ICAB (The Inter-country Adoption Board in Philippines) has issued the following restrictions:
List of unacceptable medical issues:
1. Diabetes Mellitus
2. Obese (BMI of Adoptive Parents should be 35 and below)
3. Cancer
4. Kidney transplant and any major transplant (heart, lung, liver)
5. Pacemaker/stroke/myocardial infarction
6. Multiple sclerosis and other degenerative muscular disorder
7. Autoimmune disorders
8. Risk factors that will impede care for the child (e.g. blind, deaf, wheelchair bound)
9. Hepatitis C
List of unacceptable psychological issues:
1. Psychiatric disorders
2. Mood disorders/major depressive disorders
3. Anxiety disorders
4. Substance use disorders
5. Sexual disorders