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2. Anti Mail-Order Spouse Act - Wikipedia

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   It replaced a 1990 law, the Anti Mail-Order Bride Law, enacted by the Congress of the Philippines as a result of stories in local media about Filipinas being abused by their foreign husbands. In practice, it was readily circumvented by basing matchmaking agencies outside the Philippines as no law prohibits their operation in destination ...

3. Cherry Blossoms (marriage agency) - Wikipedia

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   Cherry Blossoms is the oldest and one of the largest international social networking companies.It was established in 1974 as a catalog specializing in women from Asia. The agency printed catalogs of "personals" listings, selling addresses to customers who were then able to correspond directly with the women.

4. Mail-order bride - Wikipedia

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   After contacting a mail-order agency, the majority of Filipina mail-order brides met their husbands by attending "show-ups", a meeting in which a group of Filipina women are brought to meet a Korean man who is looking for a wife. At the show-up the Korean man picks a prospective wife from among the group, and in a matter of days they are married.

5. Human trafficking in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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   The Philippines Government first outlawed bride agencies in 1990 after being alarmed at reports of widespread abuse of Philippine women in other countries. [ 65 ] There have been 5,000 Filipina mail order brides entering the United States every year since 1986, a total of 55,000 as of 1997. [ 66 ]

6. A Foreign Affair (company) - Wikipedia

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   A 2011 The Today Show segment featured AFA and one of its founders in light of the mail-order bride industry's growth following the 2008 recession. The segment explored some common negative perceptions about the mail-order bride industry, including concerns that relationships precipitated by websites like AFA might not be completely equal; for ...

7. Marriage and wedding customs in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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   This is where the bride and groom dance to slow music while the guests pin money (notes) on the couple. [14] The monetary gift from the dance is a way to help the new couple get started with their married life. Tossing the bouquet is for the most part uncommon for the bride to do, though it is increasingly being observed by younger women.