Quote Originally Posted by yorkie View Post
This sort of story gives Filipinas a bad rep abroad, the way it is reported 'Impoverished Philippine women often use matchmaking websites to find foreign husbands in the hope of escaping the country for a better life.' although to an extent has some truth, it automatically brings a summary to the story that the woman concerned and by extension all filipinas who date a foreign man are doing so for a visa. I think generally the west still has a pretty racist attitude toward far eastern nations, I think the reporting on this article supports that.
That was my thoughts exactly. The reporter obviously knows very little on the story so is just adding cliches to bump up his word count.

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/me...-love-triangle

Already one filipino comment putting the reporter in his place.