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Brides as export fuel for Philippines amid overseas matches
More than 3,000 Philippine women became ex brides of Australians and West Europeans last year while 4,000 more sought marriages in the United States or Europe. Interviewing services arrange tours. visas may take six months. Personal ads and agencies flourished after Vietnam troop withdrawals. some recruiters exploit vulnerable women in bars and brothels. Emelina Garcia warns of risk to women unaware of traps and coercion.
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National Commission On the Role of Philippine Women