RA 6955 Mail Order Brides
RA 6955 Mail Order Brides
A 6955
ACT AGAINST MAIL
ORDER BRIDES
BRIEF HISTORY
The Philippine congress enacted Republic Act
6955 or the Anti-Mail-Order Bride Law in 1990
as a result of stories that appeared in the local
press and media about Filipinas being abused
by their foreign husbands.
Before the passage of the law, the mailordered business was compared to
prostitutionwhere Filipino women are treated
as "mere commodities to be packaged and
mailed for the right price
STATE POLICY:
The
following
unlawful:
acts
are
EXAMPLE OF ADVERTISEMENTS
OFFERING MAIL ORDER BRIDES
MARRIAGE
BROKERAGE
SYSTEM
Marriage
brokerage services
focused primarily on providing
dating services between local
citizens or residents and foreign
nationals for a fee.
ACTUAL CASE
28 March 2014 that the Quezon City Regional Trial Court rendered its judgment
against two accused, Celia Rumusod Gorospe and Ginalyn Jaicten Inao and
found them guilty of violating Republic Act 6955. They were convicted for
matching, offering and contracting marriage between Filipinos and foreign
nationals for profit. Both were sentenced to imprisonment of six (6) years and
one day to eight (8) years and was fined ten thousand pesos (P10,000.00).
The case was handled and closely monitored by the CFO since May 2008 until
the promulgation of judgment on 25 March 2014. The CFO is a government
agency under the Office of the President which is mandated to promote and
uphold the interest of overseas Filipinos. One of its program provided under
the Philippine Passport Act and the Expanded Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act is
to conduct mandatory pre-departure guidance and counselling program to
Filipino spouses and other partners of foreign nationals.
RTC CASE.