Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC) is a document that overseas Filipino workers need to present to the Immigration Department upon leaving the Philippines for work...
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...
Overseas Filipino workers, balikbayans, and foreigners visiting the Philippines for vacation or returning for good may not be aware of the various forms of...
Being away constantly from your spouse and your children is always an everyday hardship for all our Modern day heroes. For mothers who are constantly had to travel back and forth to see their children this is a struggle that nothing would compare. The thought of not being able to take care of them when they are sick is...
For decades, the balikbayan box has been a powerful symbol of love from a distance by Filipino workers abroad. Stuffed with chocolates, canned goods,...
Many OFWs complain when they realize the value of the US dollar or other base currencies loses their value against the Philippine peso. Some of them blame the government for allowing it to happen; others attribute this to the corruption and fiscal mismanagement by current officials.
While these reasons may be a factor, there are several other causes of devaluation...
A country's public transportation system is more than just a means to get from one place to another. It's a reflection of a country's governance, discipline, and public values. In the Philippines, public transport has long been...
Families relying on money remittance from overseas Filipino workers must be prepared for the day money sent to them regularly would eventually stop coming,...
Offloading occurs at Philippine airports, which causes fear and anger among Filipino travelers going abroad. Offloading at NAIA has been a notorious experience that...
The number of overseas Filipino workers has continuously been increasing in number over the years.
OFWs are said to have contributed significantly to the...
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...
Long-distance relationships are one of the challenges overseas Filipino workers face as they work abroad. While the usual focus goes on parents who make...