Some overseas Filipino workers have plenty of time to spare online during their days off.
While a significant amount of time off is probably spent on rest, communicating with loved ones, or a well-deserved outing with friends, making extra money...
Domestic helpers are among the biggest labor exports of the Philippines to the rest of the world. Driven by low wages and lack of opportunities back home and relatively high demand for domestic workers abroad, Filipinos -- male or...
BPO, or business process outsourcing, is a rapidly expanding industry that is also rapidly proliferating in the Philippines, as countries in the West realize how much cost efficient it can be to hire individuals from third world areas. Call...
Sometimes we think having an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) solves all problems in the family. But the fact is that our OFW families are also experiencing difficulties that are unique to them.
If not addressed immediately, these problems may have...
Filipinos working abroad inevitably feel homesick while missing family members back home. Let alone those who have young children whom they have left behind in hopes of earning more for a better future. Others, like domestic helpers and nannies,...
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 meaning of PDOS, TFC, OEC, POEA
These are commonly uttered acronyms and phases associated with Filipinos...
Before sending them out, ensure you read the following balikbayan box tips.
Balikbayan boxes are synonymous with overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Imagine the joy and excitement of family members back home when the "package" finally reaches home. Everyone is definitely...
Baldwin Baldos is an OFW who arrived in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on May 15, 2007. Just like many of their compatriots working in this country, he came over with hopes of improving financial stability for his family back home....
Contrary to many expectations that once a Filipino goes abroad and gets paid a salary higher than back home, many overseas Filipino workers go home barely able to save money.
Why is it so?
In ideal situations, a Filipino spends...
We have always read news about Filipinos aspiring to work abroad, promised high-paying jobs abroad, only to find out that they have been duped of hard-earned resources by unscrupulous groups and individuals.
How to detect illegal recruitment
Why do these illegal...
