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Registration of Foundling

Foundling - is an abandoned /deserted infant or child found with unknown parents, guardian or relatives or a child committed in an orphanage or similar institution with no known facts and parentage. A foundling should be registered at the office where the child found within 30 days from the date of notification. If the registration takes place after 30 days, the circumstances and reasons that caused the delay must be stated under oath. 

Office or Division: City Civil Registrar’s Office or Registration Division
Classification: Multi-Stage Processing
Type of Transaction: G2C - Government to Citizen​​​​​​​
Who May Avail: All; illegible Clients

CHECKLIST OF REQUIREMENTS

  1. Certificate of Foundling (OCRG Form No. 101, Revised January 1993) accomplished correctly and completely (3 original copies). from the City Civil Registrar’s Office
  2. Affidavit of the finder stating the facts and circumstances surrounding the finding of the child, and the fact that the foundling has been reported to the barangay captain or to the police authority, as the case may be (4 original). from the Applicant
  3. Certification of the barangay captain or police authority regarding the report made by the finder, stating among other things, that no one has claimed the child or no one has reported a missing child whose description may be the same as the foundling as of the date of the certification (4 original). from the Barangay Office / Philippine National Police
  4. Child’s Profile Form (4 original copies) from the City Social Welfare Development Office
Steps Service Details
1 Client Steps:    Go to the  Public Assistance and Complaints Desk (PACD) to avail of the service.    
Agency Action:   Requires client to sign the logbook and advise him / her to proceed to the person in-charge of the service for submission of requirements.    ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Fees to be Paid:   None    ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Processign Time:   2 Minutes     ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Person Responsible:  Registration Officer II from the City Civil Registrar’s Office
2 Client Steps:     Proceed to the employee in-charge and submit the documents as required.    ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Agency Action:   Receive and review the documents, record in the Registry of Foundling and issue order of payment to be paid at the office collector.      ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Fees to be Paid:   None    ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Processign Time:  20 Minutes    ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Person Responsible: Registration Officer II from the City Civil Registrar’s Office
3 Client Steps:     Present the order of payment and pay the corresponding fee at the office collector.    ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Agency Action:   Receive payment, issue official receipt and advise client to give it to the employee in-charge.    ​​​​​​​
Fees to be Paid:   PHP 100.00    ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Processign Time:  2 Minutes    ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Person Responsible: Bonded Collector from the City Civil Registrar’s Office
4 Client Steps:     Present the Official Receipt to the employee in-charge.    ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Agency Action:   Received the official receipt, encode and print the Certificate of Live Birth and LCR 1-A for Civil Registrar signature.    ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Fees to be Paid:   None    ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Processign Time:  16 Minutes     ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Person Responsible: Registration Officer II from the City Civil Registrar’s Office
4.1 Agency Action:    The Civil Registrar signs the  Certificate of Live Birth and LCR 1-A    ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Fees to be Paid:    None    ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Processign Time:   10 Minutes    ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Person Responsible: City Civil Registrar from the City Civil Registrar’s Office
4.2 Agency Action:    Forwards the signed documents to PSA, Manila for issuance of SECPA for 2 Months and advise client to return after the lapse of 2 months period to the CCRO.    ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Fees to be Paid:    None    ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Processign Time:   2 Months and 1 Day    ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Person Responsible: Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), Manila
5 Client Steps:      Returns and claims the issued SECPA at the releasing section.    ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Agency Action:    Release the issued SECPA and requires the client to sign the logbook.      ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Fees to be Paid:    None    ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Processign Time:   10 Minutes    ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Person Responsible: Registration Officer II from the City Civil Registrar’s Office

Total Fees to be Paid: PHP 100.00    ​​​​​​​
Total Processing Time: 2 Months, 1 Day, 1 Hour