I WOULD be the first to admit that what I am going to say next may well be just a product of my imagination, but . . . is there a growing antipathy against foreigners in the Philippines, I wonder? This comment is prompted by the recent law requiring foreigners who plan to marry Filipinas to obtain a home government certification attesting that they are of “good moral character” and another confirming that they have the financial means to support a wife. Whilst I can understand that in some cases this sort of requirement may be justified it seems highly discriminatory and I cannot imagine that any government would be interested in certifying either of the requirements. What measure would be used for a government to certify somebody as being of “good moral character”—in fact how would you define “good moral character?”