“Relatives Expect Me to Pay for Everything”: The Financial Anxiety of OFWs Homecoming Costs

For many Filipinos working or living abroad, the dream of coming home is a sweet one: reuniting with family, enjoying home-cooked meals, and catching...

Temptations

Most of us tend to demonize temptations. We usually associate them with the devil and eternal damnation. But actually, the temptation is a neutral...

4 Tips for OFWs Acting as Couriers for Friends Abroad

One of the things overseas Filipino workers look forward to is their trip to the Philippines for vacation, no matter how short it may...

Life of Filipino Domestic Workers in Russia

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7 Annoying Traits of Many Filipinos

We realize the list we have on negative attitudes of Filipinos still lacked a few more; we decided to create a new list. When someone...

5 Key Challenges Foreign Workers in Macau Experience

Macau, known as the "Las Vegas of the East," has experienced rapid economic growth driven by its gaming and tourism industries. This boom has attracted a large workforce from abroad, with Filipinos forming the largest foreign non-resident worker group, followed by Vietnamese and Indonesians. Historically, the 1980s and 1990s saw more flexible immigration and work policies, allowing foreign workers to take...

Six Reminders to OFW Wives If You Have a Stay-at-home Husbands

The feminization of the workforce, especially the international migrant workforce, has altered the traditional family set-up. As more and more women get gainfully employed,...

9 Money Mistakes OFWs Are Often Guilty Of

The number of overseas Filipino workers has continuously been increasing in number over the years. OFWs are said to have contributed significantly to the...

How 7 Temptations Push Domestic Helpers to Violate Commandments

Domestic workers are, quite possibly, among the most underrated, overworked, and underpaid people in the labor force. Due to the nature of their jobs,...

OWWA Scholarship: OFW Dependent Scholarship Program

Requirements: Filled out the application form 1x1 ID photo For land-based OFWs: Photocopy of Name and photo Latest visa stamp Latest departure and arrival stamp For sea-based OFWs: Photocopy of Name and photo Latest embarkation and disembarkation stamp Proof of relationship to OFW If child: PSA copy of the birth certificate of the applicant If sibling: PSA copy of...

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