Filipino workers are admired as workers abroad. Their qualities, such as strong work ethic, skilled and qualified to take on the job, strong English...
Filipinos are known for many things: hospitality, resilience, and warmth.
But let’s be honest—many of us are also known for being late. "Filipino time" isn’t...
The Philippines has millions of Overseas Filipino Workers whose sacrifices abroad help sustain their families back home. While remittances provide financial stability, the absence of one or both parents brings unique challenges to the children left behind.
Below, we explore...
Filipinos working abroad inevitably feel homesick while missing family members back home. Let alone those who have young children whom they have left behind...
More employers are hiring private detectives to spy on their helpers.
One of them is 27-year-old Shoba Devi, who got suspicious when her Filipina domestic...
Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre Bello announced an identification system for overseas Filipino workers and a bank dedicated to them will be launched this year.
“They will be launched this year. The OFW identification card system will be put in place in March while the OFW Bank will be operational by November,” Manila Times quoted Bello as saying.
The OFW identification...
The Philippines has millions of Overseas Filipino Workers whose sacrifices abroad help sustain their families back home. While remittances provide financial stability, the absence of one or both parents brings unique challenges to the children left behind.
Below,...
Every December, airports in big cities like Manila, Cebu, and Davao are filled with arriving balikbayans carrying boxes of pasalubong and bracing themselves for...
Japan's announcement that it is willing to hire Filipino domestic workers has become a welcome news to many Filipinos worldwide. Earning a salary much...
Being an Overseas Filipino Worker in Taiwan has its shares of advantages and disadvantages, just like anywhere else. Taiwan hires Filipino domestic helpers and...
Under Compulsory Insurance Coverage for Agency-Hired Migrant Workers, beneficiaries of overseas Filipino workers who succumb to ailments while under contract in their jobs abroad...
Pardon the redundancy: over-extending. An OFW career planned for a few years gets extended sometimes beyond control.
It's intentional because that's what is happening to...