Can Single Parents Affect Job Opportunities?

            In a similar situation I had an unmarried nephew whose woman gave birth to their second child out of wedlock.  The priest said he would not baptize the second child until the parents got married, so they tied the knot to save the second son's soul.

Moon Dog said . . . My wife has 3 brothers, all have children, but none of them are married to the mother of their children. All 3 live together as husband and wife and they all get along. The problem is, according to my wife, it is difficult to get hired if your parents are not married. Case in point, my 20-year-old nephew is in his 3rd year of college and will be in the job market in a year or two. My wife is leaning on her brother and his common law wife to get married for the sake of their son, but her brother isn't up for it.
My wife is saying the job application process includes the parents' marriage license. I wouldn't be surprised in a country so heavily influenced by the church. Does anyone have any experience or knowledge of this sort of thing?

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I looked at my stepsons resume' and it listed his religion. Maybe the marriage thing could be an issue in some places. My three stepsons were born out of wedlock. All three have good careers and it all started out with an online application.

I would like to see a copy of those job applications, I believe what you say, but have serious doubts what your wife believes is true.

@Enzyte Bob I have doubts myself, that is why I asked this question to the forum. Looks like she talked her brother into a wedding. It could be that she attended a wedding yesterday and would like to attend another one, even if she has to arrange it herself

My wife has 3 brothers, all have children, but none of them are married to the mother of their children. All 3 live together as husband and wife and they all get along. The problem is, according to my wife, it is difficult to get hired if your parents are not married. Case in point, my 20-year-old nephew is in his 3rd year of college and will be in the job market in a year or two. My wife is leaning on her brother and his common law wife to get married for the sake of their son, but her brother isn't up for it.
My wife is saying the job application process includes the parents' marriage license. I wouldn't be surprised in a country so heavily influenced by the church. Does anyone have any experience or knowledge of this sort of thing?
-@Moon Dog

Put down the family's religion allows for multiple partners and children out of wedlock. They do it in Utah!

My understanding is that Philippines law places illegitimate children last, as heirs, when the parents die. So if some of the kids are legitimate, those would be higher on the list. For many Filipinos without much in terms of assets it may not matter though, and you can't blame them for not getting married when it's virtually impossible for an average Filipino to get a divorce.

Moon Dog said . . . . My wife has 3 brothers, all have children, but none of them are married to the mother of their children. All 3 live together as husband and wife and they all get along.

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Larry Fisher replied. . . .Put down the family's religion allows for multiple partners and children out of wedlock. They do it in Utah!

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The way I interpreted what Moon Dog said:

(1) The three brothers all have families.

(2) Each brother lives as husband and wife with the mother of their children.

(3) Each brother gets along with the mother of his children.

(4) My thoughts: Possibly they could live in the same dwelling or household, which is not unusual for the Philippine culture.

(5) Suggesting polygamy is far fetched.

The way I interpreted what Moon Dog said:
(1) The three brothers all have families.

(2) Each brother lives as husband and wife with the mother of their children.

(3) Each brother gets along with the mother of his children.

(4) My thoughts: Possibly they could live in the same dwelling or household, which is not unusual for the Philippine culture.

(5) Suggesting polygamy is far fetched.
-@Enzyte Bob

That is pretty accurate. They all live separately, two live in the relocation houses built after typhoon Yolanda made a mess of things. Their relocation houses are now sari sari stores and they make a relatively decent living.

The brother in law in question also has a relocation house but he only uses it for shelter from the storms. He is still living in the house on the beach that was his father's house before Yolanda flattened it. He did a cheap rebuild and prefers to live there because drying fish is his livelihood and he works hard and does well.

Drying fish was the family business before Yolanda. This brother in law changed it up a bit. When daddy was in charge the sons and daughters dried the fish then the daughters would transport huge tubs of dried fish to various markets on market day. They would have to set out as early as 2 am by jeepney and stay until all fish were sold. The brother in law wholesales the dried fish to venders who come to him. He always pays for the raw fish on time so he is a preferred customer of the fishermen and he earns a good living.

I gave them each P50,000 after Yolanda to get back on their feet and they used it wisely and make their own living now. It is interesting the line of work they are in when all 3 have college degrees.

There was another more recent storm that pushed a lot of sand up on the beach. When the brother in law returned to the beach house it was still standing but had a foot or so of sand in and around the house. He didn't bother shoveling it out so the beach is in the house and the kitchen counter is about 18" high.

My brother in law was married at our place this past Monday. The mayor came and performed the ceremony behind our house in an area that was well decorated for the occasion. A good time was had by all.

My wife and I were in the local civil register's office the previous Friday getting all the paperwork in order. The bride and groom had both lost their papers during the Yolanda storm so we ordered live birth and cenomar certificates online and they were promptly delivered so we had everything needed. There was a young man with a large envelop of papers ahead of us applying for a job in the municipality. He was asked for a copy of his parents marriage certificate and even some sort of papers pertaining to his grand parents. The lady went over everything very carefully and was pointing out some spelling errors. In certain cases it is important to have the parents' marriage contract when applying for a job.