If there are unwritten laws that govern families of Filipinos working and living abroad, here are our suggestions:
1. Maintain communication.
Family members maintain healthy relationships...
Many Filipinos work abroad hoping to provide for families and prepare for their future.
To further squeeze meager income they receive from their monthly wages,...
Filipino films, like every other national cinema, have a distinct identity shaped by their own culture, history, and social environment.
Although it gives us pride...
The number of overseas Filipino workers has continuously been increasing in number over the years.
OFWs are said to have contributed significantly to the...
Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre Bello announced an identification system for overseas Filipino workers and a bank dedicated to them will be launched this...
Many overseas Filipino workers have lost their jobs, had their incomes slashed, or been afflicted by the coronavirus pandemic.
Yet, even as they become displaced as locally stranded individuals when they return to the Philippines, their families cannot avail of the benefits other citizens the government has been extending.
Indeed, being an OFW is a double-edged sword. It's both a...
Overseas Workers Welfare Administration is a sub agency under the Department of Migrant Workers that looks after the welfare of Filipino migrant workers and...
Social Security System in the Philippines provides multiple benefits to members such as social insurance, retirement, loans and healthcare assistance. A Filipino citizen is...
We live in modern times, but it did not seem too long ago when many of us experienced a different life as young children.
If you lived in a sleepy barrio, near a lush forest or ricefields, and a clear stream of water, you must have missed those times, even when they were also fraught with challenges in day-to-day life....
Manila has further declined in the 2024 Smart City Index published by the International Institute for Management Development (IMD), falling to 125th place out of 146 cities. This marks a continued downward trend from its previous rankings:...
The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration has launched an online facility to apply for overseas employment certificates among overseas Filipino workers.
The online facility is available...
Overseas Workers Welfare Administration is a sub agency under the Department of Migrant Workers that looks after the welfare of Filipino migrant workers and...