A mother is appealing for the return of her baby, whom she gave away in exchange for P45,000. According to the husband, his wife is in debt after engaging in online sabong cockfighting.
In a report by Mariz Umali on GMA News, “24 Oras,” the 22-year-old woman said she had a chat on March 1 that someone was interested in adopting her eight-month-old child.
“Nagkausap po kami sa online po, sa group po ng bahay ampunan. Tapos doon po nag-comment po siya, nag-PM po sa akin. Nag-offer po siya ng P20,000. Tapos meron pa po akong ibang kausap sinabi ko rin po sa kaniya na may kausap din po akong iba may nag-o-offer po na mas malaki,” she said in a local online news Pasig News Today.
(We talked online, in the orphanage group. Then he commented, PM me. He offered P20,000. Then I have another person to talk to. I also told him that I also have another person to talk to. Someone is offering something bigger.)
“Tapos sabi niya sige P40,000 fixed tapos sabi ko sa kaniya kung pwede P50,000. Ngayon sinabi niya sa akin hanggang P45,000 lang,” she added.
(Then he said go ahead P40,000 fixed then I told him if P50,000 is possible. Then he told me up to only P45,000.)
When they agreed on the amount, they allegedly met at a fast food store in Quezon City on March 3.
Mother addicted to online sabong gives baby away for money
The lady said she was asked for ID and signed the document. However, she was not given a copy of the document and did not have a picture of the person she was talking to.
According to the child’s father, he did not know what his wife had done.
He suspects what happened was related to his wife’s addiction to online sabong.
According to Atty. Gaby Concepcion, the sale of a child, is a crime under the child trafficking law.
According to Concepcion, there is a proper process or legal way to adopt and adopt a child.
Under the law, those involved in child trafficking can be jailed for life and fined P2 to P5 million.
The adoptee and adoptive are also legally liable if the process is done without due process.
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said they were already investigating the incident.
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