Section 10Sec./Art. 10

Registration of a Foundling. -The following documents shall be required before the foundling may be registered with the local Civil Registrar:

(a) Affidavit of the finder;

(b) Certification of the barangay captain or police authority on the circumstance surrounding the foundling's discovery:Provided,That in the event that the child is found in a different barangay from the residence of the finder, both barangay captains shall be informed; and

(c) Report of the NACC duly signed by the authorized officer.

The NACC report must attest to the fact that the birth and parentage of the foundling are unknown despite the proactive and diligent search and inquiry conducted. The report must be exhaustive and must include all the facts that have been gathered regarding the parents and the birth of the foundling:Provided,That, for adult foundlings with no foundling certificate, no exhaustive social case study report by the RACCO shall be required but the LSWDO shall issue a report on his or her background and qualifications as a foundling under this Act.

The NACC shall fill out and submit the application for registration to the Local Civil Registrar which shall issue the Certificate of Live Birth of the foundling after the receipt of the foregoing requirements:Provided,That one whi has an existing certificate of foundling or a similar official document issued before the implementation of this Act may secure a Certificate of Live Birth before the Local Civil Registrar, which shall immediately issue one, without cost, on the basis of such document alone:Provided, further,That a certificate of foundling or a similar official document shall continue to have the same legal effect as a Certificate of Live Birth.

The concerned agencies shall streamline the registration process for a foundling, regardless of age and circumstances in order to expedite the issuance of a Certificate of Live Birth and without placing any unnecessary burden on the foundling:Provided,That the foundling has the right to access all the documentary requirements submitted for registration:Provided, further,That in the Certificate of Live Birth and succeeding public documents, the foundling shall not be referred to as such, or in any other discriminatory manner:Provided, furthermore,That the foundling shall not be considered stateless between the period of inding or discovery and the issuance of the order of confirmation of citizenship:Provide, finally,That the privacy and best interest of the child shall be protected at all times.