Every couple’s journey to parenthood is different. For Zen and Karlo, the journey took 15 years, failed attempts at in-vitro fertilization, a direct adoption that did not materialize, and the heartbreaking loss of a child. Despite these circumstances that could have discouraged them to be parents, this couple remained patient and persevering. Through prayers and [...]

Zenith Badiola

“When you adopt a child, you consider them your own and treat them equally. The love and the bond are no different whether by birth or adoption, and I think it’s essential to let your adopted child know his or her origin story from the very start.” —  Jocelyn Tamayo, businesswoman and a proud single [...]

Kristel Valle

A common concern faced by couples interested in adoption is how their older children would feel about and interact with the child they are adopting. This comes especially challenging when the older children are already teenagers who would not really have the opportunity to grow up with a newborn to be adopted. This was the [...]

Paula Belo

  Blended and whipped together—this is how Len Santos Ding, a chef by profession, describes her big happy family with director and businessman Dexter Ding. […]

Jasmine Buen

Rachel Escosar talks about the joy of being adopted twice. “There has never been a time in my life when I was ashamed of being adopted. My parents secured my identity as their daughter, but primarily they first showed me to be secure in my identity as a child of God.” Adoption is one of [...]

Joshua Poe Cadano

Gotcha Day is often celebrated as the day a child is welcomed into the family. For some, this is the day of the first meeting, the day the family brought the child home, or the day the legal adoption is finalized. The observances, too, vary for each family. It could be with just the immediate [...]

Zenith Badiola