In the Philippines, roughly a mere hundred out of 2000 children are adopted per year, domestically. The sad reality of the orphan crisis is that hundreds of thousands of children grow up not knowing the love of a family. Why? Adoption is not easy. Families rarely consider adoption as an option. Adoption consists of decisions [...]

Chrina Cuna-HensonJoshua Poe Cadano

The abandonment of children is a long-standing reality that has greatly affected our nation’s own history, culture, and welfare. The Philippine Statistics Authority reports that children are the third poorest basic sector in the Philippines. UNICEF estimates that there are 1.8 million orphaned and abandoned children in the country. Globally, every 18 seconds, a child [...]

Jasmine Buen