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Ban on Filipina Mail Order Bride
Despite a law banning mail-order marriages about 300,000 to half a million Filipino mail-order brides continue to leave the country each year and Senate President Manuel Villar wants this investigated.
Villar said Republic Act 6955 of 1990 “declare(s) as unlawful the practice of matching Filipino women for marriage to foreign nationals on a mail order basis and other similar practices, including the advertisement, publication, printing or distribution of brochures, fliers, and other propaganda materials in furtherance thereof and providing penalty therefore.”
“The government must implement the law prohibiting the violation of Filipino women, and should look after distressed Filipinas who have suffered abuses in the hands of foreign spouses,” he stressed.
Source : 500,000 Filipino mail-order brides worry Villar
Even the websites promoting mail-order matches will be investigated. Police powers will be needed here in order to enforce the ban as most of these websites are based outside the Philippines. I am sure the webhosting companies will close these sites if there is some court order. It’s high time the governement start working on the implementation of the Republic Act 6955 of 1990. Even the Google Adwords Publishers can be informed to stop the advertising of these websites.
Here is the link for REPUBLIC ACT No. 6955
AN ACT TO DECLARE UNLAWFUL THE PRACTICE OF MATCHING FILIPINO WOMEN FOR MARRIAGE TO FOREIGN NATIONALS ON A MAIL ORDER BASIS AND OTHER SIMILAR PRACTICES, INCLUDING THE ADVERTISEMENT, PUBLICATION, PRINTING OR DISTRIBUTION OF BROCHURES, FLIERS AND OTHER PROPAGANDA MATERIALS IN FURTHERANCE THEREOF AND PROVIDING PENALTY THEREFORE
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Are you planning to shut down all the social networking sites where these ladies find men, including places like yahoo messenger and myspace? If your goal is to stop marriages between western men and Filipinas that meet over the internet you might as well forget it. Globalization is here and you cannot stop it.
These ladies choose to find love abroad because the Philippines has too few opportunities for people to make a decent living. The well educated are leaving just as fast as the uneducated. Also, single ladies with children are leaving because western men are more willing to accept their children, where most Filipino men reject single mothers.
Who is responsible for the outward migration? The politicians, from your President all the way down to the local officials, just need to look in the mirror for the answer. Until the Philippine government decides that it’s people are more important than the money they stuff in their own pockets Filipinas will continue to go abroad.
The good news is that in western countries women have far more protections than in the Philippines. Domestic violence laws are a lot stronger, and women have more legal rights. Sorry, but this is the truth. Yes, there are a few terrible things that have happened to Filipinas that have entered into marriages abroad. But the incidents (while played over and over in the media) are few and no more likely than a Filipina being abused by her Filipino husband.
Do you want to save Filipinas from wide spread abuse? Tell your government to stop allowing women to be sold as slaves “entertainers” in places like Japan and South Korea. There you have a HUGE problem. Also, stop the horrible abuses Filipinas face when being hired as nannies in the Middle East. Middle Eastern women already have no rights, so how many rights do you think a Filipina nanny has in Saudi Arabia? ZERO.
The Philippines government has turned a blind eye to what is happening to these ladies, and of course they know what is happening. These countires are exploiting Filipinas for their own entertainment, treating them like property.
Do not let the media sound bites of “mail order brides” make you lose focus on real ways you can help Filipinas.
These ladies choose to find love abroad because the Philippines has too few opportunities for people to make a decent living. The well educated are leaving just as fast as the uneducated. Also, single ladies with children are leaving because western men are more willing to accept their children, where most Filipino men reject single mothers……….
Do you want to save Filipinas from wide spread abuse? Tell your government to stop allowing women to be sold as slaves “entertainers” in places like Japan and South Korea. There you have a HUGE problem. Also, stop the horrible abuses Filipinas face when being hired as nannies in the Middle East. Middle Eastern women already have no rights, so how many rights do you think a Filipina nanny has in Saudi Arabia? ZERO.
These countires are exploiting Filipinas for their own entertainment, treating them like property.
The ladies do not exactly choose to “find love abroad.” They want bread. There is no “love” when ugly white old American males display their resources to economically-deprived girls less than half their age.
The mail-order bride dynamic is a legacy of US imperialism and post-imperialism toward many Third World countries. Make the Philippines and other resource rich nations subservient to the transnational profiteers, compromising any efforts to more egalitarian policies (witness how angry US imperialists get with neo-socialist governments like Venezuela’s and such).
The goal of US policy makers is to make nations like the Philippines dumb, poor but subservient, in other words. Indeed, the words of “freedom and democracy” are served as global reverse-psychology all the while the USA reems the world with military bases, CIA subversion and “Shock and Awe” bombardments.
The nice by-product in all this is when there are millions of destitute Filipino (and other Third World) women to serve as entertainment and commodities for the American men who can no longer put American women in their places (like the kitchen).
Women of color worldwide in general are not protected because American servicemen bombard sovereign countries and rape women in host countries.
-Nicaraguan women had no real rights when the USA funded Contra terrorists.
-El Salvadoran women had no real rights when the USA trained Atlacatl Battalions to slaughter their villages.
-Vietnamese women had no real rights when the USA carpet-bombed and “strategically hamleted” their country.
-Panamanian women had no real rights when US B-2 bombers blasted the town of El Chorillo in 1989 killing many hundreds.
-Iraqi women have no rights when they are raped and mutilated by US troops.
-Okinawan women have no real rights when they are raped and murdered by US troops.
White Americans are supposed to be the saviors or something?
You see, Filipinas brought into the United States are not really protected. More so than what the media portray. They are abused and raped by these American men with gender-equality issues.
http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/1390/context/archive
“Some foreign women, like Fox, are finding that their American dreamboats turn into nightmares after marriage. One Russian woman, Svetlana, used a pseudonym out of fear of reprisal from her ex-husband. Svetlana nervously recounted how her husband repeatedly raped, beat and choked her during their 10-month marriage. When she turned to the marriage broker for help, they told her: “‘It’s just a different culture,’” Svetlana claimed.
“I didn’t know. Is this normal marriage? My father, he never shook the shoulders of my mom, or choked her, or hit my mother’s head against the wall,” she said during an interview in the unmarked, secure offices of Tahirih.
Miller-Muro of Tahirih, which arranged the interview, added: “The barbarity of her torture is so severe that I think that as Americans we should be profoundly embarrassed that there’s an industry that facilitates this.”
Thus…
what opportunities do these poor and uneducated women have in the USA? To be wage slaves for the corporate rich as strawberry pickers, Wal-Mart stockers and mop technicians? At least in their native lands they have their families and support structures. There is their familiar culture to sustain them more so than the pop-trash that pervades the US.
If the US can stop using the CIA to interfere with Philippine politics, stop propping up these comprador governments…maybe the Filipinos can revolutionize themselves into a more egalitarian state.
But that’s exactly what the US policymakers hate. They do not want the transnational capitalists to be deprived of the initiative in resource rich Third World countries.
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Wordlyman, you’re comments are inaccurate, rife with falsehoods and unfairly targeted. America is not the architect of the mail order bride industry. These businesses are almost exclusively owned, operated and managed out of the host nations from which these women are recruited. Please keep them at home.
Further, you’re clearly just an “America Hater.” If you feel so strongly about the condition of your third world country, get off your collective rears and build a better economy, elelct better leaders and do something for yourselves. Better yet, ask your government to reject all the American foreign aid we send. That’ll show us.
there is nothing wrong with this mail-order bride thing as long as there is a guarantee that the filipinas would not be abused by their foreign husbands
I am appalled, but not surprised, by the ignorant assumptions of American feminists and other control freaks who believe that there is one correct order of mate selection defined by national boundaries. First, although there have been and probably still are shabby methods of matching, the term “mail order bride” is a misnomer. In most cases, the individuals seeking brides and grooms correspond with each other on the internet just as they do on any personals website. Then, there is a meeting agreed to by both parties. If a younger woman finds an older man unacceptable, then she does not accept him. What you are upset about is that you believe that if she had all the “benefits” of American women, she would select a younger man instead. But not all American women enjoy success and affluence. The same is true of older men with means–younger women with looks relationships within the US where there are vast economic disparities among different classes, regions and even neighborhoods with the same city. Within the US, there are also many poor women who might choose to mary older men who are able to care for their needs better than younger ones. Should this practice also be banned within the US? As women in the US and elsewhere have gotten rich, some of them also use their influence to attract younger or more attractive mates. Is that also exploitation because if those males had more power and money they would probably chose younger or more attractive female partners. The whole argument against Western men meeting international women is lead by American feminists who can’t accept the fact that they have made themselves and those who follow them so egoistic and aggressive that men are forced to look for sensitive, loving, kind and accepting feminine women overseas. Of course, I would be the first to be outraged and to support criminal penalties against any man who abuses a woman he met online either here in the US or outside the US.
How dare these people come to our country and insult our government and our president. Do they think their own leaders are better then ours?
Regarding “mail-order-brides” and the comments of “worldlyman”. There are a lot of old white men looking for Filipina wives but do not forget the young men. In the Western World, many people regard them as undesirable young men who seek Filipinas because they think Filipinas are “easy”. That insults me. How often do they flaunt their economic advantages and display so much arrogant ego when they visit our country? The modern Filipina is well educated and most Filipinas will not fall for these men. Know that most of these men are anti-feminist patriarchs.
It is disgusting that there is a population out there who can justify a teenager running off with a man who is old enough to be her great grandfather. It’s perverted, and people call it pedophilia. It’s a crime in every sense yet people have ways to legitimise something so heinous. These men are preditors. Are these Filipino women more gullible than women who come from where these men are from? It looks it. Please give me a list of teenagers who want to have sex with a wrinkled old man? Maybe if they have the money to buy them (and their family) out of poverty the thought of this might seem a bit more attractive to these young girls. I saw a skinny, 4 foot Filipina walking in a shopping centre with an old man twice her height, and four times her weight. It made it more comical by the fact that she was wearing hot pants, a t shirt, and sandals when the temperature outside was only 15 degrees cel! God forbid. If I ever saw one fresh off the boat, there she was parading with her ogre of a man. There are so many respectable Filipinos out there, and yet when the word Filo comes out the first thing you think is mail order bride. There is no greater crime than pedophilia. The parents, and relatives, of these young girls who allow them to marry these despicable creatures are just as despicable and are comparable to pimps. You give birth to children to protect them with your life…not to profit from them. There should be an international law that criminilises any forms that allow these pedophiles to access those vulnerable. To me pedophilia is a greater sin than fornication, adultery, and stealing. The men who take advantage of children from these third world countries (or any country) shouldnt have the privilege of going to jail. They should be castrated, and fingers chopped off.
Hey if most Filipino men werent disrespectful towards women (i bet you know a few Filos who have/are cheated on their partner), some of these Filipino women wouldnt be looking elsewhere. How many Chinese, Koreans, Japs women are with white men compared with Filos? Maybe because there arent too many Filo men who are attractive. There is a culture in the Philippines where white is best. How many Filos have claimed to have Spanish blood in them??? I havent heard too many Filos saying that they have Chinese in them (which a great majority have). Do you think that this may also be the reason why mail order bride agencies are successful? “Hey, Im married to a white guy. Im a better than you”. Face it, it’s what most of these girls think. In the Philippines, white also means that you may have money (dont disagree, otherwise youre lying). The Philippines have a great cultural history which has been warped by its people. Instead of embracing it, Filos just want to be “white”, and rich. There are good people in the government whose only survival is to be part of the corruption. They know that if you arent supportive of the “in” mob, you get demoted. Less money (or no money) and your family suffer. Can you tell me how Sharon Cuneta’s husband is good politician for his country, and people? Is he famous because he has a “famous” wife. It will take a brave, intelligent leader (not your usual movie star hero) to create a revolution in the Philippines, that will truly benefit the people (who are mostly destitute). When that happens Filipino women might not find old, fat (usually alcoholic) white men as their easy way out of poverty. Gloria, how have the people of the Philippines flourished during your reign as president? For someone who has economic expertise, you sure have brought your people out of their grinding poverty. “Gwapo Pinoy”, I bet you dont look anything like Enrique Iglesias (probably worse), do you donate some of your income to the little boys and girls who beg out on the streets?
American feminist have dictated, hmmm, many of these hate laws stopping American men from marrying Filipina’s. Interestingly, if you look up feminst courses in almost all ivy league colleges you will see that many of their courses are geared toward homosexuality and lesbianism. Don’t believe me? Look up feminist courses from Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and the like. So what does this mean? Just this, there seems to be a hatred of men, especially men who would look for love where ever it may be found, and since Filipina’s are exceptionally beautiful in many ways, they-Filipina’s are targeted by the feminist government in the U.S.
This does not mean that all men are honorable, but I thought people were suppose to be judged on the content of their character and not on their race, and with this in mind should the place of their birth should not dis-qualify me from finding love from there.
Politicians should punish bad behavior where ever it may be found, but please don’t tell me who I can and can’t love! Stay out of my love life. Stay out of my bedroom. Go and haunt someone else.
Thanks,
darcy
As long as no money changes hands, then two people that met online REALLY fell in love and decided to get married, I say GREAT! It’s when money changes hands and a woman is “bought” and “paid for”, like on many mail-order-bride services, that there is cause for concern. Why?…Because buying and paying for another human being is inhumane and illegal. I think the word/words for it is slavery/prostitution, laws were passed long ago to protect people from such immoral acts against humanity and should continue to be enforced! Let me just re-iterate; REGARLESS of age, race or social standing, if two consenting adults meet online NO MATTER what part of the country they live and they fall in love and get married – God bless them. But if a “financial contract” has to be entered into beforehand, that is nothing less than slavery/prostitution…and it is ILLEGAL. Having laws like this, is EXACTLY what makes America a somewhat safe place to live…like it or not.
i have a lovely filipina fiance
im 23 and i agree that when i went there it was very akward seeing old man with girl that was barely 20,, but in terms of a normal relationship between fil and american, aslong as the age is similar i think its perfectly fine,, i am a computer technician and i dont have time to date in america. so i turned to the web. we met through friendster, i didnt pay for her number, we werent even looking for a relationship. we just enjoyed talking to eachother. the world is a now a very technological world and its common sense that people will be open to a meaningful relationship beyond there borders,, not by choice, but just by being open. just like american girls there will always be bad apples in the bunch, but we cant say every filipina or american girl is like that… 
some of you may hate what i wrote, but deep down you will agree with me,, also,, just cause im 23 and computer technician doesnt mean im ugly :-p thats also a common stereotype that young american men look for filipinas because they cant get american girls :-p well before i met my fiance, i was open to every race 
Hmm…lets ponder on that for a moment…your leaders versus OUR leaders….hmmm. Which country are millions of people RUNNING to every year to have a “BETTER” life? Not the Phillipines. I’m sure that our Pres REALLY does not give a TOSS how the leaders in the Phillipines choose to run their country. His #1 job is to PROTECT Americans, and if he felt that we needed protecting from some of your laws and policies, well I trust him. Are you more educated that he is? As far as Western men I will agree, I see many unfavourable characteristics in them, including laziness (American women expect to be “EARNED”) we are higher maintenance. Which is probably one of the most fundamental reasons an American man (if he was lazy) would look somewhere else for companionship. They might not want to put in the time and energy that most American women require. They’re mostly good natured and sweet but I probably wouldn’t marry one myself. My husband introduced me to a whole new way of life. From the very beginning of our courtship he spared no expense, and I don’t just mean financially, he devotes all of his time and energy to me and our relationship, and always has. He’s originally from Europe, doesn’t matter where because I met him here in the US in a shopping mall, and he didn’t have to “PAY” for me. As far as Filipinas being too smart to fall for one of them, I wish the one that trapped my brother into marriage by getting knocked up after only 3 weeks of knowing him, would have felt that way!! It seems like her only goal is to keep my brother as far away from his own family as she can and surround him only with her family. All my brother’s Western ex-girlfriends loved his family and became good friends with all of us, but this woman must be REALLY INSECURE or something, because she doesn’t like my brother to be around ANYONE else but HER and HER FAMILY. I wish someone could explain to me what this is all about. It drives my brother crazy, and it’s going to end up destroying their marriage. Now my brother is stuck with her because they have a 5 year old son who my brother loves very much, and he doesn’t want to lose him. He stays with his wife because she threatens to take the boy away if he leaves her…she’s EVIL! He tells me that her family is ALLWAYS asking him for money and his wife keeps asking for another baby, but he REFUSES. My poor brother had to learn the hard way about the importance of birth control. Well, at least he was smart enough to get a PRE-NUP!!
Buying another human buying is ILLEGAL here inthe US. The law has NOTHING to do with Feminism! HOW STUPID!! Abraham Lincoln made slavery and the right to PURCHASE a HUMAN BEING ILLEGAL A LONG TIME AGO. So I guys he was a racist passing hate laws agains Filipinas?…have you ever heard of the Civil War? Do you REALLY think that we American women are passing these laws…or that we in ANY way feel threatened by Filipinas? That’s almost funny!
I think darcy is stupid. Abraham Lincoln made the purchase of another human being ILLEGAL, because it’s WRONG! Haven’t you ever heard of the Civil War or SLAVERY?…(theres not too much difference between slves and mail-order-brides) I suppose Abraham Lincoln was a feminist, racist who liked passing “hate laws”?! WTF! In 1990, America needed to make this law more specific, because of the internet and the on-line “mail-order-bride” services, which are just a cover for prostitution/slavery rings. If ANYONE has to PAY someone to come over to the US and marry them, it’s ILLEGAL and MORALLY WRONG. Not to mention it’s not safe for the Filipinas, or ANYONE to fly all the way to another continent, to go live with a complete STRANGER!! Do you REALLY promote this? That’s horrible and INHUMANE! These laws were passed to protect people, are you stupid? Do you REALLY think American women are the LEAST bit threatened by Filipinas or anyone from a third world country? Do you REALLY think Filipinas are being “TARGETED” by ANYONE in US Government?…Like they don’t have BETTER things to do with their time?…That’s FREAKIN HILARIOUS! Stop flattering yourself.
The above knucklehead is why America will be a third world nation before long. He is a prime example of what our public education schools produce. They are taught what to think, instead of how to think.
I find it amazing how movies about mail-order brides are the darlings of television channels such as Lifetime, where it is romanticized and glamorized, but I will seperate some fact from fiction for the guy above who will not keep his pie-hole shut.
First, he does not deal with what I said, but goes on a tangent about slavery, prostitution, and being inhumane. Nowhere did I endorse any such thing, and I think it is repulsive to even suggest I did, yet “He paints a picture of what he wants you to believe. He puts words, lies, in my mouth and then rides in on a white horse to help the poor Filipinas who he only cares about.” NOT! Don’t believe that lie.
If you throw a rock in the middle of a group of people, the one who yells the loudest is the one who was hit, and I can tell why the aforementioned knucklehead is upset. The real reason he is upset is because “I MENTTIONED THAT I THINK HOMOSEXUALITY AND FEMINISM IS WRONG.” That’s why this guy is really ticked off. Don’t buy into the song and dance show that he tries to allude to by his rant on his so-called concern for mis-treated Filipinas. Do you want to know how I know this for a fact? Check out the term he uses when he utters “Hate Laws.” Only militant homosexuals/feminsts use that term.
Next, it is an insult to say that if I find a wife from anywhere else but the United States, then I must be involved in some sort of illegal activity, and I am somehow morally wrong. LOL. If that were true across the board I think that millions of people would be instantly imprisoned for marrying a foreigner, and that would include people from all walks of life including our military, politicians, business people, and travelers who find love in another country. Imagine this: “You married a foreigner, now we will have to prosecute you and throw you in jail for it. You are morally reprehensible!” LOL!
I am attracted to Filipinas because of their beauty, their smiles, and their family values (and I know the difference between independent and inter-dependent so please spare the lecture). Why do so many men seek women from the Philippines? Because we know it is almost impossible to find women with attributes which I just described back home. Feminist have taught the women in America that men are no good, and will use them, beat them, and mistreat them. And remember, feminist courses are breeding grounds for homosexuality and lesbianism. If you don’t believe me, than google feminist courses from Harvard, Yale, Columbia, etc… and you will see college courses in Gay Theatre, Famous Homosexuals, Lesbian and Transgender study, etc..
What’s Freakin Hilarious my knucklehead friend from above is that you can’t even be honest to the people on this webpage. You lie to yourself. You lie to the people that read your dribble. And you are a good example of the kind of mindset that is taught in liberal colleges across the once great country that was America. God help America. America is flirting with decandence. Don’t believe me? Google “Southern Decandence,” which is just one of many such gatherings that are taking place in America.
Thank God there is still a few places in the world where a man can be a man and a woman can be a woman, although some people are trying to change this
This entire thread is about an ‘approved law’ that has never been made effective. Approved 20 years along with many others pushed through at the end of the marcos regime.
Take note of Section 7
Section 7. This Act shall take effect upon its publication for two (2) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation.
To the best of my knowledge this approved law has never been published for 2 consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation, so untill such time as this section is fulfilled, the law (Republic Act No. 6955 June 13, 1990) is and will remain ineffective.
References:
Republic Act No. 6955 June 13, 1990
http://www.lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1990/ra_6955_1990.html
Dictionary meaning of Ineffective:
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/ineffective
Re:
REPUBLIC ACT No. 6955
http://www.lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1990/ra_6955_1990.html
This law has never been made effective…
It is powerless, ultra vires.
Wow, what in interesting thread.
I married a Filipina many years ago; I met her in the US. Although our marriage did not last forever (15 years) I found her family values to be wonderful. Now that I am divorced, I have considered finding another Filipina not only because of the values I saw in my ex, but also because of the values I saw in other Filipinas during the 1 ½ years I lived in the PI.
Everything is global these days. Although we still have international borders, the ‘lines’ are blurred more than ever. The internet has made immediate communication with someone on the other side of the planet possible. Why not search outside the US? I do have issues, in general, with American women. They are too materialistic and have lost focus on family values. I say this ‘in general’ because you can find a Filipina lacking in family values as well, but the chances of this are far greater in the US. So why not look for a foreign bride?
The ‘mail order bride’ industry no longer exists. That was a literal term used many years ago, when a man could ‘order’ a woman sight unseen. This has been rightly outlawed. There are laws in both the US that prevent someone from filing a first relative petition without proof they have at least met the other person. There can be exceptions to this, but it is usually in case where a physical handicap prevent the person from traveling. There are laws in the PI that require parental approval for women 18 to 21 to marry and require parental advice for ages 21 to 25. I have seen the word ‘illegal’ in some of these posts. I can assure you there is nothing ‘illegal’ about the marriages when the respective countries find them to be legal, issue marriage licenses and VISA’s. Are there sham marriages? Yes. But they usually don’t make it very far. Do some of these women marry solely to get a green card? Yes. Do some men abuse their foreign wives? Yes, unfortunately. But in the majority of the marriages, the aforementioned does not occur. But people do tend to focus on these bad incidents when they do happen and use them to categorize EVERY marriage to a foreigner.
So if two people meet online, develop a true friendship, meet and decide to marry, what is wrong with that? Although I largely view age as a number, I know it can cause problems in a relationship because people of different ages do think differently about certain things. But if two people of different ages have similar thoughts on their relationship and it works for them, what is the problem with this? I have dated women less than half my age here in the US; why can’t I have a relationship with a foreigner f she is half my age?
There can be only two people who, in the end, have the right to determine whether they want to marry someone from another country. As long as they follow the laws of their respective countries, then it is no one else’s business what they do.
To darcy,
Is the reason why you LOVE Filipinas so much is because not only do you LOVE the fact they supposedly unaware of feminism and their rights due to their cultural values, but because you are secretly wife beater yourself?
How can you possibly consider yourself a good man if you deny a woman the freedom of education, speech etc?
You’re only interested in Filipinas because you THINK you can control them once they’re over in your country because they are “not aware” of their freedoms. You believe feminism is wrong because you are one of those men that will abuse a Filipina by making her clean, cook, and fuck you. I bet you will deny her the chance of a decent career if she wants one because you are selfish and want her to look after you all the time. You obviously don’t know what a good relationship/marriage is. I call this treatment ABUSE and EXACTLY what ALL mail order brides should not have to be subjected to.
SHAME ON YOU!
To darcy,
Is the reason why you LOVE Filipinas so much is because not only do you LOVE the fact they supposedly unaware of feminism and their rights due to their cultural values, but because you are secretly wife beater yourself?
How can you possibly consider yourself a good man if you deny a woman the freedom of education, speech etc?
You’re only interested in Filipinas because you THINK you can control them once they’re over in your country because they are “not aware” of their freedoms. You believe feminism is wrong because you are one of those men that will abuse a Filipina by making her clean, cook, and force her have sex with you. I bet you will deny her the chance of a decent career if she wants one because you are selfish and want her to look after you all the time. You obviously don’t know what a good relationship/marriage is. I call this treatment ABUSE and EXACTLY what ALL mail order brides should not have to be subjected to.
SHAME ON YOU!
Darcy,
Is the reason why you LOVE Filipinas so much is because not only do you LOVE the fact they supposedly unaware of feminism and their rights due to their cultural values, but because you are secretly wife beater yourself?
How can you possibly consider yourself a good man if you deny a woman the freedom of education, speech etc?
You’re only interested in Filipinas because you THINK you can control them once they’re over in your country because they are “not aware” of their freedoms. You believe feminism is wrong because you are one of those men that will abuse a Filipina by making her clean, cook, and fuck you. I bet you will deny her the chance of a decent career if she wants one because you are selfish and want her to look after you all the time. You obviously don’t know what a good relationship/marriage is. I call this treatment ABUSE and EXACTLY what ALL mail order brides should not have to be subjected to.
SHAME ON YOU!
How dare these people come to our country and insult our government and our president. Do they think their own leaders are better then ours?
Of course our leaders–as bad as they are–are better than yours and so for the most part is our upper, middle and working classes; look at your economy, your expat workforce, your literacy level, the fact your women leave for white guys in a heartbeat and your per capita income.
For God’s sakes if you can’t even face that there’s really little hope for the PI.
Pass the bong, m’aaaaaan, you know m’aaaan ‘they’ are out to get you m’aaaan.
What an idiot.
Hey Moron, I will repeat my point…IF YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR A WIFE, SHE IS NOTHING MORE THAN A SLAVE/PROSTITUTE! I don’t care if they are from the Phills or not, IT’S A CRIME! It’s MORALLY and LEGALLY WRONG! It has NOTHING TO DO WITH MARRYING A “FOREIGNER”…but PAYING FOR A FOREIGN or ANY WOMAN IS WRONG!! DON’T YOU GET THAT?! If you weren’t so ignorant you could see that…it has NOTHING to do with Feminism, Homosexuality, or even ME (which I am neither). IT’S JUST WRONG/ILLEGAL TO PAY FOR ANOTHER HUMAN BEING ~ PERIOD…NO MATTER WHAT COUNTRY THEY COME FROM! Why does this FACT bother you so much?…was one of YOUR family members sold into a MOB service? Are you of the PIGS receiving financial “gifts” from your daughter’s American Hubby, every month? Hmmm…? That’s SICK!
Darcy, PURCHASING A HUMAN BEING IS ILLEGAL and WRONG ~ PERIOD! No matter WHAT country they come from! It has NOTHING to do with homosexuality OR feminism (of which I am NEITHER). People can’t go around just selling themselves, or each other like commodities, ie: land or electronics. Unless they are prostitutes or slaves, both of which ARE ILLEGAL! Why does this fact upset you so much?…did you sell YOUR daughter into a MOB service? Are you one of the PIGS receiving finacial “gifts” from her American Hubby every month? Any half-way intelligent person KNOWS PAYING for a WIFE is WRONG…it HAS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH BEING A FOREIGNER, MORON! IT’S ILLEGAL and NO different from PROSTITUTION OR SLAVERY! DON’T COME IN HERE TRYING TO SOOTHE YOUR GUILTY CONSCIENCE BY JUSTIFYING IT!
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Dear Knuckleheads,
If opening your pie-hole were a virtue, you would be the most virtous among us all. Nowhere did I mention purchasing a human being. Why do you have a need to lie? Can’t you deal with what I said? Obviously not.
Feminism in America is dominated by lesbianism and homosexuality. As I stated before, if you don’t believe me than look at the courses that are being taught at Ivy League colleges such as Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and most others. These courses say that homosexuals were victims, as well as most ethnic groups, and women. These courses are not based on purely facts, but on emotions, feelings, and sympathy, and they incite the hearers to harbor anger and rage toward anyone who is not like them. This is a fact whether you agree with it or not.
Now, all throughout history there has been injustices in every country that has ever existed. If not, name the one country who has never wronged any one. Therefore, why do these colleges only pick and choose the injustices they approve of and not others? I hear no outcry for babies that are murdered by the millions in America in the abortion mills. Where is the concern for the victims who need clean water in third-world countries, or the cry against the war-lords that imprison them? There is almost no outcry for any of this because the liberal American mind is so focused on their agenda, their lives, and their decadence that they can see no others except themselves. They don’t want to help Filipina’s. They want to tell them how to live their lives, and what is right and what is wrong. They want to ex-port their trashy American sewerage into the Philippines and elsewhere. And let me be clear that not all of America is like this, but there is a great majority of America that is decadent, and driven by greeds of every kind. Would any one but an American disagree?
Now, if you read comments by knuckleheads watch what they do, because most of them are taught this by their liberal metro-sexual friends. They will bring up an issue that I never brought up such as slavery or prostitution. And then they will preach to you about the ills of slavery or prostitution. Again, this is a game they play to try to trick you into believing how much they care about you.
These are the same people who will tell you about the sins of polluting the planet, but they will never tell you about the sins of morality unless it is the twisted morality that is all around them. Most of them do not believe in the God of the Bible. As a matter of fact they hate him. They hate family values, and the traditional family, and yes they will leave comments where they will laugh at people such as me that belive that marriage should only be between a man and a woman. They say that people who think like me are “Haters.” Yes, and I am not kidding. Most of them speak filth, because that is what they are most comfortable with, and they are vile in thoughs and actions, yet they want to cleanse their colons and practice their yoga. Not all of them, but many of these elite liberals that are all over America.
If a man falls in love with a woman, and they agree to have a relationship, that should be their business.
Some people will fight this and say it is wrong, yet fight for homosexual marriage or some other perverted thing. Though many would lie and say they are not liberal, most of them that want to tell you what is right and what is wrong are liberals. They want to tell you how to live, what to think, and what you can and can’t do. Their minds are warped, and they will warp anything they can get their greasy hands on.
Oh, so you want to go the traditional Judea-Christian Ethic route, do you…well let’s GO!…
1. Darcy wrote: “Most of them do not believe in the God of the Bible. As a matter of fact they hate him. They hate family values, and the traditional family, and yes they will leave comments where they will laugh at people such as me that belive that marriage should only be between a man and a woman.”
…You and YOUR God don’t have a problem with SELLING a TEENAGE girl to a man she’s NEVER met before?…But you oppose gay marriage?!?…We OBVIOSLY DON’t believe in the SAME God! I believe in the God from the B-I-B-L-E.
I am a “Middle American”, mid-thirties, Married, CHRISTIAN mother of one son. I believe gay marriage AND mail-order-brides are WRONG! But, I’ve ACTUALLY READ the Bible. Want to challenge me verse for verse? I guarantee I’ll win. You show me where it says “prostitution is O.K.”! (That’s what selling a woman into a MOB service REALLY is). Thank God I was fortunate enough to have parents that could afford a Private Christian Education for me. Sorry. Now hurry up and go crack open that dusty Bible, YOU HYPOCRITE! Truth Hurts!
2. Darcy also wrote: “If a man falls in love with a woman, and they agree to have a relationship, that should be their business.”
…Yes, as long as NO MONEY changes hands, and no “contracts” BESIDES the marriage contract are entered into, than IT ISN’T ANYONE’S BUSINESS!…Otherwise IT IS A CRIME and MORALLY WRONG! We are supposed to OBEY the “Laws of the Land” according to the Bible. Do you REALLY think GOD promotes MAIL-ORDER-BRIDES/PROSTITUTION?!?…show me. Please.
3. Darcy ALSO wrote: “Some people will fight this and say it is wrong, yet fight for homosexual marriage or some other perverted thing. Though many would lie and say they are not liberal, most of them that want to tell you what is right and what is wrong are liberals. They want to tell you how to live, what to think, and what you can and can’t do. Their minds are warped, and they will warp anything they can get their greasy hands on.”
…Let me re-iterate, I’m a Mid-American, Mid-Thirties, Married, Christian, Mother of one son. I am ALSO a REPUBLICAN, not a LIBERAL, (but I like Obama). I believe in the BIBLE. I believe MAIL-ORDER-BRIDES are SINNING. I also believe Homosexuals are sinning. That being said, I ALSO believe that it is not my responsibility to JUDGE the sinner, just to RECOGNIZE the sin, turn away from it and PRAY for the sinner! I will pray for you, when I pray for all the MOB’s and homosexuals out there! God Bless!…now get to READING!!
It’s the poor un-educated Filipinos like you that make the rest of Filipinos look STUPID! You talk so much CRAP about America, yet I’VE NEVER seen OR heard of the Phillipines Denying ANY AID from AMERICA! Why should America bail out other countries in financial hardship, unless we’ve somehow contributed to it?! America is in economic trouble right now because of all the ILLEGAL aliens (most being Mexican), never the less…WHAT COUNTRY has offered to BAIL US OUT?!…Still waiting…
LOL… Here we go again
First, who in the hell said that it was alright to sell Filipina’s? Or use Filipina’s for prostitution? Again, some fools put up stupid statements (strawman) and then run in on their white horse and rescue the poor damsels in distress. NOT!
Listen Fish-Eyed Fool, I am sorry I offended you, but please deal with what I talk about and stop making up some baloney.
Alright, I am sorry that I made you mad about the gay comment. You don’t have to lie about being married or a Christian Zealot. You can be honestly gay. Don’t be ashamned of it. Stop living a lie. I won’t stop you. Do you have a gay avatar?
As for you being a Biblically Educated. Yeah, and I’m the Pope.
You are a typical liberal who is highly offended because I say that homosexuality is wrong. Stop having a hissy fit, and please stop your tantrum. Acting-Up will not help you.
Liberals, like the ones above, believe that if you look for a woman who believes in traditional marriage, or God, or a woman who respects her would-be husband, then you are: Evil! You should be drawn, and quatered. You should have your eyes gouged out, and have all of your limbs torn off. And I do mean “All” of them. You are the spawn of satan, and deserve to be lowered into the darkest regions of hell, where there will be weeping and knashing of teeth for all eternity. You have committed the unpardonable sin, and pain and misery will be you destiny forever and a day. Torment and wrath will never leave your side. I could go on, but why? They are only saying amen to the forementioned paragraph
Since God is highly offensive to my liberal friends, I will leave you with this:
Live long and prosper. And, May the force be with you.
Darcy, you little flat faced, 4ft. tall monkey…at least we know that YOU know A LOT about TORTURE, maybe because YOU are a TORTURED soul…or maybe just from looking in the mirror! LOL! Well, IF you are a man, that could be why your women RUN to AMERICAN MEN!!…BECAUSE Filipinos treat their women like S**T…(and you are KNOWN for having TINY penises)! Sorry Mongo, TRUTH HURTS doesn’t it?
FYI…I went to FOOTHILL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL, in Glendora, Ca. I graduated from WESTERN CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL in Covina, Ca., and then got my MASTER DEGREE in Humanities from AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY (that’s also a PRIVATE, CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY). THANK YOU VERY MUCH! “Fish eyes”?…You’ve NEVER seen me. But if you did I know your greasy, short, flat-faced, fish-smelling ass would be JEALOUS! Didn’t you read the part in the Bible where it says…judge not, lest YE BE JUDGED…How DARE you say what should, or shouldn’t happen to me, or that I’m the spawn of Satan…I TRULY feel sorry for you. I’m SURE God doesn’t appreciate YOU DECIDING what should become of ANY of His children! As a matter of fact, the Bible says, “Any man who offends one of my little ones, is better to have a milestone tied around his neck and thrown into the depths of the ocean. That’s God’s judgement, not mine and He is the ONLY one who will decide how to deal with you, and EVERYONE for that matter! You are an un-educated amoeba. I’m sure God appreciates you TRYING to TAKE HIS job and pass judgement on other people. Stop PLAYING God and PLEASE stop PRETENDING to be a MAN! I bet you are a FLAT-CHESTED, UGLY Filipina (built like a 13 yr old boy~MOST of them ARE) with BLACK stretch marks all over your backside from all of the kids you’ve had…STOP POLLUTING THE GENE-POOL! PLEASE! Stop being JEALOUS of Americans (especially women), and for the love of God, PLEASE, PLEASE DON’T REPRODUCE…You are POLLUTING the GENE-POOL!! I bet A LONG time ago, your parents adopted a Black Labrador (or German Shephard) and it got on top of your mom, and POOF…OUT YOU CAME!! Oh YEAH…get some soap (if you can afford it) and wash your ass/face (same thing)…you know you smell like FISH and ROTTEN DUCK FETUS (or PISH and rotten duck PETUS, however you say it)! You ARE what you EAT!! LOL
P.S…Your posts are pathetic, stop EMBARASSING yourself…you’re making this WAY too EASY for me!!..It’s like slapping a guy in a wheelchair, there’s no challenge or satisfaction in it AT ALL!
Darcy, you little flat faced, 4ft. tall monkey…at least we know that YOU know A LOT about TORTURE, maybe because YOU are a TORTURED soul…or maybe just from looking in the mirror! LOL! Well, IF you are a man, that could be why your women RUN to AMERICAN MEN!!…BECAUSE Filipinos treat their women like S**T…(and you are KNOWN for having TINY penises)! Sorry Mongo, TRUTH HURTS doesn’t it?
FYI…I went to FOOTHILL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL, in Glendora, Ca. I graduated from WESTERN CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL in Covina, Ca., and then got my MASTER DEGREE in Humanities from AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY (that’s also a PRIVATE, CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY). THANK YOU VERY MUCH! “Fish eyes”?…You’ve NEVER seen me. But if you did I know your greasy, short, flat-faced, fish-smelling ass would be JEALOUS! Didn’t you read the part in the Bible where it says…judge not, lest YE BE JUDGED…How DARE you say what should, or shouldn’t happen to me, or that I’m the spawn of Satan…I TRULY feel sorry for you. I’m SURE God doesn’t appreciate YOU DECIDING what should become of ANY of His children! As a matter of fact, the Bible says, “Any man who offends one of my little ones, is better to have a milestone tied around his neck and thrown into the depths of the ocean. That’s God’s judgement, not mine and He is the ONLY one who will decide how to deal with you, and EVERYONE for that matter! You are an un-educated amoeba. I’m sure God appreciates you TRYING to TAKE HIS job and pass judgement on other people. Stop PLAYING God and PLEASE stop PRETENDING to be a MAN! I bet you are a FLAT-CHESTED, UGLY Filipina (built like a 13 yr old boy~MOST of them ARE) with BLACK stretch marks all over your backside from all of the kids you’ve had…STOP POLLUTING THE GENE-POOL! PLEASE! Stop being JEALOUS of Americans (especially women), and for the love of God, PLEASE, PLEASE DON’T REPRODUCE…You are POLLUTING the GENE-POOL!! I bet A LONG time ago, your parents adopted a Black Labrador (or German Shephard) and it got on top of your mom, and POOF…OUT YOU CAME!! Oh YEAH…get some soap (if you can afford it) and wash your ass/face (same thing)…you know you smell like FISH and ROTTEN DUCK FETUS (or PISH and rotten duck PETUS, however you say it)! You ARE what you EAT!! LOL
P.S…Your posts are pathetic, stop EMBARASSING yourself…you’re making this WAY too EASY for me!!..It’s like slapping a guy in a wheelchair, there’s no challenge or satisfaction in it AT ALL! Oh Yeah, I looked this one up JUST FOR YOU: Pu Tang an ama!
Mr. Annony-mouse,
First of all thank you for sharing your resume. I was surely impressed by your edumacation. It is obvious that your mind is an incredible latrine, and liberal minded people with big bladders relieve themselves often in it.
Just trying to read your childish rant was no small chore, and getting to the end of your words reminded me of the feeling I got when I downed a small pack of ex-lax. Yes, so relieved.
Next, do you know what a hypocrite is? Probably not my friend, so let me edumacate you a tad bit. You are a hypocrite. Why? Because you lecture me about the evils of judging, and you judge me. Yes, you are a knucklehead, a fish-eyed fool, a colon cleansing jock, and a hypocrite. Yet, I still think there is hope for you, whereas for others I may have given up. My hope? I hope you shut the hell up.
Now, as for your nasty comments about Filipina’s… well, I am glad that some of them can see the hatred that people such as yourself feel about them. They can read the thoughts that come from your heart, for you put them up for everyone to see. Yes, you are a typical liberal, who wants to tell people from other countries how to live their lives, because yours is so pathetic. You are the typical vomit that is becoming all too common in America. I have more respect for the toilet paper I used last night after I done a number two, than you… and those taco’s were torturous. I ordered 6 volcano taco’s and added hot sauce on them.
Now to my beautiful filipina’s, and the one that I will marry in the future, I have this to say: do not let turds like the one above bother you. Feel sorry for them, but don’t hate them, for they are to be pitied for their pathetic sorry ass life they are living. Have you ever passed a dog that was barking at you behind a gate. The dog was going crazy, but it didn’t matter. He was behind a gate, and could do no harm except bark. Well, idiots like the fool above is like that dog. They bark, and bark, but nothing ever happens, except that you get to witness how wicked they really are. Again, feel sorry for the guy. Yes, he’s the lowest of weasels, and what an absolute loser he must be to spew such hatred against you, especially on this webpage. I vote we spay and neuter is sorry ass. And if he behaves after being spayed and neutered, we will give him a treat and pay for his next colon cleanser appointment.
What do you think?
Mr. Annony-mouse,
First of all thank you for sharing your resume. I was surely impressed by your edumacation. It is obvious that your mind is an incredible latrine, and liberal minded people with big bladders relieve themselves often in it.
Just trying to read your childish rant was no small chore, and getting to the end of your words reminded me of the feeling I got when I downed a small pack of ex-lax. Yes, so relieved.
Next, do you know what a hypocrite is? Probably not my friend, so let me edumacate you a tad bit. You are a hypocrite. Why? Because you lecture me about the evils of judging, and you judge me. Yes, you are a knucklehead, a fish-eyed fool, a colon cleansing jock, and a hypocrite. Yet, I still think there is hope for you, whereas for others I may have given up. My hope? I hope you shut the hell up.
Now, as for your nasty comments about Filipina’s… well, I am glad that some of them can see the hatred that people such as yourself feel about them. They can read the thoughts that come from your heart, for you put them up for everyone to see. Yes, you are a typical liberal, who wants to tell people from other countries how to live their lives, because yours is so pathetic. You are the typical vomit that is becoming all too common in America. I have more respect for the toilet paper I used last night after I done a number two, than you… and those taco’s were torturous. I ordered 6 volcano taco’s and added hot sauce on them.
Now to my beautiful filipina’s, and the one that I will marry in the future, I have this to say: do not let turds like the one above bother you. Feel sorry for them, but don’t hate them, for they are to be pitied for their pathetic sorry ass life they are living. Have you ever passed a dog that was barking at you behind a gate. The dog was going crazy, but it didn’t matter. He was behind a gate, and could do no harm except bark. Well, idiots like the fool above is like that dog. They bark, and bark, but nothing ever happens, except that you get to witness how wicked they really are. Again, feel sorry for the guy. Yes, he’s the lowest of weasels, and what an absolute loser he must be to spew such hatred against you, especially on this webpage. I vote we spay and neuter is sorry ass. And if he behaves after being spayed and neutered, we will give him a treat and pay for his next colon cleanser appointment.
What do you think?
IF you ARE a man “DARCY” (VERY masculine name!), you’re just angry that MOST of your women are FALLING OVER THEMSELVES, doing FREAKIN CARTWHEELS, just to be with an AMERICAN MAN! I KNOW this PISSES YOU OFF…IF YOU ARE a Filipino MAN. Maybe if you wern’t KNOWN, UNIVERSALLY for treating your WOMEN LIKE SH*T, they wouldn’t be RUNNING to AMERICAN MEN! There are DOZENS of web-sites FILLED with FILIPINAS talking about how BAD the Filipino MEN TREAT THEM. STOP BEATING YOUR WOMEN! STOP being JEALOUS!!! Although I have to admit, most of your posts sound like YOU ARE PROBABLY A MAIL ORDER BRIDE / PROSTITUTE, just in here TRYING to JUSTIFY your actions by constantly referring to “love” and “traditional values”….Now, IF you REALLY ARE a Filipino MAN, than don’t you have somewhere you need to BEAT?!…
“someone”…like your “future” wife
I have read with some chagrin the comments of adults posted here that are so funny, in a sad way. The most vociferous are from those who wish to control the lives of other adults and the frustration if their impotence is evident. I stumbled on this blog while having a sense of gratitude for my wife, a twenty something woman from Surigao del Sur, Philippines. I was about 44 when we met there. I wonder how many more middle aged American men like me have experienced the difficulty of dating in USA in an effort to find a compatible loving woman to marry with the intent to have children. There are biological facts to contend with: females past a certain age cannot bare children. Looking overseas was my last option and given the high family values in that country and the fact that more often than not young people seek lives outside the Philippines, it was an easy choice to look there. We have a gorgeous 1 1/2 year old daughter…a symbol of our successful bond.
most of the American man who come to the Philippines are old man who cant have an American woman to be with them when they get old… so they come to the Philippines and get a high school graduate young woman, promised her everything just to have someone to take care of him when he gets old…
“i have an American friend who said that he just come to the Philippines and get a woman to be with him cause he is afraid of being in the home for the aged”
hey hey hey. i accidentally opened this website and got interested so i’ve read your comments as well as darcy’s. i dont agree with filipina mail order bride as well because it’s like selling girls to foreigner but dont say mean things about us. Not all of us are like that and you dont have an idea why they did such things. so dont keep on criticizing filipina. i know you are educated so please use what you’ve learned properly.
please dont say anything bad about filipina. I know it’s not right to be a Filipina Mail Order Bride. But they have their reason why they did such thing so please let’s not judge them. who’s person would marry a man they dont know???. I wont do that and neither others i believe. It’s very risky and takes a lot of guts to do that.
Politicians themselves abused their power by having girlfriends on the sides and many times over publicly displayed their girlfriends to their wives. I agree with Mike. Women in general once they show their vulnerability they can be easily manipulated and abused whether they are married to foreigners or locals.
Philippine politicians should start applying their so called values for their women . They are a bunch of hoodlums and adulterers themselves and besides they really don’t care about their people. They only care about their immediate families, and pockets. These Filipinas help feed their families by sending hard earned dollars humbling themselves because their government does not care a damn about their welfare. They only pretend to especially if election time is looming. Besides those remittances helped feeding the government a lot. Can the Philippine government find everyone a work? If so, then a lot of its good educated people won’t leave the country.Hypocrites!
As Mike say Globalization is here to stay. These women are taking fate at their own hands not waiting for the divine intervention to have their wishes come true. And if you are in a starving third world corrupt countries might as well take the risk. Why not? What’s wrong with marrying foreigners? Marriage or relationship in general is a risk anyway, even with it the local boyfriend or girlfriend! Some politicians just want to be self important and self-righteous! and pretends they care.What a scambug.
I think that a few of those who posted here have gone a bit off track with what they have written. This topic was supposed to show that the Philippines (as in the government) has tried to stop possible illegal trafficking of women through mail order bride sites. However, as with several of the laws in the Philippines, there are still loopholes that surround it which make it possible for such websites to exist.
Now, as for Darcy’s comments, I see his point. There is nothing wrong with two people consenting into having a relationship as long as there is no money exchanged in order for that relationship to take place. Also, I acknowledge that there are Filipinas who use the internet to find a potential husband who will allow her to leave the Philippines in the hope of a better life abroad. This may sound “desperate” to some Westerners, but as long as she doesn’t just use her husband as a cash machine (or some sort of Western Union money transfer) or a sperm donor and also gives what she takes in the relationship (not just the emotional/physical aspect but the practical aspect too) then what is wrong with that? I have a niggling feeling that at this point, the person who keeps on interjecting and insulting Darcy’s comments might attack me too and say that maybe I am a flat-faced 4 foot tall monkey, and maybe a Filipino too, since I am somehow agreeing with Darcy’s comments. Yes, I am Filipino, no, I am not four feet tall and I am not a monkey (monkeys, even though they haven’t sent their own kind to the moon or discovered penicillin, are better than humans in terms of treating their kind), and like most of you here, I don’t agree with human trafficking. I also acknowledge that there are some dishonest Filipinas who use these sites in order to take advantage of men who express interest in them. I have been living with my family in the UK for 8 years now and I work part-time in order to support my postgraduate studies, and there is this gentleman at work who has told me that he had a bad experience with a Filipina who just kept on asking him to send her money but was never actually interested in him. The best advice I could give him? It wasn’t, “no, don’t ever go to those sites again!”, but “as soon as they start asking for money, then you’ll know that they’re only after one thing and it’s not your nice eyes or soft voice”.
For the Filipinos out there who have read this string of comments on this post, please don’t be tempted to hit back by saying negative things. Yes, the core Filipino values has ills of its own like colonial and crab mentality, but we’re also one of the most resilient people in the world. Yes, the Philippines receives a lot of foreign aid from the US, unfortunately, I bet that most of this doesn’t even reach the families that struggle to feed themselves due to the chronic corruption in the government. Maybe, just maybe, the reason why some Filipinas choose to become a mail order bride is because she doesn’t see any hope in getting a better life if she just waited for something to happen to her. This however, doesn’t justify in her (or any woman from any country) being abused, or to abuse the person who thought would love him.
As for the person who left quite nasty comments, please don’t stereotype. I admire you for sticking with your guns, but please, don’t be so closed-minded. Like with everything else, you get good ones and get bad ones. Also, please bear in mind that what you’ve said about Filipinos that reproduce are polluting the gene-pool…I believe that a man with a funny looking moustache had that idea in his head more than half a century ago, and that has led to the Holocaust. I am not saying you are equivalent to him, but if you are saying that you’re a Christian, then a lot of those comments are certainly ones that Jesus wouldn’t say.
Let’s all learn to be open minded and respect each other while having opinions of our own. And smile, you’ll always get a smile back!
erm…and the economic crisis at the moment is not just in America, it’s in most of the developed countries. although most, if not all are out of recession now, so wahey! fingers crossed that we don’t go into a double dip….and spend, spend spend!! although UK residents beware, consumer spending will increase inflation again (we’re already at 3.9%!!! 1.9% above the target rate!) and given the teensy weensy interest rates that we’re getting on our savings, it’s like being finding yourself in between the devil and the deep blue sea! how do i know this??? i’m an economist
and the economic crisis wasn’t caused by illegal immigrants (we have yet to see one that is caused by immigration, although i doubt there will ever be one…immigration displaces job, not cause an economic crisis!), it was because of the risk-loving attitudes of our bankers that ****ed us up! please, please people! inform yourselves!
shame to filipino men who are lazy and often mistreats their wives… look at what the filipina’s of our our country are doing now
I read alot of the comments and after a few negative ones I had to stop and voice my opinion.
As a filipina american I take pride in both of my cultures and I see what goes on in both countries. My father came to the Philippines in 1985 working in the Air Force, he hired my mother as one of his maids. My father was well known in the Philippines as a weather man for the Air Force, my mother always knew she was going to marry him. He taught her English and everything. He was very accepting to my mother who already had a son she gave up for adoption. She gave up my older brother for adoption because her family would disown her for having a child not being married, so she ran away. When my father heard about this he tried very hard to help my mother get him back but was un successful. They married and had me a year later.
My point is there are good American men, I’ve met some crazy Filipinas in my lifetime. From what I know and stories I’ve heard from my mother as well as other Filipinas, alot of the Filipino men are very very abusive. Beating their wife, children, I’ve even heard of fathers having too many children and not being able to take care of them so they will sell their own children to human trafficking. I grew up with my mother telling me to never date or marry a Filipino man.
I believe that a filipina will find love else where. I see nothing wrong with these dating sites that are doing background checks, and refusing those who don’t pass these background checks. They are not selling women, and if they are then it’s considered human trafficking. These dating agencies charge nothing for a profile, they only charge to translate, or send flowers or like a travel agency.
They do not sell women!
What’s the difference from a filipina dating a man who’s older then her, in America you see that every day.
I think it’s wrong for the Philippine government to consider this as a law when they need to concentrate more on the abuse, human trafficking, economy, education, kidnapping, terrorist, etc in their country!