Department of Social Welfare and Development(DSWD)

Good afternoon.

I would like to request information on the department's policy on the care of children who have no other relatives but must be separated from their parents. For example, in case both parents are arrested, both parents are deceased, or both parents are abroad and cannot be contacted. In this scenario, the minor child is either alone or, in the worst case, requires serious medical/psychological attention. Would this apply to foreign minor children as well?

Thank you in advance for your reply.

Dear eFOI user,
Mabuhay!
Thank you for utilizing the eFOI portal (www.foi.gov.ph) and exercising your right to information under Executive Order No. 2, s. 2016 on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.
We have received your request on Department Policy on Minor Children Without Other Relatives Who Require Care, dated today.
While our primary objective is to provide information whenever possible, we regret to inform you that your request is not under the FOI Program. 
However, we recommend reaching out to this agency, as follows : 
  
National Authority for Child Care
Address: #2 Chicago cor. Ermin Garcia St., Brgy. Pinagkaisahan, Cubao, 
Quezon  City
E-mail : [email protected]
Website : www.nacc.gov.ph
Telephone : (632) 8721-9711
Cellphone No : (+63) 917-322-6222 (NACC) 
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Thank you.
Respectfully,
FOI Receiving Officer
Department of Social Welfare and Development