Section 26Sec./Art. 26

Matching Process. There shall be a matching process for case of legally available children thirty (30) calendar days after the issuance of the CDCLAA or the next matching conference, whichever is applicable. The matching of the child to approved PAPs shall be carried out during the regular matching conference by the Matching Committee in the regional level, the RCPC under the RACCOs: Provided, That interregional matching, which shall be monitored and supervised by the Deputy Director for Services, may be conducted upon recommendation of the Executive Director, at any time, depending on the number of children declared legally available for adoption and the number of approved PAPs. Subject to the approval of the NACC, the RCPC shall fix its own internal rules and procedures.

However, the records of the children and the approved PAPs not matched after two (2) presentations in the regional level shall be forwarded to the NACC for inclusion in the interregional matching presentation: Provided, That children with special needs shall be immediately forwarded if not matched in the first meeting, except under special circumstance. The matching proposal made by the RCPC shall be approved by the NACC, through the Executive Director.

Cases of step-parent adoption, relative adoption, and adult adoption, shall not undergo the matching process: Provided, That the child and the PAPs have been living in one household for not less than two (2) years.