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REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10906 Anti-Mail Order Spouse Act AN ACT PROVIDING STRONGER MEASURES AGAINST UNLAWFUL PRACTICES, BUSINESSES, AND SCHEMES OF MATCHING AND OFFERING FILIPINOS FOR FOREIGN NATIONALS FOR PURPOSES OF MARRIAGE OR COMMON LAW PARTNERSHIP, REPEALING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6955, ALSO REFERRED AS THE “ANTI-MAIL ORDER BRIDE LAW”

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Definitions  Mail Order Spouse - a person listed in print and online

catalogues and is selected by a foreigner for marriage  Marriage Matching/ Mail Order Sites - online match-

making agencies that offer names and addresses of prospective spouse for a fee and arranges “show-up” tours

Sec. 3 - Prohibited Acts It shall be unlawful for any person, whether natural or juridical, to commit, directly or indirectly, any of the following acts:

a) Engage in any business or scheme for money, profit, material, or economic or other consideration which has for its purpose the matching or offering of a Filipino to a foreign national for marriage or common law partnership on a mail-order basis or through personal introduction, email, or websites on the internet. REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10906 Anti-Mail Order Spouse Act

b) Exhibit, , publish, print or distribute, or cause the exhibition, ment, publication, printing, or distribution of brochures, flyers, or propaganda materials which are calculated to promote the prohibited acts in the preceding paragraph, or to post, , or such materials through websites on the internet;

Sec. 3 - Prohibited Acts

c) Solicit, enlist or in any manner, attract or induce any Filipino to become a member in any club or association whose objective is to match Filipino nationals to foreign nationals for the purpose of marriage or common law partnership for a fee; and d) To use the postal service or any website on the internet to promote the prohibited acts under this section.

Sec. 3 - Prohibited Acts

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Penalties PERSONS LIABLE

IMPRISONMENT

FINE

Persons found guilty for violating Section 3 and those who will abet or cooperate

15 years

500, 000.00PhP – 1M

Syndicate or when committed on Large Scale

20 years

2M – 5M

Accessories

10 years

100, 000.00PhP 500, 000.00PhP

Corporation, Partnership, Association, Club, Establishment, or any Juridical Person*

*penalty shall be imposed upon the owner, president, partner, manager, or any responsible officer who participated in the commission of the prohibited acts or who shall have knowingly permitted or failed to prevent its commission

Penalties PERSONS LIABLE

PENALTY

Foreigners

Deportation after serving the sentence and payment of fine and will be barred permanently from entering the country

Advertising Agency, Newspaper, and Magazine Publisher, Television or Radio Station, Internet Websites, or other Entities

Suspension or revocation of license or permit to operate in the PH

Section 6 – Mandatory Programs • Preventive, Protective and Rehabilitative programs for

victims to be carried out by: 1) DFA 2) DOLE 3) DSWD 4) DOJ 5) PCW 6) CFO

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10906 Anti-Mail Order Spouse Act

Section 7 - Venue A criminal action arising from the violation of this Act shall be filed in the place where the offense was committed, where any of its elements occurred, or where the victim actually resides. The court where the criminal action is first filed shall acquire jurisdiction to the exclusion of other courts.

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10906 Anti-Mail Order Spouse Act

References: Alex Tizon, Death Of A Dreamer -- Susana Remerata Blackwell 1969 to 1995, The Seattle Times, April 21, 1996, available at http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/ archive/?date=19960421&slug=2325181 last accessed May 1, 2017). Timothy Egan, Mail-Order Marriage, Immigrant Dreams and Death, The New York Times, May 26, 1996, available at http://www.nytimes.com/1996/05/26/world/mail-order-marriage-immigrant-dreams-and-death.html (last accessed May 1, 2017). Mail Order Brides, The Manila Times, January 26, 2015, available at http://www.manilatimes.net/male-orderbrides/158083/ (last accessed May 1, 2017). Carmela Fonbuena, Out-Sourcing the Wife, ABS-CBN News, September 15, 2009, available at http://news.abscbn.com/special-report/09/14/09/out-sourcing-wife (last accessed May 1, 2017). Carmela Fonbuena, Out-Sourcing the Wife: Dreams turned Sour, ABS-CBN News, September 17, 2009, available at http://news.abs-cbn.com/special-report/09/17/09/out-sourcing-wife-dreams-turned-sour (last accessed May 1, 2017). Republic Act No. 6955 - Anti-Mail Order Bride Act, June 13, 1990. Republic Act No. 10906 - Anti-Mail Order Spouse Act, July 21, 2016.

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