6 Tips for OFWs on Vacation in the Philippines

One of the first planned activities of OFWs following years of working abroad is going on a trip or vacation. Getting a few days...

SSS Direct Housing Loan for OFWs

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17 Unmistakable Signs You Are an Overseas Filipino Worker

These OFW characteristics certainly do not apply to all but chances are, some of these items describe you, our modern-day Pinoy heroes! You know the...

11 Annoying Facebook Habits You Need to Stop Doing

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Wise OFW: 7 Great Habits of a Successful Pinoy Worker

Are you a wise OFW? We have heard too many stories about the success and failures of Filipinos working abroad. As one embarks on a...

Red Sea Crisis: Three Filipino Seafarers Dead, Five Rescued After Ship Sinks in Houthi Attack

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5 Reasons Why OFWs Should Avoid Flying Cebu Pacific

Being the most preferred airline in the Philippines when it comes to cost-effectiveness and value, Cebu Pacific has earned a name for itself in...

3 Ways An OFW Returning Home Should Be Welcomed

Imagine an OFW returning home for the first time after so many years of working abroad. It's an exciting moment every Filipino worker abroad...

OFW Tax: Are OFWs Required to File Income Tax Returns?

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WATCH: Stories of OFWs-turned-Entrepreneurs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8s8kuLLkQOs Success stories are inspirational for everyone. It gives hope for everyone struggling that there would always be a rainbow no matter how hard the rain is. For many of the working professionals in our country, it is common to work abroad and to ‘see greener pastures’ as they say and according to data accumulated by the Philippine Statistics Authority,...

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