Country Care Snapshots

Philippines

Progress Indicators
Effective
Social Welfare Spending
Child Welfare Spending
Alternative Care Policy in line with the 2009 Guidelines
Yes
MJF, 2018
Centralised authority on adoption
Yes
HCCH, 2020
Commitment to Deinstitutionalistion/Reforms
Yes
3rd and 4th CRC Periodic Reports, 2007.
Comprehensive child protection law
Yes
GSSWA, 2019
Continuum of alternative care services available
Yes
Data System
Mostly
Existence of a regulatory body and regulatory system
Yes
MJF, 2018
Gatekeeping mechanism/policy
Mostly
MJF, 2018
Means of tracking progress with reforms
Mostly
DSWD, 2020
Moratorium on admission into institutions for children under 3
No
Moratorium on new institutions
No
National Action Plan
Yes
MJF, 2018
Prevention of Separation Services available
Yes
UNICEF Office of Research – Innocenti, 2015
Support for careleavers (in legislation and in practice)
Yes
DSWD Administrative Order No. 11, 2007 (Revised Standards on Residential Care Service)