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    This document is the Republic Act No 6955, also known as the Anti-Mail Order Bride Law of 1990. The law declares it unlawful to match Filipino women for marriage to foreign nationals on a mail order basis or through similar practices. It also prohibits the advertisement or promotion of such activities. Violations of the law are punishable by imprisonment of 6 to 8 years and a fine, and foreign offenders will be deported after serving their sentence. The goal of the law is to protect Filipino women from exploitation and ensure their dignity and standard of living.

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    This document is the Republic Act No 6955, also known as the Anti-Mail Order Bride Law of 1990. The law declares it unlawful to match Filipino women for marriage to foreign nationals on a mail order basis or through similar practices. It also prohibits the advertisement or promotion of such activities. Violations of the law are punishable by imprisonment of 6 to 8 years and a fine, and foreign offenders will be deported after serving their sentence. The goal of the law is to protect Filipino women from exploitation and ensure their dignity and standard of living.

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    This document is the Republic Act No 6955, also known as the Anti-Mail Order Bride Law of 1990. The law declares it unlawful to match Filipino women for marriage to foreign nationals on a mail order basis or through similar practices. It also prohibits the advertisement or promotion of such activities. Violations of the law are punishable by imprisonment of 6 to 8 years and a fine, and foreign offenders will be deported after serving their sentence. The goal of the law is to protect Filipino women from exploitation and ensure their dignity and standard of living.

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    Anti Mail Order Bride Law of 1990

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    This document is the Republic Act No 6955, also known as the Anti-Mail Order Bride Law of 1990. The law declares it unlawful to match Filipino women for marriage to foreign nationals on a mail order basis or through similar practices. It also prohibits the advertisement or promotion of such activities. Violations of the law are punishable by imprisonment of 6 to 8 years and a fine, and foreign offenders will be deported after serving their sentence. The goal of the law is to protect Filipino women from exploitation and ensure their dignity and standard of living.

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    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 prohibited in the preceding
    paragraph.
    SEC 3 In case of violation of this Act by an association, club,
    partnership, corporation or any other entity, the incumbent officers
    thereof or have knowingly participated in the violation of this Act shall
    be held liable.
    SEC 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 (P8000) but not
    more than Twenty thousand pesos (20000): Provided that if the
    offender is a foreigner, he shall immediately be deported and barred
    forever from entering the country after serving his sentence and
    payment of fine.
    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.
    SEC 6 All laws decree the orders instructions, rules and regulations,
    or parts thereof inconsistent with this Act are thereby repealed or
    modified accordingly.
    SEC 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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