Since most SOS Children's Villages in the Philippines are in the south of the country, it was decided to build the country's eighth SOS Children's Village in Bataan in order to help fight the social problems of the north such as malnutrition of infants, bad performance at school and abandonment of children. The cornerstone of SOS Children's Village Bataan was laid in February 2008, and construction started in September.
The SOS Children's Village is scheduled to consist of 12 family houses for up to 120 children, the village director's house, an administration and service area and a community building.