Title VII — Adoption
Article 184
ELI5— what this means for you
These persons CANNOT adopt: the guardian to his ward (unless the guardianship has been terminated and accounts settled); a convicted felon; a person who has previously been divorced (under old Civil Code); an alien whose country's law does not allow reciprocal adoption by Filipinos (with exceptions for married to a Filipino, former Filipino, or one seeking to adopt a relative); and a person of bad moral character.
Official text — EO 209
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