SEC 7 This Act shall take effect upon its publication for two (2) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation.

Also wondering about the consitutional rights of Filipina in regard to seeking a partner online? Are Filipina allowed to meet other people from around world and establish relationships of their own free will.

SEC 5 Nothing in this act shall be interpreted as a restriction on the freedom of speech and of association for purposes not contrary to law as guaranteed by the Constitution.

And in this section, the reference to “For a Fee” seems to be an argument that could be employed by social networkig sites, like myspace and friendster and other such sites who do not charge a fee.

(3) To solicit, enlist or in any manner attract or introduce any Filipino woman to become a member in any club or association whose objective is to match women for marriage to foreign nationals either on a mail order basis or through personal introduction for a fee.

Does anybody here know a legal practitioner to shed a little light on the interpretation of this act?

Sincerely curious

Alan

In case you can’t go to her blog directly, here’s the entry: http://www.happyslip.com/2008/06/07/myspace-account-deleted/

And Christine’s original post about the Google Ads on her MySpace account: http://www.happyslip.com/2008/04/15/you-can-help-with-a-comment/