Marrying a Filipina? It's about to get tougher

[lhorenzoo]

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Marrying a Filipina? It's about to get tougher


Non-Filipinos may soon need to prove their capacity to support their Filipina bride


Manila: For non-Filipino men, marrying a Filipina may be about to get tougher.

If you're a foreigner planning on tying the knot with a Filipina sweetheart, you will soon need to prove your capacity to support your bride - if Philippine Congress gets its way.

A new legislation passed on second reading in the House of Representatives on Wednesday mandating additional requirements for male foreigners to want to marry Filipinas.

“The bill shall protect Filipino women against exploitation of foreigners who marry without evident means to support a family,” Pangasinan Rep. Marlyn Primicias-Agabas, who chairs the committee, was quoted in a Philippine Star report.

The House Committee on Revision of Laws pushed for House Bill 4828, which substituted House Bill 2387 authored by Cebu Rep. Gwendolyn Garcia.


Garcia earlier said some of the foreigners landing in the Philippines to marry Filipino women turn out to be vagabonds or social and moral derelicts in their own country.

“(For some) the real motive for marriage is only to take advantage and exploit our women by making them work for the family and worse, by sending them to prostitution and other degrading and dehumanising occupations,” she said.

“The exploitation of our Filipino women, through the so-called mail-order or pen-pal, Facebook and other internet-made marriages, has not only caused untold misery and suffering to our Filipino women but it has also brought dishonour and disgrace to the Filipino womanhood,” Garcia added.

Under the measure, the prospective foreign husband will be required to produce a certificate of good moral character and a certificate that he has a gainful trade, business, employment or other lawful source of income to be issued by his country’s diplomatic or consular official, in addition to the usual certificate of legal capacity.


The measure amends Article 21 of Executive Order 209, otherwise known as the Family Code.

Philippine Congress is comprised of the 24-member uppper house (Senate) and the 292-member lower house (House of Representatives)

In a Yahoo post, "Cyra" explained why some Filipinas marry foreigners. The post said: "I'm a Filipina married to a foreigner and we live in the Philippines. This (question) is something that has no easy answer and can't be generalised. In my case, we get along very well and have similar values and background."

See the proposed laws here.

Marrying a Filipina? It's about to get tougher | GulfNews.com
mura muagree ko ani kay naay sense nga balaod . how about you istoryans ? whats your take on this ?

[Istudyante-Ni-Pikoy]

Yeah I am agree with this too kay pra ma control pd ang trafficking. Pasaad na alagaon didto pero inag abot diay sa U.S kay ma perti diay kulata, maylang sa sugod. hehe
Bitaw kay pra pd dili bati tanawun sa mga other countries why most pinays choose foreigners than locals. In the end ma hurot na jd atung lahi ani ug pagka true Pinos kn puros na sagol2x atung mga dugo. ^__^
Hibong lang ta nganu naay puti na pinoy ug lagom na pinoy, or usahay Black Filipino or white Filipino. hehehe
Mura nata U.S ani, naa na gani tay Chinese Filipino samotan pa jd ug sagolan ug lahi dugo.

[alwaysdrunk]

me too.. I am agree....

[The_JACKAL]

Looy kau mga pinay sauna kay mahug sa "Mail-ordered bride" maau ni nga balaod hopefully ma approve na ni

[lhorenzoo]

​i hope boss jack na madayon na gyud og maimplement as soon as possible , this was passed on second reading naman

[<SMILE>]

Garcia earlier said some of the foreigners landing in the Philippines to marry Filipino women turn out to be vagabonds or social and moral derelicts in their own country.

“(For some) the real motive for marriage is only to take advantage and exploit our women by making them work for the family and worse, by sending them to prostitution and other degrading and dehumanising occupations,” she said

A very sound reason to pass the law,
this will heighten the degree of value towards our Filipino dame.
Through this law, our lawmakers are manifesting to the world the highest regard we have with our women and gestured in protecting them.

[cliff_drew]

This bill is only as good if our Filipino women will:

- be living on a certain country which also have laws that protects women.
> These laws should also be additional requirements especially to countries with most reported violence/abuses
- be strong and prepared enough to face legal battles.
> Most of them keep mum on the abuses and prefer not to file lawsuit against their husband especially due to financial constraint

[MeMing]

gamit kaayo ni kay atong mga illiterate pinays tawn basta puti, aw kwartahan dayon mahuna2an.

gamay ra ani nila nakahibaw nga mao ganing manganhi sila kay ilang mga pension o kita dili sila mabuhi sa ilang mga nasud tawn.

nag survey ko ani sauna sa livingincebuforums kasagaran nila nagpuyo below $1000/month sa ato.

[MollyMillions]

Wow survey gyud. Ikaw diai tuh. hahaha


ONT: This is a better way to see as well how serious both parties are in their commitment =) Good luck with implementation.

gamit kaayo ni kay atong mga illiterate pinays tawn basta puti, aw kwartahan dayon mahuna2an.

gamay ra ani nila nakahibaw nga mao ganing manganhi sila kay ilang mga pension o kita dili sila mabuhi sa ilang mga nasud tawn.

nag survey ko ani sauna sa livingincebuforums kasagaran nila nagpuyo below $1000/month sa ato.

[Alexdagritwaypantywaybrip]

Marrying a Filipina? It's about to get tougher


Non-Filipinos may soon need to prove their capacity to support their Filipina bride


Manila: For non-Filipino men, marrying a Filipina may be about to get tougher.

If you're a foreigner planning on tying the knot with a Filipina sweetheart, you will soon need to prove your capacity to support your bride - if Philippine Congress gets its way.

A new legislation passed on second reading in the House of Representatives on Wednesday mandating additional requirements for male foreigners to want to marry Filipinas.

“The bill shall protect Filipino women against exploitation of foreigners who marry without evident means to support a family,” Pangasinan Rep. Marlyn Primicias-Agabas, who chairs the committee, was quoted in a Philippine Star report.

The House Committee on Revision of Laws pushed for House Bill 4828, which substituted House Bill 2387 authored by Cebu Rep. Gwendolyn Garcia.


Garcia earlier said some of the foreigners landing in the Philippines to marry Filipino women turn out to be vagabonds or social and moral derelicts in their own country.

“(For some) the real motive for marriage is only to take advantage and exploit our women by making them work for the family and worse, by sending them to prostitution and other degrading and dehumanising occupations,” she said.

“The exploitation of our Filipino women, through the so-called mail-order or pen-pal, Facebook and other internet-made marriages, has not only caused untold misery and suffering to our Filipino women but it has also brought dishonour and disgrace to the Filipino womanhood,” Garcia added.

Under the measure, the prospective foreign husband will be required to produce a certificate of good moral character and a certificate that he has a gainful trade, business, employment or other lawful source of income to be issued by his country’s diplomatic or consular official, in addition to the usual certificate of legal capacity.


The measure amends Article 21 of Executive Order 209, otherwise known as the Family Code.

Philippine Congress is comprised of the 24-member uppper house (Senate) and the 292-member lower house (House of Representatives)

In a Yahoo post, "Cyra" explained why some Filipinas marry foreigners. The post said: "I'm a Filipina married to a foreigner and we live in the Philippines. This (question) is something that has no easy answer and can't be generalised. In my case, we get along very well and have similar values and background."

See the proposed laws here.

Marrying a Filipina? It's about to get tougher | GulfNews.com
mura muagree ko ani kay naay sense nga balaod . how about you istoryans ? whats your take on this ?

This law wont matter to filipinas nga kwarta tirada, bahalag ma kulatahon basta tagaag kwarta asta iyang pamilya

I know plenty of them