“Relatives Expect Me to Pay for Everything”: The Financial Anxiety of OFWs Homecoming Costs

For many Filipinos working or living abroad, the dream of coming home is a sweet one: reuniting with family, enjoying home-cooked meals, and catching...

Why Filipinos Pay to Access Beaches That Should Be Free

The Philippines is renowned for its beautiful beaches, with white sands, turquoise waters, and tropical sunsets that draw both locals and tourists alike. These...

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6 Examples of Filipino Racism and How It’s Ingrained in Our Culture at Home and Abroad

Racism is not exclusive to the West or to countries with long histories of colonisation or slavery. It exists in many forms across cultures,...

15 Unique Filipino Quirks That Foreigners Find Fascinating (and Filipinos Know by Heart)

Every culture has its little habits that seem totally normal until you realise not everyone does it. In the Philippines, there are small, everyday...

5 Key Challenges Foreign Workers in Macau Experience

Macau, known as the "Las Vegas of the East," has experienced rapid economic growth driven by its gaming and tourism industries. This boom has attracted a large workforce from abroad, with Filipinos forming the largest foreign non-resident worker group, followed by Vietnamese and Indonesians. Historically, the 1980s and 1990s saw more flexible immigration and work policies, allowing foreign workers to take...

11 Pros and Cons As a Taiwan Factory Worker

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When Decent Filipinas Get Indecent Proposals

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4 Lessons OFWs Learned With Coronavirus Health Crisis

Some lessons are learned in school, others are in real-life experience, sometimes in a hard way. For us overseas Filipino workers, the learning process...

Reminder to BDO Kabayan Savings Account Holders to Avoid P300 Monthly Deduction

To continue avail of zero maintaining balance feature of BDO,  the company has recently issued an advisory to all BDO Kabayan Savings account holders. Remit to your account at least once within a year. Failure to do so would convert the account type into a regular savings account, which requires a P10,000 maintaining balance. This account cannot be reverted to...

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