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The “current policy” on foreign divorce mirrors a colonial mentality as it is only applicable to Filipinos who married foreigners, a former law school dean said.

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Ang akong bana usa ka foreigner.

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Many Filipinos – mostly women – continue to marry foreign nationals, with migrant unions averaging around 70,000 annually, according to the Commission on Filipinos Overseas.

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