Left in Limbo: Breaking the stigma surrounding adoption in the Philippines

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Janjan (not his real name) plays with his toys during a power outage. Today, he lives with his adoptive parent Trix Clasara and her family.

Bernice Beltran

 

This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center

 

ZAMBALES, Philippines — In their bungalow in the seaside town of San Narciso, Zambales province, Trix and Brando Clasara take turns working, running a household, caring for their three children, and figuring out why their two-year-old adopted son Janjan* throws tantrums.

 

The 37-year-old mother joined Facebook groups to get advice from Filipino adoptive parents but most of them avoided discussing their struggles.

 

“It's the stigma,” Trix says. “They didn’t want others to think that adopting a child was a mistake.”

 

Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/02/06/2242952/left-limbo-breaking-stigma-surrounding-adoption-philippines

 

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