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I would first start by checking what are the Philippines rules and regulations for adopting internationally and going from there. Or calling some adoption agencies near you, who specialize in international adoption and see what countries you are allowed to adopt from.

I'm not sure why you chose Syria or Lebanon as the countries you would prefer to adopt from - do you have some sort of connection there? Most Muslim countries are very difficult to adopt from, as Islamic law does not recognize adoption. Those that do allow adoption generally only do so if the potential adoptive parents and the child are the same religion. The US State Department has a website that is helpful in understanding intercountry adoption - while it is specifically geared towards Americans adopting children internationally, it also has country-specific information that might be helpful. You can find it here:[url=http://adoption.state.gov/index.php]Adoptions Home | Intercountry Adoption[/url]Looking at the information on there quickly, it looks like the law allows for Catholics to adopt Catholic children, but that it happens very rarely, and that in Syria it is almost impossible unless you were originally from Syria. It also looks like both parents need to be at least 40 years old in order to qualify. Given that, you may want to look into other countries. As Yash said, you will also need to know what the requirements are in the Phillipines to adopt internationally, since you need to meet the requirements of both your home country and the country the child is from.

Have you thought about maybe the Marshall Islands? I have no idea which countries they are willing to work with, but I know there are a lot of children adopted from there. I guess the Philippines probably isn't the best place to try to adopt. My daughter's birth mom is Filipina, but I know it is very unusual for a Filipino child to be placed for adoption, because the extended family will raise the child. My daughter's birth mom kept her pregnancy a secret from her family because she knew that they would not approve. Anyway, good luck with your adoption.