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The head of my Agency said the same thing. Her words were "They don't want to release their kids". larryman, you'll probably get blasted on this group for what you said but I agree with you 100%.
I believe it is a cultural and religious belief in the Philippines that a child is better off in the country he was born than to be adopted by a foreigner. Even if adoption means going from poverty to a prosperous life.
I attended a mass when I was there where the priest scoffed at the idea that there were overpopulation problems in the third world. He said that people should have as many children as they wish even if they don't have the money to feed them.
I'm not trying to downgrade the cultural or religious beliefs but I think it's important to understand the culture and why they believe the way they do. Approaching your adoption with as much knowledge as possible is the only way to go about it.
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