RA.6955
Republic Act No 6955 – ANTI- MAIL ORDER BRIDE LAW OF 1990
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
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
Philippine in Congress assembled:
SECTION 1 It is the policy of the state to ensure and guarantee the enjoyment of the people of a decent standard of living. Towards this end the State shall take measures to protect Filipino women from being exploited in utter disregard of human dignity in their pursuit of economic upliftment.
SEC 2. Pursuant thereto it hereby declared unlawful:
(a) For a person natural or juridical, association, club or any other entity to commit directly or indirectly any of the following acts:
(1) To establish or carry on a business which has for its purpose the matching of Filipino women for marriage to foreign nationals either on a mail order basis or personal introduction;
(2) To advertise, publish, print or distribute or cause the advertisement, publication, printing or distribution of any brochure, flier or any propaganda material calculated to promote the prohibited acts in the preceding sub paragraph:
(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
(4) A To use the postal service to promote the prohibited acts in subparagraph 1 hereof.
(b) For the manager or officer in charge or advertising manager or any newspaper, magazine, television or radio station, or other media, or of an advertising agency, printing company or other similar entities to knowingly allow, or consent to the acts
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
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
Philippine in Congress assembled:
SECTION 1 It is the policy of the state to ensure and guarantee the enjoyment of the people of a decent standard of living. Towards this end the State shall take measures to protect Filipino women from being exploited in utter disregard of human dignity in their pursuit of economic upliftment.
SEC 2. Pursuant thereto it hereby declared unlawful:
(a) For a person natural or juridical, association, club or any other entity to commit directly or indirectly any of the following acts:
(1) To establish or carry on a business which has for its purpose the matching of Filipino women for marriage to foreign nationals either on a mail order basis or personal introduction;
(2) To advertise, publish, print or distribute or cause the advertisement, publication, printing or distribution of any brochure, flier or any propaganda material calculated to promote the prohibited acts in the preceding sub paragraph:
(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
(4) A To use the postal service to promote the prohibited acts in subparagraph 1 hereof.
(b) For the manager or officer in charge or advertising manager or any newspaper, magazine, television or radio station, or other media, or of an advertising agency, printing company or other similar entities to knowingly allow, or consent to the acts