OFW Families
5 Bad Filipino Party Habits That Need to Stop
Every new year, we Filipinos try to move on and be better than the previous one. Even before the new year kicked in, the new normal has already been taking shape. Yet as the new year rolls on, we...
OFW Families
Why Disqualified OFW Families Deserve Government Aid in Time of Pandemic
Many overseas Filipino workers have lost their jobs, had their incomes slashed, or been afflicted by the coronavirus pandemic.
Yet, even as they become displaced as locally stranded individuals when they return to the Philippines, their families cannot avail...
OFW Families
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...
OFW Families
15 OFW Family Bonding Activities During Coronavirus Crisis
Filipinos often find a sliver of hope amid the tragedy unfolding in our lives. We live in a country beset with natural disasters such as earthquakes or super typhoons, or man-made disasters like water shortage, energy crisis or traffic...
OFW Families
Becoming Hubby's 'Punching Bag' Not Enough To Annul Marriage
Becoming your husband's virtual punching bag is not enough to annul your marriage in the Philippines, a member of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines said.
In a legal forum held at the Philippine Consulate in Hong Kong on July...
Hong Kong
Emotions Stumbling Block in OFW Financial Success
It is a well-established fact that Filipinos working abroad send money to families in the Philippines. In fact, in March 2016, they sent home a record-high $2.7 billion.
However, in many cases, sending money to Filipinos has been a result...
OFW Families
Infidelity: The Problem With Husband, Wife Working Far Apart as OFWs
In some cases, it is not enough for one member of the family to be the breadwinner. There are couples who both work abroad. It is ideal if they work close to each other, meaning they are employed within...
Money Remittance
Financial Adviser Warns OFW Families: Money Remittance Won’t Last Forever
Families relying on money remittance from overseas Filipino workers must be prepared for the day money sent to them regularly would eventually stop coming, TV host and financial adviser, Suze Orman said on Monday.
Speaking at a talk hosted by...
OFW Families
SSS Direct Housing Loan for OFWs
Did you know that SSS members who contributed at least 36 months and are active paying members for the past 24 months before application may qualify for a housing loan of up to P2 million?
Direct Housing Loan Facility for...
OFW Families
How Filipinos Abroad Can Dissolve Marriage with Spouses in the Philippines
Divorce is illegal in the Philippines though there are a few loopholes around this. Lawyer Joseph Inocencio from the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) delves deeper into the four ways Filipinos can legally dissolve their marriages to their spouses...
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One Health Pass for Returning OFWs and International Travelers to the Philippines
The coronavirus pandemic has made worldwide travel more complex as travelers need to submit additional requirements.
The Philippines also adopts...
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