Republic Act 11642: Who May Be Adopted?

a)     Any child who has been issued a CDCLAA;

b)     The marital child of one spouse by the other spouse;
c)     A non-marital child by a qualified adopter to improve status to legitimacy;

d)     A Filipino of legal age, if prior to the adoption, said person has been consistently considered and treated by the adopters as their own child prior to reaching the age of majority for a period of at least three (3) years prior to the filing of the petition;

e)     A foster child who has been declared as legally available for adoption;

f)      A child whose adoption has been previously rescinded;

g)     A child whose biological or adoptive parents have died provided that no proceedings shall be filed within six (6) months from the time of death of said parent/s;

h)     A relative of the adopter under the relevant conditions.

***Certification Declaring a Child Legally Available for Adoption (CDCLAA): written administrative order issued by the NACC declaring a child legally free for adoption

RA No. 11642 - The Domestic Administrative Adoption and Alternative Child Care Act Implementing Rules and Regulations