http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/pinoy-migration...joke-draws-flak

“Truly insensitive and uncalled for.”

This was the statement issued by actor-turned-politician Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla on the statement of Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin about getting a mail-order bride in the Philippines.

“Alec Baldwin's recent statement that he is thinking about getting a mail-order bride from the Philippines is truly insensitive and uncalled for. For him, it is funny but to the millions of Filipinos, it is mockery. Bad joke, not worth laughing,” Revilla said in a press statement Sunday.

The “30 Rock” actor was recently interviewed on "The Late Show with David Letterman."

Baldwin was asked by Lettermen if he ever considered having a big family for himself.

“I love to have more kids. I think about getting a Filipina mail-order bride or a Russian one. I'm 51," Baldwin remarked.

Revilla reminded Baldwin that as a celebrity, he should be “more prudent in issuing statements.”

“Kung pagbabatayan natin ang pagiging arogante ni Alec Baldwin, kahit sino pa ang magiging bride nito, malamang na mamalasin. Subukan niyang pumunta dito sa Pilipinas nang maghalo ang balat sa tinalupan,” the senator said.

Revilla warned the actor that the country has a law against “mail-order bride schemes.”

"Apparently, he is not aware that here in the Philippines we don't tolerate mail order bride schemes that is why we enacted the Republic Ac 6955 or the Anti- Mail Order Bride Law," Revilla said.

man filipinos are so sensitive nowadays. kababayan, we all know you can't get order brides, because you can go to filipino friend finder and other websites and get it that way. and no filipina women don't marry for money, NEVAR.

oh please.. who the hell is revilla kidding??? the PHIL IS KNOWN FOR MAIL ORDER BRIDES!! even the BBC made a documentary about this in the eARLY 90'S..

isn't this more of a hint?? the Phil is a world wide Joke & should really get a grip & sort itself out.. instead of being so sensitive for the very things it's guilty of..

Truth hurts. That's why Bong Revilla is upset.

he's a damn jerk-- often it's better just to keep one's mouth tightly shut..

oh huffingtonpost.com posted this-- & this bong threatened to beat up Baldwin in case he came to Phil?? brother-- he not only wants Phil to be known for mail order brides but also of hooligans??!! reminds me of the Beatles..that wasn't bad enough?!

oh dear.. watching tv patrol over this baldwin remark-- ay!!! FILIPINO HYPOCRACY IN FULL THROTTLE.. all these politicians should just shut up with all their self-serving non-sense.. BALDWIN ON THE WHOLE was only commenting on what's obvious & what Phil is mostly known for--.. so why be up in arms over it?

somehow i agree, though its another sad truth, we should accept reality.

It's sad but true...

he should have been more responsible... that's the rule of being a celebrity... too bad he's a bonifide @$$hole...

well i think it's okay to offended (but jeez it's just a joke), but revilla's 'i'll kick your @$$ comment' make it so childish.

here is the link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4Ehwom0y3M

it seems a lot of shows did it before:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvZJZTbbef8...feature=related

Revilla seems very opinionated these days...
election's coming.

here is another one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHEHNu6ZQz8

saw that one already.

when I lived in London around the mid-80's.. to say 'I have a filipina' by the toffs was/is synonymous to having a maid.. then, Scotland Yard started investigating these agencies coming from Manila over mail order brides.. that the BBC made a documentary on this-- tracing 3 Pinays back in Phil joining an agency in Manila following them to their respective barrios, meeting their families, tellin g their dreams etc.. then back in Uk showing the 3 men who were interested, offering marriage, etc..their meeting in Phil.. & all the rest of it. I tell you-- only one man was decent--the windower & that Pinay was lucky as the other 2 were yobbos.. one got divorced SHE was being beaten up-- shoot, I could hve told her that just looking at him.. this Pinay couldn't tell her family as they needed her remittance-- quite sad really.. she grew up so fast.. what a difference when s he was back in Phil so excitred over her propective husband- & he was the biggest jerk.. & mean..

so I say-- thois BONGA.. should be indignant now??? where the hell was his big mouth 20 yrs ago??

why I have no patience for all this posturing & self-service lip service .. by these Pinoy politicians.. oh pls.. one Pinay married a Brit from the North-- another yobbo-- & they had the most lucrative mail order bride agency.. making huge bucks!

besides, if I were Alec I'd choose a Russian babe-- their taller & have longer legs now he's fat in the girth.. lol.. know what I mean??? more like Kim..

The Philippines is quickly becoming a nation of onions.
Very soon no one will ever mention anything about the Philippines for the fear of causing offense.
These STUPID govt officials can't do their REAL job, so they'll jump on anything trivial just to get their names on the headlines.


Alec Baldwin apologizes for 'joke' vs Filipino women

https://abs-cbnnews.com/pinoy-migration/05/...-filipino-women

Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin issued an apology for the controversial remarks he made about Filipino women on a television talk show in the United States.

“I'd like to offer an apology and a clarification to remarks I made recently,” Baldwin said.

In a statement, Baldwin said he was sorry for joking about finding a Filipina lover via the mail order bride business “to achieve the goal of having more children in my life”.

Baldwin’s comment was made during an appearance in the ‘Late Show with David Letterman’.

“I believe that most people understood that this was a joke and took it as such. However, I do apologize to anyone who took offense,” he said.

In his apology, Baldwin also acknowledged the anger and frustration about the issue of sex trafficking in the Philippines.

“Such anger and frustration about the issue of sex trafficking is understandable. The Philippines has suffered significant problems with the issue of sex trafficking,” he said.

It can be recalled that Baldwin’s remarks earned the ire of several Philippine lawmakers.

Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla called Baldwin’s comments as “truly insensitive and uncalled for.”

For her part, Sen. Loren Legarda said the award-winning actor’s joke was “tasteless, chauvinist and racist”.

“Filipino women are not for sale, not even to Hollywood actors [like Baldwin],” said Legarda.

Akbayan Rep. Risa Hontiveros, meanwhile, advised Baldwin to undergo anti-prostitution and anti-human trafficking seminars to make him realize why his remark was deeply offensive.

“He should be acquainted with the exploitative nature of the mail-order bride and human trafficking industry. Abuse is no joke, and it should not be trivialized through humor. He should come here and get in touch with women victims of prostitution and trafficking,” Hontiveros said.

In the US, the Filipino community also reacted strongly against his demeaning comments about Filipino women. In a letter to Baldwin, Consul General Cecilia Rebong scored the “30 Rock” actor for generalizing Filipino women as "easy commodities for sale."

"The above statement was derogatory, prejudiced, insensitive, and stereotyped Filipino women negatively," Rebong said.

Citing Republic Act 6599 (Anti-Mail-Order Bride Law) and Republic Act 9208 (Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act), Rebong said the Philippines continues to work hard to eliminate the trafficking of women and children, contrary to Baldwin's perceived impression of women in the country.

"These laws were enacted in our country to protect Filipino women from being sold into marriage to a foreigner and being taken overseas where the ability of our government to protect her interests is severely diminished," said Rebong.

On Wednesday, the Bureau of Immigration banned Baldwin from entering the Philippines because of the racial slur.

lol.. what a bunch of Jerks.. do they really think Alec Baldwin will be 'HURT' being banned to enter Phil??? !!!

it's not like he's dying to go there,is he??? in fact-- most Hollywood stars avoid going there-- remember the Clare Danes debacle bec she spoke up her mind-- Manila is filthy??!! doing Brokendown Palace(only used to double for Thailand?) same deal-- all these politicians up in arms,too.. and Danes wouldn't be there if she wasn't doing a film & Manila being used as Location..

Baldwin?? he's in a position to make demands in his contracts where he works.. so these dumb prats have nothing on him.. besides, Bali is close by.. who needs Manila..???

i would have agreed with what you've always said except that, as always, you over do it.
no need to spoil it... duhling.

bong revilla is the big, obscene joke of a senator, of an actor and women's rights advocate!!! treat filipinas better? --how about setting an example by respecting your own wife by not having extramarital affairs and illegitimate children?

he is such a hypocrit..

^^ Although I don't like what Revilla is doing, it's also not right to call him names he doesn't deserve.

What he said by "illegitimate chlildren" is over-hyped. He only married one woman, Lani Mercado, and had one child out of wedlock. I guess the word children doesn't come to mind.

Also, if he's one to tell any advice, let him do so. I prefer a guy backed by experience to say such things. The problem is though, he's doing it too much.

so you are half chinese half filipino?

mainly spanish, chinese then filipino..my filipino side(though the
filipino side of the family looks more chinese.. my mother looks very chinese) I'm a mixed bag.. chop suey..

well... its usually the dark katulong looking fobby types with big teeth & short legs that usually end up hookin up with old white men. u know... the taga-olonggapo look.

you never see girls that look like gretchen barretto dating those types of men.

Yan ang totoo...

translation please

Humm, I think he had already apologized

yea he kinda apologized.

girls like gretchen barretto r the rich types who would only marry other rich types...though i have seen some pretty good looking pinays marrying hapon...take note these women im talking about aren't the katulong type...since some of them r teachers or nurses....

lol who wants that kind of white guys anyway?? they're boring & so predictable.. most of them are considered trash here.. same with the Brits.. no big deal..can't even have a decent conversation with them.. & most of them are insecure..

when the dust settles.. it's still all about manners, & class..

RP protests Alec Baldwin’s ‘derogatory’ joke

By Cynthia Balana
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 16:53:00 05/19/2009

Filed Under: Celebrities, Protest, Women

MANILA, Philippines—The Philippines protested on Tuesday famous American actor Alec Baldwin's purported slur on Filipino women when he joked in a television talk show last week that he was planning to buy a Filipina mail-order bride since he was already 51 years old.

Baldwin, star of the comedy hit show “30 Rock” and a divorced father of a 13-year-old daughter, joined the ranks of internationally recognized celebrities who have maligned Filipinos.

“Philippine Consul General in New York Cecilia Rebong is sending a letter to the producers of the 'Late Show with David Lettermen' and to Mr. Alec Baldwin to express deep concern over the derogatory remarks made by Baldwin in a television interview last May 12,” DFA spokesperson Ed Malaya told the Philippine Daily Inquirer.

“The consulate shares the sentiments expressed by many others that although said in jest, the remarks displayed insensitivity and tactlessness,” he added.

Baldwin said in an interview on the “Late Show with David Letterman” last May 12 how he thought of getting, or buying, himself a Filipina bride.

“I think about getting a Filipino mail-order bride at this point or a Russian one, I don’t care, I’m 51," Baldwin told host David Letterman.

Although it was delivered in jest, Baldwin’s remark caused the audience to break into laughter and prompted Letterman, to respond: "Get one for me [also], for later."

The Department of Foreign Affairs said it did not find the statement funny as it showed Baldwin' lack of sensitivity and tact towards other nationalities.

Earlier, Teri Hatcher questioned in jest the medical certificates of Filipino doctors in one segment of “Desperate Housewives.”

Then, British show Harry & Paul ridiculed a Filipina maid as a sex symbol in their show.

And just recently, Hong Kong magazine columnist Chip Tsao called the Philippines a nation of servants but later personally apologized for it before the consulate in Hong Kong.

Senator Ramon Revilla and Representative Riza Hontiveros earlier expressed outrage over Baldwin's joke on Filipino women.

They said Baldwin should realize that facilitating or arranging a marriage between a Filipina and a foreigner has been prohibited under Republic Act 6955 or the Anti-Mail-Order Bride Law of 1990.

Violators face imprisonment of six to eight years, and the payment of a fine between P8,000 and P20,000.

A foreign national caught engaged in such a scheme will also be meted the same penalties, then deported and barred from entering the Philippines for life.

Baldwin is a board member of People For the American Way and a vocal supporter of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).

the scheme itself, lacking responsibility, checks and balances, creates too many unhappy marriages and exploits poverty.
it wouldn't be a problem at all, if most marriages were happy.
aren't many marriages arranged on level of extended family or even community? to some extent, marriage is a business in every country.
the basic point is interest in a happy result and respecting the laws of both countries.
it comes down to whether baldwin would be a good husband at all, in the interest of the woman and her family.
a business that does not care for that and does not protect women from morons who happen to have some buck, is rightfully forbidden.
but OTOH the pot may find her kettle partner anyway, and sometimes with a little help, it's difficult to judge.