The National Authority for Child Care (NACC) has finalized the adoption of 60-year-old Ranello A. Anis under Republic Act (RA) No. 11222, also known as the Simulated Birth Rectification Act (SIBRA).
The adoption order was issued on August 13, 2024, and officially finalized on September 5, 2024. The certificate of finality was handed over by NACC Undersecretary Janella Ejercito Estrada and Assistant Secretary Rowena M. Macalintal during a special event held on September 11 at the Sequoia Hotel.
Anis had lived his entire life under the care of his adoptive mother, Pacita A. Anis, but it wasn’t until October 2023 that they filed a formal petition to correct his falsified birth records. This correction became necessary after a relative filed a case that revealed the tampering.
RA 11222 offers a solution for such cases, allowing the rectification of simulated birth records to ensure adoptees like Anis gain full legal recognition.
“Ensuring the legal status of adoptees is crucial. Falsified records put the legal identity and future of adoptees at risk. Through RA 11222, we correct these records, providing adoptees with the proper legal identity,” said Estrada.
The law also grants amnesty to adoptive parents who falsified records before March 2019, giving them until 2029 to rectify the documents without facing legal consequences.
