Repealed. Republic Act No. 8552 was expressly repealed in its entirety by Republic Act No. 11642 (2022), whose Section 62 states that RA 8552 is repealed. Domestic adoption is no longer a court petition: RA 11642 created an administrative process under the National Authority for Child Care. The text below is reproduced as originally enacted, for reference only — do not follow the procedure it describes.
Text of the provision
Sec. 23. Adoption Resource and Referral Office. – There shall be established an Adoption Resources and Referral Office under the Department with the following functions:
(a) monitor the existence, number, and flow of children legally available for adoption and prospective adopter
(s) so as to facilitate their matching;
(b) maintain a nationwide information and educational campaign on domestic adoption;
(c) keep records of adoption proceedings;
(d) generate resources to help child-caring and child-placing agencies and foster homes maintain viability; and
(e) do policy research in collaboration with the Intercountry Adoption Board and other concerned agencies. The office shall be manned by adoption experts from the public and private sectors.
Domestic Adoption Act of 1998, Republic Act No. 8552 (1998). Reproduced in full from the official enactment and verified word-for-word against the LawPhil and ChanRobles renderings.
What this section means
An Adoption Resources and Referral Office is created under the Department to track available children and prospective adopters so they can be matched, run a nationwide information campaign on domestic adoption, keep records of adoption proceedings, raise resources to keep child-caring and child-placing agencies and foster homes viable, and do policy research with the Intercountry Adoption Board. It is to be staffed by adoption experts from the public and private sectors.
Related provisions
- Section 22 — Rectification Of Simulated Births.
- Section 24 — Implementing Rules And Regulations.
Cases citing this section
- Authorities on this section will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.