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    Ra 6955

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    This document is a Republic Act from the Philippines that declares unlawful the practice of matching Filipino women for marriage to foreign nationals on a mail order basis or through similar means. It aims to protect Filipino women from being exploited. The Act prohibits establishing businesses for this purpose, advertising such services, recruiting women to join matching clubs, and using mail services to promote mail order brides. Violators face 6-8 years imprisonment and fines from 8,000 to 20,000 pesos. Foreign offenders will also be deported after serving their sentence. The Act does not restrict freedom of speech or association for lawful purposes.

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    This document is a Republic Act from the Philippines that declares unlawful the practice of matching Filipino women for marriage to foreign nationals on a mail order basis or through similar means. It aims to protect Filipino women from being exploited. The Act prohibits establishing businesses for this purpose, advertising such services, recruiting women to join matching clubs, and using mail services to promote mail order brides. Violators face 6-8 years imprisonment and fines from 8,000 to 20,000 pesos. Foreign offenders will also be deported after serving their sentence. The Act does not restrict freedom of speech or association for lawful purposes.

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    This document is a Republic Act from the Philippines that declares unlawful the practice of matching Filipino women for marriage to foreign nationals on a mail order basis or through similar means. It aims to protect Filipino women from being exploited. The Act prohibits establishing businesses for this purpose, advertising such services, recruiting women to join matching clubs, and using mail services to promote mail order brides. Violators face 6-8 years imprisonment and fines from 8,000 to 20,000 pesos. Foreign offenders will also be deported after serving their sentence. The Act does not restrict freedom of speech or association for lawful purposes.

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    Republic of the Philippines

    Congress of the Philippines


    Metro Manila

    Eighth Congress

    Republic Act No. 6955 June 13, 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 Philippines 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.

    Section 2. Pursuant thereto, it is 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
    through 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 subparagraph;

    (3) To solicit, enlist or in any manner attract or induce 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) To use the postal service to promote the prohibited acts in subparagraph 1
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    (b) For the manager or officer-in-charge or advertising manager of 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 prohibited in the
    preceding paragraph.
    Section 3. In case of violation of this Act by an association, club, partnership, corporation, or any
    other entity, the incumbent officers thereof who have knowingly participated in the violation of this
    Act shall be held liable.
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    Section 4. Any person found guilty by the court to have violated any of the acts herein prohibited
    shall suffer an imprisonment of not less than six (6) years and one (1) day but not more than eight
    (8) years, and a fine of not less than Eight thousand pesos (P8,000) but not more than Twenty
    thousand pesos (P20,000): Provided, That if the offender is a foreigner, he shall be immediately
    deported and barred forever from entering the country after serving his sentence and payment of
    fine.

    Section 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.

    Section 6. All laws, decrees, orders, instructions, rules and regulations, or parts thereof inconsistent
    with this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

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

    Approved: June 13, 1990

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