This article investigates the contemporary transnational and neocolonial characteristics of children’s welfare in the Philippines, drawing on the perspectives of young people in residential care settings (RCSs) (aka orphanages) as well as the views of programme and policy actors embedded across child protection systems. Its findings highlight the funding and governance roles of transnational actors in child and family welfare programmes, the commodification of children that these transnational dynamics engender and the Philippines’ dependence on international actors to support children’s welfare. Recommendations include the enhanced regulation of RCSs, expanded social protection measures and greater use of family-based care models.

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菲律宾儿童的寄宿照料环境：研究其跨国和新殖民主义特征及其对儿童社会福利的影响


本文研究了菲律宾儿童福利的当代跨国和新殖民主义特征，借鉴了寄宿照料机构 （RCS）（又名孤儿院）中年轻人的观点，以及儿童保护系统中嵌入的计划和政策参与者的观点。研究结果强调了跨国行为者在儿童和家庭福利计划中的资金和治理作用、这些跨国动态造成的儿童商品化以及菲律宾对国际行为者支持儿童福利的依赖。建议包括加强对 RCS 的监管、扩大社会保护措施和更多地使用基于家庭的护理模式。