“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...

4 Tips for OFWs Acting as Couriers for Friends Abroad

One of the things overseas Filipino workers look forward to is their trip to the Philippines for vacation, no matter how short it may...

How Filipinos Abroad Can Dissolve Marriage with Spouses in the Philippines

Divorce is illegal in the Philippines though there are a few loopholes around this. Lawyer Joseph Inocencio from the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP)...

17 Unmistakable Signs You Are an Overseas Filipino Worker

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...

Finding Love, Losing Family and the Cost of New Beginnings Abroad

As Filipinos embark on a new life as migrant workers abroad, there is little doubt that they set well-defined priorities: the education of children,...

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

Three Filipino seafarers have been confirmed dead, while five others were rescued after the Liberian-flagged bulk carrier MV Eternity C was attacked by Houthi rebels and sank off the coast of Yemen on July 8, according to the Department...

Why Hong Kong Typhoon Season Is Bad News to Many Domestic Workers

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OWWA Membership: 4 Benefits of Renewing as OWWA Member

Overseas Workers Welfare Administration is a sub agency under the Department of Migrant Workers that looks after the welfare of Filipino migrant workers and...

Why Is It Hard for Filipino and Other Foreign Job Seekers to Find Work in Singapore?

Singapore is renowned as a global business hub, attracting talent from around the world. However, for Filipino and other foreign job seekers, securing employment...

SSS Philippines: Your Complete Guide to Social Security System

Social Security System (SSS) is a government agency responsible for providing social security protection to private sector employees, self-employed individuals, and voluntary members in the Philippines. SSS was established in 1957 and is mandated to provide social security benefits to its members, which include sickness, maternity, disability, retirement, and death benefits, as well as loans, educational assistance, and other privileges. SSS...

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