November 24, 2019
I dragged my daughter and Edmund to the Concordia Children’s Services after my mother-in-law’s lunch party. I asked if they have somewhere else to go after the party, wala naman daw so I asked them to come with me.
I was supposed to go last Wednesday but I ran out of time and traffic was so bad.
Sunday’s traffic is light so this would be the best time to go.
The orphanage is located in Old Santa Mesa Street in Sta. Mesa, Manila.
Concordia was established in 1983. It provides a residential facility for abandoned, neglected, orphaned children from 0 to 4 years old. Some of the babies were surrendered by their own mothers.
There are 25 children at the center. The twenty boxes of Lactum milk formula we brought is only good for two days’ consumption according to the caregivers.
This boy was found abandoned in a vacant lot when he was only a day old.
This baby was left here at the center when she was a few hours old by her teenage mom.
Miracle is now 5 months old. Her young mother surrendered her to the center 12 hours after giving birth to her because she could not take care of her. She visited her daughter a few times but she has no plans of getting her daughter back because she had already signed a waiver. The father was pure Chinese that’s why Miracle looks tsinita and has whiter skin.
Concordia is renting this facility for P30,000 a month. Their monthly electric bill reaches P48,000 a month. There are at least 9 full-time staff plus a nurse, and volunteers taking care of the babies.
Some babies were found with the placenta still attached. Some were found inside plastic bags, in trash bins, in public parks, toilets, or are victims of human trafficking.
Those wanting to adopt any of these babies must go to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). They will process the application and once approved, DSWD will match the adoptive parents with a child. You cannot choose. They will only give you as per your request: boy or girl, age.
Those who do not want to adopt or are not ready for full legal adoption, but want to become foster parents instead, must also apply through the DSWD.
