A total of 73% agencies who participated in inter-country child adoptions in 2022 were unaccredited.
According to its 2022 audit, “Fifty-two or 73.24 percent of the 71 child caring agencies/child placing agencies that participated and queued for the ICAs lacked valid accreditation, with the absence of monitoring and coordination of the management with the responsible party in charge of accreditation from the DSWD , contrary to Section 17, Article VI of RA. No. 8043.
Rappler attempted to reach out to the NACC for further clarification, but our calls, texts, and emails went unanswered. In response to COA’s findings, the NACC stated in the report that it cannot halt the progress of cases approved for inter-country adoption while waiting for the CCAs/CPAs to comply with accreditation requirements.
The COA clarified that registration and accreditation are distinct processes, stating that: “the licensing of a CCA/CPA is only one of the processes conducted by the DSWD in assessing qualification and authorizing a registered social welfare and development agency to operate as a social work agency.
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