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 millions of overseas Filipino workers (OFW). The initial plan of working abroad for five years...
Recently, many Filipinos are now taking interest in growing cocoa or cacao for a couple of reasons. First, it is not that expensive to manage like other crops that other people are farming these days. Second, the demand for...
“Health is wealth,” is an extremely vital cliché. In the modern employment world, Potential employers, especially international ones, thoroughly screen their applicants not just through their credentials but health-wise as well.
It somehow assures them that if the candidate is...
It is a dismal scenario that keeps on repeating itself. An Overseas Filipino Worker ( OFW ) spends 10 or more years abroad, goes home for good -- and after a year or two of economic comfort, relapses into financial...
Social Security System in the Philippines provides multiple benefits to members such as social insurance, retirement, loans and healthcare assistance. A Filipino citizen is eligible to join this insurance system, allowing each member to save up for retirement or...
Your skills can land you a lucrative business opportunity than having to seek employment. Well, in Philippines for example, sewing business is as profitable as any garment-making business and all you have to do is have the requisite capital,...
For overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who are familiar with rearing livestock and poultry may be interested in raising piggery for business. A pig farm can be your very own home business, but first, you need to think and determine...
OFW Business is a series of tips for an entrepreneurial overseas Filipino worker, hoping to find the right type of business to invest in the Philippines.
A local eatery -- locally known as karinderya or turo-turo -- is a commonly...
Filipino fresh graduates may find job hunting a daunting task, but Jobstreet's Annual Salary Report offers silver lining.
According to a 2013 disclosure of companies hiring fresh graduates, travel and tourism industry pays the highest with an average monthly salary...
Owning a house to call your own is a dream of many OFWs. Apart from sending children to school, establishing a business, or merely bringing out the family from years under debt, owning your dwelling is a symbolic testament...
