Imagine you are falling in line waiting for your turn at the immigration counter at Ninoy Aquino International Airport.
Even with a passport, boarding pass,...
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...
Earlier in January 2023, Jullebee Ranara, a Filipino domestic helper working in Kuwait, told her family that she was afraid of her employer's 17-year-old...
Approaching former President Rodrigo Duterte's 80th birthday, Filipinos worldwide gathered to demand his return from the International Criminal Court's custody.
From the UK to Australia,...
After years of hard work, a worker can look forward to his or her retirement and enjoy the fruits of labor. We're describing the benefits SSS members will receive as they reach retirement age. With a monthly or lump sum (single payment) retirement benefit.
Things to know about SSS retirement pension
SSS members who reach 60 years old, made 120...
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,...
Filipino nurses seeking employment in Japan face a unique application process governed by the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA). Under this program, qualified Filipino...
The Governing Board of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA),has approved a resolution requiring all first time overseas land-based and sea-based worker-applicants to undergo...
There are many annoying or stressful things around us in the Philippines. Video customer in the neighborhood beerhouse singing out-of-tune tracks.
Double parking vehicles...
ROTC in the Philippines stands for Reserve Officer Training Corps, a program that provides military training to high school and college students.
The program aims...
It seems that despite the exposure of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to a different culture while working abroad, the old, familiar annoying habits closely...