new homes. Dogs for adoption will come…

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