Why Do So Many Filipina Women Marry Foreigners? | Street Interview 

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I can sense the passport bros from a distance

I'm a Filipina who married a Japanese guy yet I don't have any financial problems in my family. I'm one of those Filipinos who live in nice subdivisions. Thing is, when I was single, I had bad experiences with dating Filipino men. They didn't take me seriously as I wanted a date to marry route. They just cheated on me or blatantly have no long term plans. I changed the dating field and unexpectedly ended up with a Japanese man just 6yrs older than me. I seriously hate other Filipino men's comment, "nakaahon sa kahirapan" because not all Filipinas who marry are poor. Some just need better men who are serious and loyal with marriage. Insecure lang kayo (karamihan). Kadalasan kayo pa magbubuntis ng babae tapos di nyo pananagutan. That I don't like. Currently, nasa PH kami nakatira. Sa mismong sariling bahay at lupa ko pa. Both of us work and he earns slightly higher than me kasi maraming work experience na siya than me.

In Japan, we say “You don’t marry a Filipina, you end up marrying their family”. It’s always about an escape and there’s always a child left behind which they want to bring over.

Chinese men are marrying a lot of foreigners too because there are now more men in China then women. A lot of Chinese men are marrying Filipino, Laos and Vietnamese women.

0:29 Please don't have too many expectations about Korean people; they may not fulfill your fantasies.😅

"So why do you want to marry a foreigner?" Them: "Money" (said in Mr Krab's voice)

..naaalala ko lagi yung linyahan na, "isang kababayan na naman po natin ang nakaahon sa kahirapan"..

I used to think they're all gold diggers, but after experiencing it myself I think it's more about safety, security and a brighter future. My father was a Chinese businessman who was kidnapped and murdered when I was a baby and we were left with nothing after he was gone. My mother never remarried and worked really hard to raise her children by herself. She only remarried an Australian guy when i was a teenager and he was not rich, he was middle class, so she didn't marry for money, and now as an adult I understand she made the sacrifice for her kids. When you're living in a hopeless place, what is wrong with seeking a better future for yourself and your kids? It's easy to judge people when you're priviledged and don't know hardship. Also he wasn't a good person, he had anger issues and was mentally abusive to my mom, calling her stupid all the time, but she endured the abuse for her children's future. He did help my mom move my brother and I from the Philippines and I'm grateful that he helped us despite his flaws. I'm very happy to be living in Australia, I think it is one of the best countries to live in, I personally think it's better than USA. My mother also signed a prenup so she never got anything substantial after my stepdad passed away. His grown up kids inherited most of his possessions. And I also built my wealth on my own, I put money into the stock market, I have my own house and my stepdad and mom never gave me any money to give me a leg up growing up. People need to have more empathy for people who want to escape their hopeless situation. If we stayed in the Philippines I don't know if we would've survived.

As a foreigner (but SE Asian) that travels to Philippines alot, i certainly don't get the fancy perceptions of a foreigner! I cant give any green card, I'm not rich, and bcos I already look like a pinoy guy, I certainly can't give any mixed looking babies 😂

"Of the total registered marriages in 2021, 98.6 percent or 351,869 were between Filipino men and women, and only 1.3 percent or 4,787 were between Filipinos and foreign nationals." 1.3% is "so many"?

Personally, I'm mixed ethnicity American myself, I've also raised my son on my own, & have never needed anyone's help, but I have no problem with Americans or other Westerners marrying foreign born people, like that one guy said in the video, the mixing of peoples is a beautiful thing. ❤

Korean Men Expectations:🥰🥵 Korean Men in Real life:🤢👺

I think it's incredibly unfair that many people only look at this one side of the relationship and label these women from the Philippines or Thailand or where have you as nothing but gold diggers or green card-chasers. Sure, perhaps some of them are, but are we really going to pretend that the men that they marry are innocent saints with no ulterior motives of their own? How is the person looking for a better life for herself and her family a worse person than the one who's taking advantage of her circumstances in the hopes of getting a housemaid or S-slave for free? Let me add that I'm sure plenty of these people (on both sides) do indeed marry for love, just like in other international marriages from other countries. I just don't like seeing how women like this are being vilified the way that they are when there are two people in the marriage/relationship.

Because there are a lot of lonely men who do not have a shot with women in their own country

Sad reality of how the world works... Money buys all

Let’s be real though. The Philippines is a developing country, people want to improve their lives, who wouldn’t when you grow up with so little? The means aren’t there for many of them, the privileges of being born in a developed country aren’t afforded to them. So yes, there will be assumptions made of white people, people coming from developed Asian countries and people who have the finances to travel to the Philippines. Filipina women may see these men as an opportunity to get more out of life, and we live in a world where sex sells, and if a man is willing to offer her what she wants and a shot at improving hers and her family’s situation, it’s easy to understand why she would take the opportunity. I’m not saying it’s morally right, but it does feel like punching down when these women are villainized simply for wanting a better life from what little opportunities they may be presented with.

Passport Bros promising GREEN CARD to a race doesn’t VALUE homogamy “I’m mixed of….”

I'm watching this after the news that a Filipino family planned and murdered a Filipino mother and her half-Japanese daughter for money. It was precious money the mother and daughter slowly saved over the years to purchase a house in the Philippines. (The daughter reportedly worked for ANA group in Japan). Once you leave the Philippines, it may be safer to never look back because evidently even your own family members can target you.

Great conversation! Thank you!

Money is above anything else.

I'm Romanian and married in January 2022 to a Filipina. We got married 6 months after we've met and we love each other more with each passing day, however our relationship was FAR from normal: we've met during the pandemic, never met before marriage and we married online (reported our marriage afterwards), needless to say that was only the beginning...but hey it worked out and when we get old we have a hell of a story to tell, in fact on our 1st anniversary that's exactly what we did: made a sweet private video together saying our story to our future kids.

so that their daughter can be a beauty queen HAHAHAAAA LMAOOOOOOOOO

I’ve said this in a comment before and I’ll say it again. PLEASE DO NOT BELIEVE IN THE AMERICAN DREAM. The American dream is nonexistent anymore. I was a tourist there for a month and everything shocked me. From stinky ass bathrooms, violent homeless people on crack, and people labeling themselves whatever because they have 100+ gender identities, etc. It is the most unsafe country I’ve visited, and I’ve visited over 16 countries. Not all Americans are rich, a lot are struggling and broke. It’s not like the movies you watch and you’re not automatically rich once you land in America. A lot of Americans don’t even have passports and aren’t well-traveled because they can’t afford it. Please don’t be blinded.

3:28 I'm curious about how many of the 15,000 foreigners who have married Filipinas did so with the intention of purchasing properties in the Philippines or starting a business there. It's difficult to determine the exact number or conduct a survey on this, but it's definitely a possibility. I doubt that most of these men are extremely wealthy or well-off in their own countries. Perhaps marrying a Filipina is a way for them to have a more comfortable retirement, establish a business, or invest in properties that would be challenging to do in their home country. It would be interesting if the channel could also showcase these foreign nationals and their reasons for marrying Filipinas in a future video.

I have zero issues with Filipinas marrying foreigners. Sometimes it ends well, other times it doesn't. Instead I feel like there are other issues that are more important like the fact that divorce is not recognized in the Philippines, or that Abortion is illegal, or that sex education in the Philippines is abysmal.

I am Filipino, but born in different country. I absolutely despise how superficial it is. Now I sense crappy passport bros who do not want to compromise and are all about them.

This was intresting. I’m married to a Thai woman. We met here in Europe where we live now. She had been here already for a couple of years when we met. She had a relative here who she visited and then stayed on here to work. I’m not a rich guy, but not poor either. She is a hard worker and does not want to sit home and not contribute to the family. So we help and support each other as needed. She does have some friends here and back home who got married for other reasons. Financial reasons and the dream of a better life. We seenaround us relationships that are more of an agreement of convenience rather than a relationship of love or romance. Main thing is treating each other right regardless of the agreement you have with each other. Sadly that isn’t always the case and we know of both women who moved here only to find that priccharming was anything but that and mistreated them. On the other hand men being completely ripped off by gold diggers also happens. And then there are those who actually managed to meet irl or online and live up to the expectations which are the success ones. We have been married for 9 years now and take good care of each other and our kid. Stories seem similar all around south east Asia

Some people say because women want to get out of poverty. But not all foreigners are well off or rich. Minsan mas successful pa nga financially ang mga Pinay compared sa asawa nila. So u cannot generalize.

money/escape poverty or self hate/colonial mentality

To escape poverty.

I remember Ed and Rose from 90 day fiance. Rose is a queen.

Not Just Filipina Woman Marry Foreigner Mens Even Filipino Man Marry Foreigner Womans to

Only U6ly filipinos marry a foreigner but Goodlooking filipinos... NOPE 😂

Outside of Americans, marrying a foreigner doesn't make it easy for a Filipina to move to their new husband's country. For Brits the process is so long and the financial requirements are so tough its easier to stay in the Philippines or just move to a third country. For Canadians this process can take over a year if its even approved.

South east asian patriarchy is different and difficult then western patriarchy. Serving husband and children is easier then obeying and serving husband and his parents and siblings. Western cooking and cleaning is comparatively easier than eastern world. So even rich girls try to escape patriarchy.

Feeling that Indian-Filipino connection 😊

So this was told to me by my friend, a lady from Philippines. Firstly a lot of middle class parents tell their kids to become nurses because it's very easy to get a job in western countries due to high demand, so, escape your own country. Secondly, once one person is dating and married to a foreigner she will do her utmost to get the girls in the family to be introduced to foreigner men in her husbands circles so that they can also escape Philippines. Apparently it's harder being a woman in Philippines. BTW they are great women and generally look after their families a lot. Western men probably prefer them because they are not as woke as women in their country and can look after a family well. Philippinos usually are family orientated and want to have lots of kids. I completely understand that not everyone is the same and I am. Only talking from my own experience.

Hey, instead of marrying a foreigner to escape your country, it would be awesome if you filipinos and filipinas worked together to make your country worth staying at. Protest, vote, unionize, demand for change and force your system to make things better. You all deserve the very best for yourselves and country so take it!

Let's not generalize and say EVERY Filipina want the same thing. I was raised to be financially independent and was taught to NEVER depend on anyone but yourself. I didn't marry a foreigner to have a better life. THAT is not the solution to your problems. ALSO, I've met rich Filipinos who marry foreigners but aren't relying on them to support their families. This is not the norm here.

Dun sa babaeng sumagot ng Korean. Ingat Miss. Ang Kdrama is fantasy. May former friend ako na may naging Bf and now Asawa nya ay Korean. IBANG IBA ANG KDRAMA SA REAL LIFE. Kdrama is entertainment. ito ay opinion ko lang ha? Feeling ko ipagpapahili mo lang If ever ang Korean Bf na may matawag lang na Oppa.

When i see a white guy walking down a street i think to myself thats a potential pdf file

Money. Passport. Escape poverty. Obviously not love FIRST. Don't be naive.

So basically, what I got from this video is: date and bed a foreigner, then marry a Filipino. Thanks for the clarification.

I married a korean not because he is financially stable infact we have the same level of lifestyle but i liked that he pursued me for 4years when no Filipino guy has proved something like that to me. Culture wise could vary but i believe its still how the person was brought up at home and his environment. On the other hand i still sense some people around me thinks the same way when they found out a filipina is marrying a foreigner but i dont give a f. tbh i am happily married To the love of my life and I don't treat him as a foreigner as well He is also just a year older than me. Some of my friends were actually asking if my Visa is on the process or asking me where am I gonna stay for good. I already know what they are curious about. We are living in the Philippines and I'm not even planning to go to Korea anytime soon. I still love to be in my own territory.

Regarding the "gold digger" stuff, I can say that money absolutely makes a difference. Women will go for those with more money most of the time, and why wouldn't they? Money is one of the biggest privileges we have in society, so if you have more money there is also more security. I think it makes sense. As long as there is love involved as well, I don't see any problem with it.

I HAD to watch this as my 'tita' (tagalog for 'aunt') married into our family just a few years ago from the Philippines to the USA here. She is a wonderful, sweet lady. She works two jobs, and cooks delicious meals. But my uncle (her husband) is a real lout. He clearly loves her and has steady employment, but has no wealth to speak of. And again, he's just a bad person.

My cousin married an older lady from the Philippines, at first we thought it might be a money thing, especially as she couldn't even speak english well but not once we saw her. They met while they were both working in Hong Kong and actually planned to move to the Phillipines so it wasn't for a green card. They are still together decades later with a son. She worked to send money home to her family. He did make good money but not rich by any means. .

The Filipino society is very judgemental when it comes to these relationships. There is this decades old joke that roughly translates to "long live our fellow countrywoman, who finally rose from poverty" when someone is seen dating a white foreign man. But as with all things, we should not generalize. I have friends who are more accomplished academically than their foreign partners. They have Postgraduate academic titles with high impact published papers and they are hapilly settled to a 9-5 office chad from a small town in UK.

"Dahil sa pera" is a little bit personal 😅

Actually thier a lot of filo men dating and married to foreign girls but most of them is low-key the girls just got a lot of attention because when filipina girls got a foreign boyfriend they staring to make a vlog😂

Not all Filiapinos are kind and caring. I'm from England and got into a relationship with a Filipina when I was an English teacher in Japan. Her and her family were the most evil people I ever met. Put me through hell. After the fact a lot of people told me Filiapinas are like that. I wish someone told me that before it happened.

That's the truth. There's no denying it, although not all filipina women thinks like that.

This channel is becoming straight up Western Propaganda....😔

So much racism and misconceptions in the comments, I doubt many of them even watched the video. A lot of it borne from their own cultural lenses that view women as just wives. First off, the Philippines is THE most gender equal country in Asia. Higher than developed Asian countries like South Korea or Japan, higher even than first world western countries like the US. We have the highest number of women in senior management positions, top 10 in terms of the highest number of female CEOs, and we've had two female presidents. The simple fact that women here are treated far more equally is the exact reason why they can choose to marry a foreigner with no social repercussions. Filipinas marry foreigners because they CAN. Whereas in your countries, doing so would be viewed with derision or shame. It's a reflection of your own cultural biases that you laugh at us. 1. Filipina women genuinely find most foreigners attractive. The same reason that someone might find a Filipina beautiful, is the same reason Filipinas might find foreign men attractive. The same is true for Filipino men and foreign women, as well as for Filipino LGBT people and foreign LGBT people. Our beauty standards tend to go for the different, rather than the similar. We universally find mixed people beautiful, it's why a large number of our celebrities are mixed, far more than most other countries. See 11:16 2. Financial security. It's funny how people find this weird, when the vast majority of people also marry for this reason. The Philippines is a developing country. If a man can provide a better life, he'll always have an advantage over someone who can't. Practicality. It's PART of the reason, but not THE reason. See 10:14 3. The trade-off is the cultural differences. As I've already mentioned, Filipina women are used to being equal. We are family-oriented which a lot of foreigners mistake as being submissive. We're not. And a huge fear into entering mixed marriages is that they might end up being mistreated. See 7:17 and 8:05 There are exceptions of course. And they're obvious. Mostly when the age and attractiveness gap is wide. But that happens in any country.

now this is the tea 🍵

Because of high demand from Passport Bros.

It should be why a lot of foreigners want to marry a Filipina

Its all about the money

Salute to all Pinays who chose their own countrymen. It’s better to stay at your own culture. Marry someone you can call home and where your dignity won’t be tarnished.

marrying white people is more common in the countryside. people in the city are richer and very few of them like mestizos (white) preferences would be moreno (tanned skin filipino) or chinito (chinese)

“Not yet” 🗿

Rose Hancock is why..

There's just only one person in this entire interview; who has the most logical, sensible and coherent answer based on the question asked, yet he has the shortest airtime. 😆

Easy answer: you’ll love anybody if you’re hungry

basicly SEA is a giant red light district

Interesting video for sure. My family immigrated to Canada from Pinas when I was 8. Im 23 now and my boyfriend is a "foreigner" as what the ates, kuyas, tito and tita would say in this video. Context is always important especially for this video because it's not black and white--me and my bf are around the same age and i definitely did not start dating him for the money. we just happened to connect really well, share the same values and morals, etc. for the ate that said she wouldnt date a foreigner bc she heard stories from her friends about how they hurt them, i understand but that is why you should take this video with a grain of salt--thats her opinion, it's not a fact. tito and tita in the end made some valid points, i respect that. they looked more on the optimistic side and the overall picture of the topic.

I had a Filipino housemate. Dates only and only white men. Didnt have a good experience with her. She was cunning and manipulative. Even her relationships felt like that to me. Very eager to be with white people. Didn't know Filipino women usually go for foreigners. Just saw this video and realised this about her.

in America many young Filipino girls marry elderly white men.😂

They should mention as well why most Filipinas who marry foreigners have such a huge age gap! We’re talking about generational gap.

5:29 you said it Sis!

First, why do Asian Boss always feature kind of belittling topics about the Philippines, like about this or “how much do Filipinos make,” “why do Filipinos have so many babies,” and interview mostly low-income class employees but you do more interesting topics about other countries? Are you lacking researchers in the Philippines? Lol And regarding this topic, this is the problem when you only interview a certain demographic. Of course, low incomers would state just one point, “for money.” “Gold-digging” or marrying foreigners for money applies mostly to low to middle income class Filipino, but if you will ask upper middle class to elites, it’s more of they meet foreigners on a daily basis from their networks from international schools or actually attending unis overseas particularly US, Europe, Australia, etc. Also, it’s hard to find ambitious Filipino men on a daily basis, like those who are striving to earn more to be able to provide a better lifestyle for themselves and their families. A lot of Filipino men get too complacent with their job and are okay with “just okay” jobs as long as they can provide the basic needs, and I guess Filipino women nowadays have become more and more independent and it’s difficult to find someone who would match their being goal-oriented, don’t want to settle for less and whatnot. Whereas poor to middle-income classes in foreign countries could be upper-middle to upper class already if they are in the Philippines due to income gaps between Filipinos and richer countries.

Not all Filipina and Filipino want marry foreigner

Tama si kuya, hindi lahat ng foreigners may pera.

I know two Filipinas who married Korean guys and it was definitely for the money. I look down on women who do this.

Nice video

"Pumunta kung saan ka tinatrato ng pinakamahusay!"- Nomad Capitalist "Go where you're treated best!"- Nomad Capitalist

10:57 Kuya is the MAN !!!! SALUTE!🍻

I completely understand wanting financial security from your partner so long as that's not the only reason you get with him. Unless he's just trying to use you then use him too, get the bag and green card sis. But if he's a good man that's being serious with you don't take advantage of him actually give him a chance to be a good man for you.

This is not really a new trend, so it would be great if it could be put into context. You say there was 15,000 foreign marriages registered in the Philippine's last year, which seems to be about

Avoid them like the plague.

The caption translation in the video is truncated quite a bit.

this is same for all asian women in asia, if they are well off, they will marry fellow ethnic men. chinese to chinese filipino to filipino thai to thai unfortunately reality is tough so many choose to marry white man to escape poverty

Maybe green card to America like some said.

Girls, be smart! Date and marry the person who treats you best AND can provide for you! Don't marry just for "love" or for looks. You will regret it! If a foreigner treats you best go for it. It doesn't matter what people around you say. Don't wait until you marry someone who treats you badly then leaves you and your kids before you date the right person. Make the right decision from the beginning!

I’m a product of a mail order bride Filipino situation so I’ll give a few reasons 1. Being abroad is romanticized a lot lots of them really want to go to America or South Korea or literally anywhere else bc it’s hard living in the Philippines 2. They want half white children 3. They want money and a green card and they want to help their family

Do you operate as a news channel or a dating agency?

because they have money

I once sat down with two guys who were proud of telling me they were cheating on their gfs, very actively trying to hook up. A year later or so, I found out the dude married the girl. That was so messed up. Most Pinays hate dating local guys because they are 1) unfaithful and 2) don't grow up. It's no coincidence that PH startup system is full of female startup founders. I know a guy, he still lives with his mom at 31, he still takes no responsibility, and never works hard. Very common in PH. As a woman you're going to go with a man who's mature enough to live abroad, manages that well, and has a stable job vs a 30 year old Pinoy who still lives in mama's basement. Anecdotal joke lang, I know, basements aren't very common in PH lol

not all, but generally marring a foreigner is the woman's last resort. Filipinas still prefer Filipino men

Money

money, passport and social climbing status

Sad reality, there's actually Filipinos that give their foreign partner the responsibility to help their family. I used to play this mobile game and my team mates were expats that married Filipina, and most of their complains is they are the one providing money to their wife's siblings. But of course, not all stories are like this. There are also Filipinos that don't depend financially on their foreign partners.

As an Indian money is not a big deal for us but i have to admit we have indian wife priority.. bcz indian girls know how to deal with family problems even in the worst situations

In fact, marriage is essentially a transaction, taking what is needed from each other，，

You all know you’re having a fierce back & forth debate about something that only happened 15,000 times out of 500,000 marriages in the Philippines. That’s 3% of all marriages in your country. I bet more Filipinas got hit by falling coconuts than married internationally!😂😂😂 By the way, Filipinas have been marrying Black Americans and forming lasting families in the U. S. For more than 75 years. Their children are now having major impacts on American culture.

The lady saying accepting Indian culture is what she is looking for, ask if the Indian guy is even ready to accept the Filipino culture and be in phillipines , he’ll say no, put the weapons down, stop the stupidity, there should be cultural acceptance not dominance

some women: I want to date a man who is 6ft tall emperor palpatine’s imperial royal guards: 😏

it ain't wrong. women's choice

I have a foreigner boyfriend, but he's Asian. He has money, he works in aviation but I've never asked money from him. Never do, never will. Lol I've been living independently since 2012. I have work, and I don't need his money to live. This is cliche but what I want is love. ❤🎉 😂