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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 You Should Not Use Your Passport As Loan Collateral

If you have misused your passport privilege by using it as loan collateral, don't expect the Philippine Embassy or Consulate's Assistance to Nationals to...

Why Many OFWs Remain Poor Despite Working Abroad for Years

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How Filipinos Abroad Can Dissolve Marriage with Spouses in the Philippines

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Red Sea Crisis: Three Filipino Seafarers Dead, Five Rescued After Ship Sinks in Houthi Attack

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Oman End of Service Computation

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OFW Parents: 9 Tips on How To Maintain Engagement with Children

Filipinos working abroad inevitably feel homesick while missing family members back home. Let alone those who have young children whom they have left behind...

Expert Tells OFWs: Bringing Kids Abroad Not Always Good Idea

Bringing children to another country to be with their parents who are based there may have their own share of adverse effects, an expert...

How to Apply for Board Exam Online

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