Estrada Calls on Netizens to Mass Report Illegal Adoption Groups
NACC calls for public action against “online baby selling”
The National Authority for Child Care (NACC) urges the Filipino people to help dismantle Facebook groups that facilitate online baby selling. NACC Undersecretary Janella Ejercito Estrada calls on netizens to mass report these groups to protect children and uphold their rights.
“Our campaign against online baby selling is a shared responsibility of every Filipino. We cannot, in good conscience, allow these groups to operate and provide a platform for such criminal acts,” Estrada emphasized.
Since May of this year, the NACC’s efforts, in collaboration with the Philippine National Police Women and Children Protection Center (PNP-WCPC), the Department of Information and
Communications Technology’s Cybercrime Investigation and Coordination Center (DICT-CICC),
and the National Bureau of Investigation Anti-Human Trafficking Division (NBI-AHTRAD), have
resulted in the rescue of seven (7) children. Moreover, 16 out of 23 active Facebook groups
facilitating “online baby selling” have been taken down.
Remaining active Facebook groups
To date, seven (7) Facebook groups are still facilitating discussions on “online baby selling”:
| Facebook Groups | Members | Link |
| Legal Child Adoption PH | 10.6K | https://www.facebook.com/groups/787761800128983 |
| Bahay Ampunan Group | 5.5K | https://www.facebook.com/groups/1281949259260803/ |
| Mga wla pang anak, na gusto na mgkaanak | 14K | https://www.facebook.com/groups/1632663426992212 |
| Child Adoption Center Philippines | 6.5K | https://www.facebook.com/groups/2222333554775707/ |
| LEGAL ADOPTION PHILIPPINES | 1.3K | https://www.facebook.com/groups/1236831467170265 |
| SURROGATE MOTHER PHILIPPINES | 6.8K | https://www.facebook.com/groups/1312103469220105/members |
| Child Adoption Philippines | 10.4K | https://www.facebook.com/groups/227345600054872 |
“Together, we can put an end to the practice of illegal practice. Let’s unite as one community and ensure that every Filipino child grows up in a safe and loving environment,” Estrada stated. “I urge everyone to help us take down these groups.”
The NACC also appeals to the public to report other groups engaging in similar activities. Beyond mass reporting, the NACC encourages citizens to report incidents of baby selling to local authorities such as the PNP, Local Social Welfare and Development Offices (LSWDOs), and Barangays.
A simplified adoption process under the NACC
The NACC, established under Republic Act No. 11642, is the Philippines’ central authority on administrative adoption and alternative child care. All government programs on the declaration of a Child Legally Available for Adoption (CDCLAA), Domestic Adoption, Inter-Country Adoption, and other forms of Alternative Child Care such as foster care, kinship care, family-like care, and residential care have been streamlined under the NACC for simpler, streamlined, and inexpensive processes.
The NACC also works with stakeholders across all sectors to promote legal adoption and combat illegal adoption such as “online baby selling”, and other forms of illegal adoption.