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Your comments make waaaaaay too much sense. It seems to me the main reason for passing any law here is to add another layer of bureaucracy for anyone trying to get anything done. You can bet this also carries another "fee" that must be paid. Of course it will be a good political move because a nameless foreigner is being prevented from harming this poor person that requires the care and oversight of a loving and caring nanny state.

 

This is the only country I know of that has laws that are this stupid!

 

well said!

 

Why limit it to foreigners? Isn't a Filipina as bad of with a tuba drinking husband from the Philippines?

"motive for marriage is only to take advantage and exploit our women by making them work"
Yeah, because a Filipina princess is to precious to work
Gwen needs a reality check and see that in other countries in fact women do work.

 

WOW! I didn't know whether to laugh at this, applaud this, or simply shake my head.

If a man wants a wife - a loving life companion - that's one thing. If a man wants a woman to marry simply to be his personal cook and housekeeper - and to make sure he can "get a little" - well, isn't it cheaper in the end to pay for those "services"?

And if this new rule is applied to only foreigner men, why not apply this to all men? I know many women who had to work because their husband spent HIS work money on booze, drugs, gambling, etc. Good moral character? Holy Smokes! The kids really got the short end of the stick....

Perhaps my being a Western woman, my marital experience was a wonderful one, and I can't imagine my marrying for money or a meal ticket in exchange for my being obligated for these "services" of cook, cleaning woman, child bearer/breeder or "comfort lady". Surely foreign men who come to the Philippines to marry a local woman want more than just that little bit??? That law makes it sound like foreign guys only want to marry to enslave a local woman to them "till death do they part".

This whole law thing is hard to wrap my head around.

What's the real deal (reality) here fellas? Is this a problem so out of control in the Philippines that the gov't has to regulate the foreign male/Philippine woman marriage thing?

Are the Philippine males thinking they can't get a good woman because the foreign men take all the "good" ones?

What is this law really trying or wanting to fix???

V/R,
nwlivewire

 

Well it certainly lessens your chances of withholding finances you do not wish to disclose. If a Filipino was asked to do a means test to marry a Filipina I doubt if many would pass.

 

You are already showing signs of questionable mental health just by having an interest in getting married. Game over and you haven't even started.

I wonder what the standard is for showing that you can support a family. This being the Philippines, it probably shouldn't be more than like $200 / month.

 

My comment may be a bit controversial but here goes. Why don't you outlaw reproducing unless both parents have a "certificate of gainful trade, business, employment or other lawful source of income"?

This may well require the Philippines to expand its economy and create more, and better paying, jobs. The methods which they would need to utilize to do this may include either amending their constitution and allowing foreign ownership of property and / or businesses. The immediate effects of this would be wide spread and hard to predict for any except the luckiest of economists'.

 

We have to show that we can support a family, but it does not say how big the family can be, how many brothers n sisters we have to put through school ect . It may happen but i don't know of any expat that sends his wife to work to support him any way what she got in wages would not keep most in booze n smokes.One thing i do agree on some expats should not be here maybe the need to wake up and start screening them at the airport turn them back or better still or mark their passport so it reads no further extension after the 21 days has expired