Assistant Secretary Rowena M. Macalintal and Social Welfare Officer Irene Fagayan of the National Authority for Child Care (NACC) called on Ambassador Jaime Victor B. Ledda and Embassy officials at the Philippine Embassy in Brussels on 13 March 2024.

The NACC officials visited Belgium for an accreditation visit to Sourires d'Enfants – Larisa (SDEL ASBL), their partner foreign adoption agency in Wallonia. They also coordinated with counterparts in the Flanders region.

During their visit to the Embassy, Assistant Secretary Macalintal and Ms. Fagayan discussed the streamlined process of inter-country adoption following the re-organization of the Inter-Country Adoption Board (ICAB) into the NACC. They also discussed possible activities to engage prospective adoptive parents and Filipino adoptees already in Belgium.