Who are the Children in Need
of Special Protection?
Where to register? In case of multiple registration of birth,
The CNSP shall refer to all persons below 18 what will happen?
years of age, or those 18 years old and over but • Local Civil Registry Office (LCRO) of the
are unable to take care of themselves because of place where the child was born, if In case of multiple registration of CNSP, the first
physical and mental disability or condition; those known; registration shall prevail.
who are vulnerable to or victims of abuse,
neglect, exploitation, cruelty, discrimination and • LCRO of the place where the child was How much will it cost to register CNSP?
violence (armed conflict, domestic violence) and found or
other analogous conditions prejudicial to their No fees and other related charges such as
development. CNSP includes, but not limited to: • LCRO of the place of residence of the processing fees and/or penalties shall be
custodian, if place of birth is unknown. imposed on the registration of births of CNSP
1. Sexually/physically- abused children;
2. Children in commercial sexual When to register? In case the name of at least one of the
exploitation; parents of the CNSP cannot be supplied,
3. Children in conflict with the law; Sixty (60) days from the date of the actual how do we register the birth of the child?
4. Children involved in armed conflict; custody of the child except during armed
5. Working children or victims of child conflicts, emergencies, natural calamities and The child shall be considered, as foundling and
labor; other difficult circumstances in which case its birth shall be registered through
6. Children in various circumstances of registration shall be made after the cessation Administrative Order No. 1, Series of 1993.
disability; thereof.
7. Children directly affected by HIV/AIDS What is foundling?
and other sexually- transmitted disease What are the requirements?
(STDs) Foundling is deserted or abandoned infant or
8. Street children 1. Certification of no birth record (negative child found, or a child committed to DSWD or
9. Children in substance abuse; certification) from the office of the Civil duly licensed institution with unknown facts of
10. Mentally challenged children; Registrar General (OCRG), National Statistics birth and parentage.
11. Abandoned children/ children without Office
primary caregiver; Where do we register and who are the
12. Displaced children/refugee children 2. Certification from DSWD that the child is a persons responsible to report the event?
CNSP indicating the following information:
Who will register? • Finder reports to the Barangay Captain
a Name of the child (Barangay Hall) or Police Headquarter
• The finder, if the person is given the custody b Sex of the child whichever is nearer;
of the child; or c Date of birth
d Place of birth • Finder reports the foundling to the City/
• Any government institution or non- e Name of at least one parent; and Municipal Registrar where the child was
government organization (NGO) licensed and f Citizenship of parent/s found;
accredited by the Department of Social
Welfare and Development (DSWD) which has What form to accomplish? • Finder should commit the child to DSWD or
in its custody, a person considered CNSP; or
duly licensed orphanage or charitable
who possesses any information about the Certificate of Live Birth (COLB Municipal Form
institution and give the copy of the
CNSP. 102)
Certificate of Foundling; otherwise, the
registration of foundling shall be the
responsibility of DSWD or duly licensed
institution “ The child shall be registered
When do we register foundling? immediately after birth and
Within thirty (30) days from the date of finding/
commitment. shall have the right from birth
What are the requirements for registration to a name, the right to
of foundling?
acquire a nationality and, as
• Accomplished Foundling Certificates (OCRG
form 101)
far as possible, the right to
• Affidavit of the finder stating the facts and
circumstances surrounding the finding of the know and cared for by his or
child and the fact that it has been reported
to the barangay captain or police authority, her parents…” What You Need
as the case may be; and
• Certification of the barangay captain or
to Know About
police authority regarding the report made
by the finder, stating among other things
-Article 7
UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
Birth Registration
of Children
that one has claimed the child or reported a (Ratified by the Philippines in July 1990)
missing child whose description may be the
same as the foundling as of the date of
certification.
in Need of
National Statistics Office
National Capital Region
4/F Philippine Bible Society Bldg.
Special Protection
3961 R. Magsaysay Blvd., Sta. Mesa, Manila
Telephone No.: (02) 714-1721
(CNSP)
Telefax No.: (02) 716-4921
(Member, Regional Council for the Welfare of
Children)
Uphold the rights of Children in Need of Civil Registry and Information
Management Division (CRIMD)
Special Protection. 2/F Philippine Bible Society Bldg.
Register them. 3961 R. Magsaysay Blvd., Sta. Mesa, Manila
Telefax No.:(02) 713-3052
