I came across to Pinaywives.com and thought it’s just an ordinary social networking for Filipina Wives with a common purpose. To protect them against abuse and to talk about their rights as a woman, a wife.

If you open the site, you’ll notice this phrase “to say “I do”, only the best will do…”. First thing i thought was the issue about Mail-Order Brides. It’s an old issue in this country and maybe around the world, but who will never forget the abuses of Filipina women which was televised way back. Old issue or not, the bottom line is the proliferation of this tactic has never been forgotten and continues to grow.

As a Filipino, I have nothing against Filipinas marrying western men. In fact, I have friends in the US married to American men.

What i don’t understand, why some people need to advertise our Filipina women online? I think there’s no difference between advertising our women to selling our women.

Take a look at these excerpts from Pinaywives.com;

PinayWives.com seeks to bridge the distance of the East and the West by introducing sincere, respectable, traditional and educated Filipinas with eligible Western men who are in search for lifetime partnership. Pinaywives.com was organized by a group of successfully married Filipino-Western couples who stands for the protection of both Filipinas and Western men.

Our main objective is for you to end up with a Filipina wife that you can be proud of no matter where you take them.

Imagine a marriage that transcends barrier and lasts through time, a partner who stands by you through thick and thin, a wife who takes care of you. How about a beautiful young wife who will not leave you for anything in this world? One who will cherish you and take care of you. If you desire of such kind of relationship, then you are definitely looking for a Filipina wife.

According to Former Senate President Villar;

The Republic Act 6955 of 1990 “declare(s) as 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.”

What’s your stand on this? Does Pinaywives.com is just another form of Mail-Order-Brides?