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HEADLINES

Mail -order bride rescued

By J.Lo

“As per marriage certificate,  wedding was solemnized by  female preacher but in a wedding picture she presented that solemnizing officer appears to be  man,” Bureau of Immigration (BI)  immigration protection and border enforcement section said in its report rescued  suspected victim of  mail-order bride syndicate, targeting Filipinas sent to China under false pretenses.

BI’s officers intercepted  woman at  Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 on March 15, just before boarding  China Southern Airlines flight to Guangzhou, China.

 Woman  claimed to be joining her supposed spouse in China, presenting  marriage certificate from  purported civil wedding in Pasig City last January.

 Discrepancies  emerged in her documents, such as  officiator’s gender in the wedding photo, differing from  marriage certificate.

Confronted with inconsistencies,  victim confessed  marriage was arranged by  recruiter, who promised her half a million pesos upon arrival in China.

Recruiter  is also in the business of recruiting Filipinas who are willing to become brides to Chinese nationals, according to the woman.

Victim  also admitted  she had never met her “husband” before his vacation to the Philippines and that they had never been into  long-distance relationship

 Mail -order bride scheme  victimizes Filipinas often end up working as domestic helpers and be subjected to unfair labor practices by their employer-spouse, according to Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco.

He emphasized that scam has already harmed Filipinas, who were drawn into it by extravagant money promises that turn out to be unfulfilled when they travel abroad.