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I was astounded to find that it took 1963, with the "Equal Pay Act" (Public Law 88-38) for women in the U.S. to be able to legally open a bank-account, & 1974, with the "Equal Credit Opportunity Act" (Pub.L. 93-495), to do so without discrimination.

How about in the Philippines? Did women in our country ever have this issue? If so, until when and with what law(s)?

I was astounded to find that it took 1963, with the "Equal Pay Act" (Public Law 88-38) for women in the U.S. to be able to legally open a bank-account, & 1974, with the "Equal Credit Opportunity Act" (Pub.L. 93-495), to do so without discrimination.

How about in the Philippines? Did women in our country ever have this issue? If so, until when and with what law(s)?

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