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Jervis Manahan

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MANILA -- Authorities have apprehended two individuals for allegedly selling an 8-day-old baby online in Dasmariñas, Cavite.The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) Women and Children Protection Center arrested the baby&#x27;s mother and broker who allegedly sold the infant for P90,000, DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian.The two were arrested in an entrapment operation at a church in Cavite.&quot;They were arrested, detained in camp crame, and they were inquested,&quot; said PCol. Renato Mercado of the PNP Women and Children Protection Center.Gatchalian expressed alarm because they have monitored unauthorized adoptions via Facebook marketplace, where parents have been posting their babies online for adoption.There are also parents looking for children to adopt via social media, he said.Gatchalian said that adoptions outside the guidelines of the National Authority for Child Care is a crime.So far, they have monitored around 20 to 40 social media pages where babies are allegedly traded.&quot;Worrisome sya kasi lumalaganap, it&#x27;s a cruel form of child exploitation,&quot; Gatchalian said in a briefing.&quot;Hindi rason ang kahirapan na ibenta nyo ang inyong mga anak, common sense at basic moral yun,&quot; he added.(It&#x27;s worrisome because it&#x27;s becoming prevalent, and it&#x27;s a cruel form of child exploitation. Poverty is not a reason to sell your children, it&#x27;s common sense and basic moral.)DSWD Undersecretary Janella Estrada said they have made legal adoption easier and less costly.She said government shortened the process of legal adoption to 6 to 9 months with quicker matching processes and streamlined requirements.<div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/13/22/new-law-simplifies-adoption-of-filipino-children">New law simplifies adoption process for Filipino children</a></div>&quot;DSWD will prosecute to the fullest extend of the law those found to be engaging in unsanctioned adoptions over social media platforms,&quot; Gatchalian said.<div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/05/24/sc-reminds-couples-seek-childrens-consent-for-adoption-petitions">Supreme Court reminds couples to seek children&#x27;s consent for adoption petitions</a></div>

Authorities have apprehended two individuals for allegedly selling an 8-day old baby online in Dasmariñas, Cavite.

Authorities have apprehended two individuals for allegedly selling an 8-day old baby online in Dasmariñas, Cavite.

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Mom who allegedly sold baby on Facebook arrested

Jervis Manahan,

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Published May 20, 2024 11:11 AM PHT

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Updated May 20, 2024 11:12 AM PHT

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