Republic Act 11642, or the “Domestic Administrative Adoption and Child Care Act,” aims to expedite domestic administrative adoption procedures and reduce the cost of streamlined services for alternative child care. The law re-organized the Inter-country Adoption Board (ICAB) as the National Authority for Child Care (NACC). The NACC, a one-stop quasi-judicial agency affiliated with the…

Republic Act 11642, or the “Domestic Administrative Adoption and Child Care Act,” aims to expedite domestic administrative adoption procedures and reduce the cost of streamlined services for alternative child care. The law re-organized the Inter-country Adoption Board (ICAB) as the National Authority for Child Care (NACC). The NACC, a one-stop quasi-judicial agency affiliated with the…