Classification:                 Simple
Type of Transaction:       G2C – Government to Citizen
Who may avail:                Only DSWD-authorized social workers can register the foundling. All foundling cases shall now be referred to the regional office of DSWD where the foundling was found for the issuance of a “certification” declaring the foundling legally available for adoption

             Foundling is a deserted or abandoned infant or child found with parents, guardians, or relatives being unknown or a child committed in an orphanage or similar institution with unknown facts of birth or parentage.

NO FEES AND CHARGES REQUIRED.